1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Missouri Senate District 27
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
John Dennis (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Lloyd G. Briggs (D) by 44.2 points.
John DennisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.1%22,921
Lloyd G. BriggsDemocrat
27.9%8,870
31,791 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET