1980Final results
1980 election for Missouri House District 98
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Patrick Dougherty (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Lee E. Priest (R) by 31.9 points.
Patrick DoughertyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%6,441
Lee E. PriestRepublican
34.1%3,329
9,770 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