1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 131
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jim Arnold (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Richard Hamilton (D) by 9.0 points.
Jim ArnoldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%1,587
Richard HamiltonDemocrat
45.5%1,325
2,912 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET