1980Final results
1980 election for Missouri House District 117
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Robert Dunning (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Larry Knapp (R) by 30.0 points.
Robert DunningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%9,887
Larry KnappRepublican
35.0%5,328
15,215 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET