1984Final results
1984 election for Missouri House District 72
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Laurie Donovan (R) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Joseph E. Donahue (D) by 39.3 points.
Laurie DonovanRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.7%10,550
Joseph E. DonahueDemocrat
30.3%4,597
15,147 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET