1980Final results
1980 election for Missouri House District 96
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Marion Cairns (R) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Paul Brown (D) by 48.6 points.
Marion CairnsRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.3%10,152
Paul BrownDemocrat
25.7%3,512
13,664 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