1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Missouri Senate District 1
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
James W. Murphy (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Rita J. Gralike (D) by 19.2 points.
James W. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%11,625
Rita J. GralikeDemocrat
40.4%7,875
19,500 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET