1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Missouri Senate District 1
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Donald J. Gralike (D) won with 85.1% of the vote, defeating David Lee Houlihan (D) by 70.3 points.
Donald J. GralikeDemocrat · winner
85.1%13,307
David Lee HoulihanDemocrat
14.9%2,321
15,628 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET