1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Missouri House District 12
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
R. L. Usher (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Nadine Thurman (R) by 21.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
R. L. UsherDemocrat · winner
60.7%5,452
Nadine ThurmanRepublican
39.3%3,528
8,980 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET