1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 40
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Sam Doutt (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating Michael Selders (D) by 12.1 points.
Sam DouttDemocrat · winner
49.6%1,404
Michael SeldersDemocrat
37.5%1,061
Roberta DavisDemocrat
7.3%207
Michael S. HareDemocrat
5.5%156
2,828 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET