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1972Final results

1972 election for Missouri House District 37

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Gladys Marriott (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Jesse E. Ehlers (R) by 19.3 points.

Gladys MarriottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%6,688
Jesse E. EhlersRepublican
40.3%4,521
11,209 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+19.31972D+44.31976D+53.31978D+48.71980D+77.11996D+83.82000

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