1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 80

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Elbert Walton (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Walker (D) by 0.4 points.

Elbert WaltonDemocrat · winner
50.2%1,401
Robert WalkerDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%1,390
2,791 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET