1980Final results
1980 election for Missouri House District 54
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
James A. Hofman (R) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating John F. Knott (D) by 39.5 points.
James A. HofmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.8%13,581
John F. KnottDemocrat
30.2%5,886
19,467 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