1980Final results
1980 election for Missouri Senate District 15
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Frank Bild (R) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating William P. Nestor (D) by 44.4 points.
Frank BildRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.2%52,318
William P. NestorDemocrat
27.8%20,136
72,454 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