1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 72

Name: 1972 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 72
Start: 1972-08-01
Location: Missouri

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Edwin L. Dirck (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Patrick Hickey (D) by 6.2 points.

Edwin L. DirckDemocrat · winner

53.1%2,127

Patrick HickeyDemocrat · incumbent

46.9%1,877

4,004 votes

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