1972Final results
1972 election for Missouri House District 160
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Fred Defield (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Frank Carter (R) by 38.1 points.
Fred DefieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.0%5,308
Frank CarterRepublican
31.0%2,381
7,689 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET