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1980Final results

1980 election for Missouri House District 18

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Stan Thomas (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Joe Mann (R) by 17.5 points.

Stan ThomasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%8,592
Joe MannRepublican
41.3%6,034
14,626 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+16.51972D+14.01974D+17.51980R+1.61982R+42.01984R+43.81986

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