1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Missouri House District 2
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Cloy E. Whitney (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Robert Lacore (D) by 0.7 points.
Cloy E. WhitneyRepublican · winner
50.3%5,805
Robert LacoreDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%5,730
11,535 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