1972Final results
1972 election for Missouri House District 45
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Melvin Vogelsmeier (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Filler (D) by 23.7 points.
Melvin VogelsmeierRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%8,693
Robert L. FillerDemocrat
38.2%5,364
14,057 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