The 1980 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent
Democrat
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Politics
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**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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Thomas Eagleton defeated
Republican nominee
Gene McNary with 52.00% of the vote. As of 2022, this is the last time the Democrats won the Class 3 Senate seat in Missouri.
Primary elections
Primary election
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s were held on August 5, 1980.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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Thomas Eagleton, incumbent
United States Senator
*Lee C. Sutton, former
State Representative
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*Herb Fillmore
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
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Gene McNary,
County Executive of St. Louis County
*David Doctorian,
State Senator
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Description
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*Morris Duncan
*Gregory Hansman
Results
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
*Thomas Eagleton, Democratic
*Gene McNary, Republican
Other candidates
*Martha Pettit, Socialist Workers
Results
See also
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1980 United States Senate elections
The 1980 United States Senate elections coincided with Ronald Reagan's victory in the presidential election. Reagan's large margin of victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter gave a huge boost to Republican Senate candidates, allowing them to flip 12 ...
References
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1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
Missouri
United States Senate