1980Final results
1980 election for Missouri House District 65
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Russell Goward (D) won with 96.2% of the vote, defeating Rich Hughes (R) by 92.4 points.
Russell GowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.2%6,405
Rich HughesRepublican
3.8%252
6,657 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