1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 65
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Russell Goward (D) won with 83.1% of the vote, defeating Matthew Davis (D) by 66.3 points.
Russell GowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.1%2,124
Matthew DavisDemocrat
16.9%431
2,555 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET