1972Final results
1972 election for Missouri House District 53
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Walter L. Meyer (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Mary Frances Strutman (R) by 31.0 points.
Walter L. MeyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%8,788
Mary Frances StrutmanRepublican
34.5%4,629
13,417 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