1980Final results
1980 election for Missouri House District 17
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
John Birch (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Bill Brown (R) by 22.8 points.
John BirchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%9,577
Bill BrownRepublican
38.6%6,022
15,599 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