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1972Final results

1972 election for Missouri House District 162

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Vic Downing (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Felix Mangrum (R) by 36.9 points.

Vic DowningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%4,816
Felix MangrumRepublican
31.5%2,219
7,035 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

EvenD+36.91972D+34.01978D+41.71980D+36.22004R+39.52018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET