1972Final results
1972 election for Missouri House District 83
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
John Leisure (D) won with 77.9% of the vote, defeating Carl D. Sherrill (R) by 55.9 points.
John LeisureDemocrat · winner
77.9%3,888
Carl D. SherrillRepublican
22.1%1,101
4,989 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