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1980 election for Missouri House District 120

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Jeff W. Schaeperkoetter (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Norbert Plassmeyer (R) by 2.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Jeff W. SchaeperkoetterDemocrat · winner
51.1%7,817
Norbert PlassmeyerRepublican · incumbent
48.9%7,471
15,288 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

EvenD+22.61974R+4.61976Even1978D+2.31980R+24.61984R+12.91986

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