1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Missouri Senate District 5
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
J. B. Banks (D) won with 77.9% of the vote, defeating Lawrence H. Davison (D) by 55.7 points.
J. B. BanksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.9%9,482
Lawrence H. DavisonDemocrat
22.1%2,695
12,177 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET