1980 Missouri gubernatorial election

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1980 Missouri gubernatorial election
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  1976 November 4, 1980 1984  
  Portrait of Christopher S Bond.jpg Joseph P. Teasdale (cropped).jpg
Nominee Kit Bond Joseph Teasdale
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,098,950981,884
Percentage52.6%47.0%

1980 Missouri gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Bond:     50-60%     60-70%
Teasdale:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Joseph Teasdale
Democratic

Elected Governor

Kit Bond
Republican

The 1980 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, former Governor Kit Bond, over the Democratic candidate, incumbent Governor Joseph P. Teasdale, and Socialist Workers candidate Helen Savio.

Contents

This election was the second in which Kit Bond and Joseph Teasdale faced off, [1] and the third consecutive Missouri gubernatorial election in which Kit Bond was the Republican nominee. [2] As of 2023, this is the last time an incumbent Governor of Missouri lost re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1980 Democratic gubernatorial primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph P. Teasdale (incumbent) 359,263 53.98%
Democratic James Spainhower 294,91744.31%
Democratic Milton Morris11,3771.71%
Total votes665,557 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1980 Republican gubernatorial primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kit Bond 223,678 63.53%
Republican Bill Phelps 122,86734.90%
Republican Troy Spencer3,5321.00%
Republican Paul Binggeli2,0020.57%
Total votes352,079 100.00%

General election

Results

1980 gubernatorial election, Missouri [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kit Bond 1,098,950 52.63% Increase2.svg3.08
Democratic Joseph P. Teasdale (incumbent)981,88447.02%Decrease2.svg3.21
Socialist Workers Helen Savio7,1930.34%Increase2.svg0.34
Majority117,0665.61+4.93
Turnout 2,088,02742.47+1.13
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

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