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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Missouri Senate District 15

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

Frank Bild (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating John Johnson (D) by 11.3 points.

Frank BildRepublican · winner
55.6%36,278
John JohnsonDemocrat · incumbent
44.4%28,918
65,196 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

EvenR+15.91976R+44.41980R+29.11988R+25.41990 specialR+12.71992R+17.01996

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