1972Final results

1972 Republican primary for Missouri House District 10

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

E. L. Dierking (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Merle F. Smith (R) by 17.8 points.

E. L. DierkingRepublican · winner
58.9%991
Merle F. SmithRepublican
41.1%691
1,682 votes

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