1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Missouri's 10th District
U.S. House · Missouri
Bill Emerson (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Bill D. Burlison (D) by 10.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bill EmersonRepublican · winner
55.2%116,167
Bill D. BurlisonDemocrat
44.8%94,465
210,632 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Bill D. BurlisonBill Emerson
$129.4K
Raised by the campaign
$283.9K
$154.9K
Spent by the campaign
$282.5K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980