1980Final results

1980 Republican primary for Missouri House District 40

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Mike Ethington (R) won with 77.6% of the vote, defeating Philip Bowers (R) by 55.3 points.

Mike EthingtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.6%1,136
Philip BowersRepublican
22.4%327
1,463 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET