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1972Final results

1972 election for Missouri House District 42

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Jewel Kennedy (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Don Moley (D) by 34.2 points.

Jewel KennedyRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.1%8,198
Don MoleyDemocrat
32.9%4,022
12,220 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+34.21972D+3.21974R+0.71976D+19.81978D+26.11980D+22.21982

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