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1972Final results

1972 election for Missouri House District 3

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Vernon Betz (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating William F. Hubbard (D) by 30.9 points.

Vernon BetzRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.4%9,029
34.6%4,770
13,799 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

EvenR+30.91972R+15.91976R+8.91978R+37.81980D+0.81986D+17.31988

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