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1980Final results

1980 election for Missouri House District 112

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Van Donley (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Ellen Martin (R) by 28.4 points.

Van DonleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%9,155
Ellen MartinRepublican
35.8%5,110
14,265 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+9.61974D+19.51976D+34.91978D+28.41980R+31.91982 special electionD+8.71982

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