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1940 Missouri U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1940 Missouri U.S. House District 12 Election?

Walter Ploeser won the 1940 Missouri U.S. House District 12 Election. Walter Ploeser received 127,005 popular votes (53.89%). The main challenger was Anderson (46.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Ploeser and Anderson

Ploeser +7.8 pts · won by 18,400 votes
Walter PloeserRepublicanWINNER53.89%
127,005 votes
AndersonDemocratic46.08%
108,605 votes
Tendlersocialist labor0.03%
77 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.