1980Final results
1980 election for Missouri House District 161
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Fred Copeland (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Timothy Oherin (R) by 30.6 points.
Fred CopelandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.3%6,049
Timothy OherinRepublican
34.7%3,214
9,263 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