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1980Final results

1980 election for Missouri House District 45

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

David Rauch (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Rhoda Kohler (R) by 40.0 points.

David RauchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%10,201
Rhoda KohlerRepublican
30.0%4,371
14,572 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+0.21974D+0.91976D+14.71978D+40.01980D+7.21982D+53.31988

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