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1946 Missouri U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1946 Missouri U.S. House District 12 Election?

Walter Ploeser won the 1946 Missouri U.S. House District 12 Election. Walter Ploeser received 93,136 popular votes (58.2%). The main challenger was Simpson (41.8%).

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

Ploeser +16.4 pts · won by 26,258 votes
Walter PloeserRepublicanWINNER58.2%
93,136 votes
SimpsonDemocratic41.8%
66,878 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.