1980Final results
1980 election for Missouri House District 40
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Mike Ethington (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Sam Doutt (D) by 28.4 points.
Mike EthingtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.2%6,736
Sam DouttDemocrat
35.8%3,760
10,496 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