1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 83

Name: 1980 Democratic primary for Missouri House District 83
Start: 1980-08-01
Location: Missouri

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Robert Brandhorst (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Ed Bushmeyer (D) by 4.6 points.

Robert BrandhorstDemocrat · winner

52.3%1,818

Ed BushmeyerDemocrat · incumbent

47.7%1,658

3,476 votes

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