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1972 Missouri Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1972 Missouri Gubernatorial Election?

Kit Bond won the 1972 Missouri Gubernatorial Election. Kit Bond received 1,029,451 popular votes (55.2%). The main challenger was Edward L. Dowd (44.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Bond and Dowd

Bond +10.6 pts · won by 196,700 votes
Kit BondRepublicanWINNER55.2%
1,029,451 votes
Edward L. DowdDemocratic44.6%
832,751 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.