1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 116
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Ralph Hedrick (D) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Rich Mitchell (D) by 20.4 points.
Ralph HedrickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.9%2,394
Rich MitchellDemocrat
28.5%1,395
William McGuireDemocrat
22.6%1,105
4,894 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET