1980Final results
1980 election for Missouri Senate District 3
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
John E. Scott (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Orville Berg (R) by 42.9 points.
John E. ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%36,102
Orville BergRepublican
28.5%14,421
50,523 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