1980 Senate elections · Missouri history
Missouri U.S. Senate election 1980
Thomas F. Eagleton DEM +4.3 · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 2,066,965
- Margin
- 4.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MO
- R+6.8same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas F. Eagleton Won | DEM | 1,074,859 | 52.00% | |
| Gene McNary | REP | 985,399 | 47.67% | |
| Martha Pettis | SWP | 6,707 | 0.32% | |
| Total | 2,066,965 | |||
Official source: data
Other Missouri Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Josh Hawley | 13.7 |
| 2022 | Class III | Eric Schmitt | 13.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Josh Hawley | 5.8 |
| 2016 | Class III | Roy Blunt | 2.8 |
| 2012 | Class I | Claire McCaskill | 15.7 |
| 2010 | Class III | Roy Blunt | 13.6 |
| 2006 | Class I | Claire McCaskill | 2.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Christopher S. Bond | 13.3 |
| 2002 special | Class I | Jim Talent | 1.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mel Carnahan | 2.1 |
| 1998 | Class III | Christopher S. Bond | 8.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | John Ashcroft | 24.0 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 Missouri Senate race?
Thomas F. Eagleton (DEM) won with 52.0% of the vote, ahead of Gene McNary (47.7%), a margin of 4.3 points.
Did the Missouri Senate seat change party in 1980?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Missouri Senate race?
2,066,965 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.