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