1980Final results
1980 election for Missouri Senate District 23
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Ralph Uthlaut (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Thurman L. Willett (D) by 17.9 points.
Ralph UthlautRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%42,162
Thurman L. WillettDemocrat
41.1%29,383
71,545 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