1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 30
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Phillip Scaglia (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating James Wilson Spencer (D) by 24.4 points.
Phillip ScagliaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%1,615
James Wilson SpencerDemocrat
28.6%871
Roberta HendricksonDemocrat
14.2%431
Joe L. WrightDemocrat
2.6%80
Joe GrantDemocrat
1.6%48
3,045 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Phillip Scaglia (D)James Wilson Spencer (D)Roberta Hendrickson (D)
Also on the ballot: Joe L. Wright (Democrat), 2.6%; Joe Grant (Democrat), 1.6%