Missouri gubernatorial election, 1972

Missouri gubernatorial election, 1972

November 7, 1972

Nominee Kit Bond Edward L. Dowd Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,029,451 832,751 Percentage 55.18% 44.64%

Governor before election Warren E. Hearnes Democratic Elected Governor Kit Bond Republican

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.

Results

1972 gubernatorial election, Missouri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kit Bond	1,029,451	55.18	+15.98
	Democratic	Edward L. Dowd	832,751	44.64	-16.16
	Nonpartisan	Paul J. Leonard	3,481	0.19	+0.19
Majority			196,700	10.54	-11.06
Turnout			1,865,683	39.89	-0.96
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing