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Election 1972 Results

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1972 Missouri governor election

Kit Bond (Republican) beat Edward L. Dowd (Democrat) in Missouri in 1972, 55.2% to 44.6%, a margin of 10.5 points and 196,700 votes.

Missouri changed party: in 1968 it went Democratic, for Warren E. Hearnes.

Republicans led in 93 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 22. The largest, St. Louis, cast 429,314 votes and went to the Republican by 17.5 points. The closest was Wayne, where 13 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kit Bond won Republican 1,029,451 55.2%
Edward L. Dowd Democratic 832,751 44.6%
All other candidates 3,481 0.2%
Total1,865,683

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
St. Louis 176,460 41.1% 251,639 58.6% 1,215 429,314 R+17.5
Jackson 100,462 44.7% 123,975 55.1% 478 224,915 R+10.5
St. Louis City 125,353 65.4% 65,820 34.4% 352 191,525 D+31.1
Greene 26,641 38.6% 42,343 61.3% 63 69,047 R+22.7
Clay 17,726 36.9% 30,111 62.7% 180 48,017 R+25.8
St. Charles 15,558 41.7% 21,667 58.1% 86 37,311 R+16.4
Jefferson 16,703 46.2% 19,449 53.7% 39 36,191 R+7.6
Buchanan 14,812 43.8% 19,005 56.2% 15 33,832 R+12.4
Boone 11,096 35.3% 20,134 64.0% 218 31,448 R+28.7
Jasper 12,178 40.1% 18,151 59.8% 35 30,364 R+19.7
Cape Girardeau 9,322 42.1% 12,656 57.1% 189 22,167 R+15.0
Cole 9,412 43.2% 12,361 56.7% 10 21,783 R+13.5
Franklin 10,000 46.4% 11,507 53.4% 33 21,540 R+7.0
Pettis 6,269 41.0% 9,015 59.0% 2 15,286 R+18.0
Newton 6,313 41.8% 8,796 58.2% 7 15,116 R+16.4
St. Francois 5,907 43.2% 7,763 56.7% 14 13,684 R+13.6
Lafayette 5,112 37.9% 8,359 62.0% 6 13,477 R+24.1
Cass 5,279 39.9% 7,955 60.1% 12 13,246 R+20.2
Butler 5,768 45.2% 6,972 54.7% 12 12,752 R+9.4
Platte 4,787 37.9% 7,754 61.4% 82 12,623 R+23.5
Lawrence 4,101 35.2% 7,550 64.7% 12 11,663 R+29.6
Marion 5,740 49.7% 5,805 50.2% 11 11,556 R+0.6
Phelps 4,477 39.6% 6,801 60.2% 18 11,296 R+20.6
Audrain 4,739 42.6% 6,386 57.4% 5 11,130 R+14.8
Scott 5,936 53.9% 5,060 45.9% 17 11,013 D+8.0
Barry 4,252 40.5% 6,242 59.5% 5 10,499 R+19.0
Johnson 3,641 35.3% 6,636 64.4% 25 10,302 R+29.1
Howell 3,929 38.4% 6,296 61.5% 7 10,232 R+23.1
Saline 4,521 44.7% 5,589 55.2% 7 10,117 R+10.6
Callaway 3,973 42.6% 5,346 57.3% 6 9,325 R+14.7
Nodaway 4,259 45.8% 5,044 54.2% 9,303 R+8.4
Randolph 4,861 53.3% 4,248 46.6% 4 9,113 D+6.7
Stoddard 4,543 50.3% 4,484 49.6% 8 9,035 D+0.7
Dunklin 4,393 50.9% 4,239 49.1% 7 8,639 D+1.8
Henry 4,045 47.0% 4,555 53.0% 2 8,602 R+5.9
Adair 3,002 35.1% 5,542 64.8% 13 8,557 R+29.7
Bates 3,742 44.2% 4,721 55.8% 3 8,466 R+11.6
Laclede 3,368 39.8% 5,092 60.1% 6 8,466 R+20.4
Christian 2,756 33.2% 5,541 66.7% 7 8,304 R+33.5
New Madrid 5,168 62.4% 3,110 37.6% 2 8,280 D+24.9
Livingston 3,423 42.3% 4,668 57.7% 5 8,096 R+15.4
Vernon 3,790 47.5% 4,188 52.4% 8 7,986 R+5.0
Lincoln 3,600 45.1% 4,374 54.8% 8 7,982 R+9.7
Texas 3,543 44.6% 4,395 55.3% 7 7,945 R+10.7
Linn 3,748 48.0% 4,051 51.9% 7 7,806 R+3.9
Polk 3,009 39.0% 4,707 61.0% 6 7,722 R+22.0
Cooper 3,142 41.8% 4,363 58.1% 3 7,508 R+16.3
Macon 3,597 48.3% 3,840 51.6% 5 7,442 R+3.3
Webster 2,988 40.5% 4,389 59.5% 2 7,379 R+19.0
Miller 2,506 34.1% 4,851 65.9% 7,357 R+31.9
Pike 3,438 47.9% 3,737 52.1% 3 7,178 R+4.2
Ray 3,602 50.3% 3,554 49.6% 4 7,160 D+0.7
Crawford 2,956 42.6% 3,980 57.3% 9 6,945 R+14.7
Camden 2,385 35.2% 4,379 64.7% 4 6,768 R+29.5
Perry 2,586 38.2% 4,179 61.7% 3 6,768 R+23.5
Pemiscot 3,515 54.4% 2,940 45.5% 10 6,465 D+8.9
Taney 2,025 31.5% 4,405 68.4% 6 6,436 R+37.0
Pulaski 3,061 49.1% 3,165 50.8% 4 6,230 R+1.7
McDonald 2,682 43.3% 3,504 56.6% 3 6,189 R+13.3
Washington 2,751 44.8% 3,386 55.1% 4 6,141 R+10.3
Carroll 2,347 38.3% 3,764 61.5% 12 6,123 R+23.1
Gasconade 1,618 26.6% 4,456 73.3% 7 6,081 R+46.7
Clinton 2,506 42.1% 3,438 57.8% 3 5,947 R+15.7
Andrew 2,180 36.8% 3,747 63.2% 2 5,929 R+26.4
Osage 2,549 43.8% 3,261 56.1% 4 5,814 R+12.2
Morgan 2,260 39.4% 3,478 60.6% 1 5,739 R+21.2
Grundy 1,876 34.3% 3,591 65.7% 2 5,469 R+31.4
Montgomery 2,508 45.9% 2,950 54.0% 6 5,464 R+8.1
Moniteau 2,180 40.2% 3,239 59.7% 7 5,426 R+19.5
Wright 1,553 28.9% 3,819 71.0% 4 5,376 R+42.2
Stone 1,446 27.3% 3,842 72.6% 3 5,291 R+45.3
Barton 1,895 36.3% 3,326 63.7% 4 5,225 R+27.4
Ste. Genevieve 2,616 51.1% 2,505 48.9% 3 5,124 D+2.2
Benton 1,822 36.3% 3,197 63.7% 3 5,022 R+27.4
Harrison 1,658 33.1% 3,347 66.8% 3 5,008 R+33.7
Douglas 1,645 32.9% 3,350 67.0% 5 5,000 R+34.1
Bollinger 2,447 49.1% 2,521 50.6% 12 4,980 R+1.5
Wayne 2,450 49.9% 2,463 50.1% 1 4,914 R+0.3
Chariton 2,450 50.1% 2,435 49.8% 1 4,886 D+0.3
Warren 1,820 37.5% 3,027 62.4% 3 4,850 R+24.9
Dent 2,189 45.4% 2,632 54.5% 5 4,826 R+9.2
Cedar 1,637 34.9% 3,049 65.0% 3 4,689 R+30.1
Howard 2,610 55.8% 2,057 44.0% 7 4,674 D+11.8
Gentry 2,200 47.2% 2,457 52.7% 3 4,660 R+5.5
Monroe 2,821 62.5% 1,690 37.4% 4 4,515 D+25.0
Caldwell 1,613 36.1% 2,847 63.8% 3 4,463 R+27.6
Lewis 2,316 52.0% 2,140 48.0% 4,456 D+3.9
Atchison 1,934 43.5% 2,504 56.3% 8 4,446 R+12.8
Daviess 1,812 41.6% 2,539 58.3% 5 4,356 R+16.7
Madison 1,875 43.5% 2,431 56.4% 2 4,308 R+12.9
St. Clair 1,799 41.9% 2,491 58.1% 4,290 R+16.1
Sullivan 1,917 44.8% 2,359 55.2% 4,276 R+10.3
Dallas 1,400 33.1% 2,830 66.8% 5 4,235 R+33.8
Mississippi 2,420 58.2% 1,738 41.8% 3 4,161 D+16.4
De Kalb 1,677 40.3% 2,477 59.6% 3 4,157 R+19.2
Ripley 1,965 47.6% 2,155 52.2% 5 4,125 R+4.6
Clark 1,403 35.9% 2,499 64.0% 1 3,903 R+28.1
Shelby 2,157 58.3% 1,543 41.7% 1 3,701 D+16.6
Holt 1,351 37.2% 2,283 62.8% 1 3,635 R+25.6
Iron 1,760 48.9% 1,840 51.1% 2 3,602 R+2.2
Oregon 2,003 56.9% 1,517 43.1% 3,520 D+13.8
Dade 1,099 32.1% 2,323 67.8% 3 3,425 R+35.7
Maries 1,770 53.1% 1,561 46.8% 1 3,332 D+6.3
Ralls 1,824 55.8% 1,442 44.1% 1 3,267 D+11.7
Scotland 1,662 53.5% 1,443 46.5% 3,105 D+7.1
Knox 1,533 51.4% 1,451 48.6% 2,984 D+2.7
Shannon 1,603 56.8% 1,218 43.2% 1 2,822 D+13.6
Ozark 820 29.9% 1,917 69.9% 4 2,741 R+40.0
Putnam 727 27.0% 1,961 72.9% 2 2,690 R+45.9
Reynolds 1,508 57.1% 1,133 42.9% 2 2,643 D+14.2
Hickory 814 32.4% 1,698 67.6% 1 2,513 R+35.2
Schuyler 1,204 48.1% 1,296 51.8% 1 2,501 R+3.7
Mercer 732 33.1% 1,473 66.7% 4 2,209 R+33.5
Worth 929 48.5% 985 51.5% 1,914 R+2.9
Carter 890 48.6% 942 51.4% 1,832 R+2.8

Counties as they stood in 1972; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Missouri governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Mike Kehoe (R) R+20.4
2020 Mike Parson (R) R+16.4
2016 Eric Greitens (R) R+5.6
2012 Jay Nixon (D) D+12.2
2008 Jay Nixon (D) D+18.9
2004 Matt Blunt (R) R+3.0
2000 Bob Holden (D) D+0.9
1996 Mel Carnahan (D) D+16.7
1992 Mel Carnahan (D) D+17.4
1988 John Ashcroft (R) R+29.5
1984 John Ashcroft (R) R+13.3
1980 Kit Bond (R) R+5.6
1976 Joseph P. Teasdale (D) D+0.7
1972 Kit Bond (R) R+10.5
1968 Warren E. Hearnes (D) D+21.6
1964 Warren E. Hearnes (D) D+24.1
1960 John M. Dalton (D) D+16.1
1956 James T. Blair Jr. (D) D+4.1
1952 Phil M. Donnelly (D) D+5.2
1948 Forrest Smith (D) D+14.2
1944 Phil M. Donnelly (D) D+2.0
1940 Forrest C. Donnell (R) R+0.2
1936 Lloyd C. Stark (D) D+14.5
1932 Guy Brasfield Park (D) D+21.1
1928 Henry S. Caulfield (R) R+3.5
1924 Sam Aaron Baker (R) R+0.5
1920 Arthur M. Hyde (R) R+10.6
1916 Frederick D. Gardner (D) D+0.3
1912 Elliott Woolfolk Major (D) D+17.0
1908 Herbert S. Hadley (R) R+2.2
1904 Joseph W. Folk (D) D+4.7
1900 Alexander Monroe Dockery (D) D+4.7
1896 Lawrence Vest Stephens (D) D+6.5
1892 William J. Stone (D) D+5.5
1888 David Rowland Francis (D) D+2.6
1884 John Sappington Marmaduke (D) D+2.5
1880 Thomas T. Crittenden (D) D+13.6
1876 John S. Phelps (D) D+14.8
1874 Charles H. Hardin (D) D+10.2
1872 Silas Woodson (D) D+12.5
1870 Benjamin Gratz Brown (other)
1868 Joseph W. McClurg (R) R+13.3