November 7, 1972 1976 → 55.18% 44.64% | 1,029,451 832,751 | |
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The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1972 was Missouri's forty-third gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 7, 1972, and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, incumbent State Auditor of Missouri Kit Bond, over the Democratic candidate, Edward L. Dowd, and Nonpartisan Paul J. Leonard.
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