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1972Final results

1972 election for Missouri House District 27

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

James G. Baker (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Dale L. Hagan (R) by 23.9 points.

James G. BakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%6,027
Dale L. HaganRepublican
38.1%3,702
9,729 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+23.91972D+38.91976D+51.51978D+38.21988D+20.01990D+37.11994

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