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1980Final results

1980 election for Missouri House District 140

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Eddie Williams (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Pat Tennison (D) by 14.2 points.

Eddie WilliamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%8,778
Pat TennisonDemocrat
42.9%6,598
15,376 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+6.01974R+7.11976R+14.21980R+16.11982R+29.71984D+3.11986

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