1972Final results
1972 election for Missouri House District 65
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Russell Goward (D) won with 93.1% of the vote, defeating Rich Hughes (R) by 86.1 points.
Russell GowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
93.1%6,574
Rich HughesRepublican
6.9%491
7,065 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