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1972Final results

1972 election for Missouri House District 81

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Deverne Calloway (D) won with 88.6% of the vote, defeating Willie Sharp (R) by 77.1 points.

Deverne CallowayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.6%5,690
Willie SharpRepublican
11.4%735
6,425 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+77.11972D+82.21978D+79.51980D+34.11984D+46.21990D+41.91992

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