1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 Democratic primary for Missouri Senate District 20
Missouri State Senate · Missouri
Danny Staples (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Marvin L. Dinger (D) by 32.3 points.
Danny StaplesDemocrat · winner
66.1%14,647
Marvin L. DingerDemocrat · incumbent
33.9%7,497
22,144 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET