1980Final results
1980 election for Missouri House District 85
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Russ Egan (D) won with 75.5% of the vote, defeating Walter W. Douglas (R) by 50.9 points.
Russ EganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.5%5,480
Walter W. DouglasRepublican
24.5%1,783
7,263 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