1980Final results
1980 election for Missouri House District 162
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Vic Downing (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Robert Richardson (R) by 41.7 points.
Vic DowningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%5,548
Robert RichardsonRepublican
29.2%2,285
7,833 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