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1976Final results

1976 election for Missouri House District 72

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Edwin L. Dirck (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating John Fischer (R) by 47.3 points.

Edwin L. DirckDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.7%8,254
John FischerRepublican
26.3%2,951
11,205 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+24.41972D+47.31976R+8.71982R+39.31984R+30.21986R+11.41990

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