2012Final results
2012 election for Missouri House District 72
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Mary Nichols (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Patrick J. Brennan (R) by 25.5 points.
Mary NicholsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%9,815
Patrick J. BrennanRepublican
37.3%5,828
15,643 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET