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1972Final results

1972 election for Missouri Senate District 31

Missouri State Senate · Missouri

William J. Cason (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Vernon Wille (R) by 20.1 points.

William J. CasonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%30,913
Vernon WilleRepublican
40.0%20,566
51,479 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+32.51976D+26.21980D+22.81996D+4.42000R+27.22004R+14.52008

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