1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 162
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Vic Downing (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Opal Parks (D) by 0.8 points.
Vic DowningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.4%3,410
Opal ParksDemocrat
49.6%3,354
6,764 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET