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1980Final results

1980 election for Missouri House District 58

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

James Russell (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Larry Kendrick (R) by 27.5 points.

James RussellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%7,633
Larry KendrickRepublican
36.3%4,345
11,978 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+36.71974D+38.51976D+56.11978D+27.51980D+73.41984D+77.02002

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