1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Missouri Senate District 25
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Nelson Tinnin (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating James R. Blades (D) by 24.0 points.
Nelson TinninDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%11,853
James R. BladesDemocrat
32.3%6,792
Lawrence GearyDemocrat
11.4%2,399
21,044 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET