1972Final results
1972 election for Missouri Senate District 23
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Ralph Uthlaut (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Ken V. Wildhaber (D) by 10.6 points.
Ralph UthlautRepublican · winner
55.3%34,571
Ken V. WildhaberDemocrat
44.7%27,947
62,518 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