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1972Final results

1972 election for Missouri House District 60

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Earl L. Schlef (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Ted Smith (R) by 18.4 points.

Earl L. SchlefDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.2%7,725
Ted SmithRepublican
40.8%5,322
13,047 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

EvenD+18.41972D+32.21974D+29.21976D+35.81978D+34.01980D+92.71988

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