1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 151
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Mark Sponsler (D) won with 29.9% of the vote, defeating E. L. Daugherty (D) by 0.4 points.
Mark SponslerDemocrat · winner
29.9%1,621
E. L. DaughertyDemocrat
29.4%1,597
Phil WulffDemocrat
21.4%1,163
Mark L. FreemanDemocrat
17.2%934
Edna C. OttneyDemocrat
2.1%112
5,427 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Mark Sponsler (D)E. L. Daugherty (D)Phil Wulff (D)Mark L. Freeman (D)
Also on the ballot: Edna C. Ottney (Democrat), 2.1%