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1944 Missouri U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1944 Missouri U.S. House District 12 Election?

Walter Ploeser won the 1944 Missouri U.S. House District 12 Election. Walter Ploeser received 118,394 popular votes (51.82%). The main challenger was Phelim Otoole (48.18%).

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

Ploeser +3.6 pts · won by 8,334 votes
Walter PloeserRepublicanWINNER51.82%
118,394 votes
Phelim OtooleDemocratic48.18%
110,060 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.