1972 Missouri gubernatorial election

none related races 1972 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1972 Missouri gubernatorial election Missouri presidential no 1968 Missouri gubernatorial election 1968 1976 Missouri gubernatorial election 1976 November 7, 1972 File:Portrait of Christopher S Bond.jpg x150px Kit Bond Republican Party (United States) 1,029,451 55.18% 3x4.svg Edward L. Dowd Democratic Party (United States) 832,751 44.64% 1972 MO GOV.svg 275px County resultsBond: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Dowd: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Warren E. Hearnes Democratic Party (United States) Kit Bond Republican Party (United States) The 1972 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972, in the U.S. state of Missouri, and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee for the first time since 1940 incumbent State Auditor of Missouri Kit Bond, was chosen over the Democratic nominee, Edward L. Dowd, and nonpartisan Paul J. Leonard. Joseph P. Teasdale was a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination, before winning the nomination in the 1976 election, as was lieutenant governor William S. Morris, while Gene McNary was a candidate for the Republican nomination. Results 1972 gubernatorial election, Missourihttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40278 MO Governor Race - Nov 07, 1972 Our Campaigns 2013-02-09 Republican Party (United States) Kit Bond 1,029,451 55.18 +15.98 Democratic Party (United States) Edward L. Dowd 832,751 44.64 -16.16 Nonpartisan Paul J. Leonard 3,481 0.19 +0.19 196,700 10.54 -11.06 1,865,683 39.89 -0.96 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Gubernatorial 1972 Missouri