1972Final results
1972 election for Missouri House District 56
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Joe Frappier (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating W. J. Finnegan (D) by 28.9 points.
Joe FrappierRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%8,012
W. J. FinneganDemocrat
35.6%4,420
12,432 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