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1980Final results

1980 election for Missouri House District 101

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Edward Ottinger (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Walter Sloan (D) by 30.4 points.

Edward OttingerRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.2%8,368
Walter SloanDemocrat
34.8%4,469
12,837 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980

Races before and after

EvenR+2.71974R+15.51976R+1.51978R+30.41980D+26.51982D+10.21984

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