1972Final results
1972 election for Missouri House District 161
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Fred Copeland (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Francis Hulshof (R) by 37.8 points.
Fred CopelandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.9%6,017
Francis HulshofRepublican
31.1%2,713
8,730 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