1980Final results
1980 Republican primary for Missouri House District 31
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
David Patterson (R) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Eric Swanson (R) by 44.3 points.
David PattersonRepublican · winner
72.1%1,777
Eric SwansonRepublican
27.9%686
2,463 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET