1972Final results
1972 election for Missouri House District 49
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
W. O. Howard (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Marvin L. Seyffert (R) by 30.4 points.
W. O. HowardDemocrat · winner
65.2%7,808
Marvin L. SeyffertRepublican
34.8%4,168
11,976 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