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1948 Missouri U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1948 Missouri U.S. House District 12 Election?

Raymond Karst won the 1948 Missouri U.S. House District 12 Election. Raymond Karst received 132,920 popular votes (54.99%). The main challenger was Walter C Ploeser (44.62%).

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

Karst +10.4 pts · won by 25,059 votes
Raymond KarstDemocraticWINNER54.99%
132,920 votes
Walter C PloeserRepublican44.62%
107,861 votes
Bingamanprogressive0.28%
667 votes
Omearasocialist0.12%
288 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.