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1980 US Senate election in Missouri
Thomas F. Eagleton (Democrat) beat Gene McNary (Republican) in Missouri in 1980, 52.0% to 47.7%, a margin of 4.3 points and 89,460 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1974, when Thomas Eagleton also won.
Democrats led in 58 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 57. The largest, St. Louis, cast 482,009 votes and went to the Republican by 8.8 points. The closest was Audrain, where 33 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas F. Eagleton won | Democratic | 1,074,859 | 52.0% |
| Gene McNary | Republican | 985,399 | 47.7% |
| All other candidates | 6,707 | 0.3% | |
| Total | 2,066,965 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 219,030 45.4% | 261,298 54.2% | 1,681 | 482,009 | R+8.8 |
| Jackson | 164,032 64.7% | 88,385 34.8% | 1,252 | 253,669 | D+29.8 |
| St. Louis City | 121,383 71.1% | 48,490 28.4% | 758 | 170,631 | D+42.7 |
| Greene | 34,609 45.3% | 41,396 54.2% | 357 | 76,362 | R+8.9 |
| St. Charles | 25,376 44.3% | 31,743 55.4% | 190 | 57,309 | R+11.1 |
| Jefferson | 24,862 45.7% | 29,367 54.0% | 138 | 54,367 | R+8.3 |
| Clay | 31,288 57.6% | 22,786 41.9% | 285 | 54,359 | D+15.6 |
| Boone | 23,857 61.8% | 14,355 37.2% | 386 | 38,598 | D+24.6 |
| Buchanan | 20,352 59.5% | 13,778 40.3% | 84 | 34,214 | D+19.2 |
| Jasper | 12,885 37.9% | 21,114 62.0% | 31 | 34,030 | R+24.2 |
| Franklin | 11,414 43.2% | 14,872 56.3% | 137 | 26,423 | R+13.1 |
| Cole | 10,325 39.3% | 15,880 60.4% | 80 | 26,285 | R+21.1 |
| Cape Girardeau | 10,690 46.5% | 12,236 53.2% | 57 | 22,983 | R+6.7 |
| Platte | 10,667 57.1% | 7,937 42.5% | 91 | 18,695 | D+14.6 |
| Cass | 10,112 54.9% | 8,251 44.8% | 68 | 18,431 | D+10.1 |
| St. Francois | 8,100 48.2% | 8,671 51.6% | 20 | 16,791 | R+3.4 |
| Newton | 5,986 37.8% | 9,759 61.6% | 89 | 15,834 | R+23.8 |
| Pettis | 8,553 54.9% | 7,016 45.0% | 9 | 15,578 | D+9.9 |
| Scott | 8,641 57.9% | 6,281 42.1% | 10 | 14,932 | D+15.8 |
| Butler | 5,977 43.6% | 7,714 56.3% | 13 | 13,704 | R+12.7 |
| Phelps | 6,005 44.7% | 7,365 54.9% | 54 | 13,424 | R+10.1 |
| Lafayette | 7,087 53.1% | 6,250 46.8% | 13 | 13,350 | D+6.3 |
| Lawrence | 5,151 40.2% | 7,664 59.7% | 13 | 12,828 | R+19.6 |
| Callaway | 6,351 50.8% | 6,098 48.8% | 45 | 12,494 | D+2.0 |
| Johnson | 6,660 53.4% | 5,735 46.0% | 69 | 12,464 | D+7.4 |
| Marion | 6,813 56.8% | 5,178 43.1% | 10 | 12,001 | D+13.6 |
| Audrain | 5,816 49.8% | 5,849 50.1% | 13 | 11,678 | R+0.3 |
| Howell | 4,545 39.7% | 6,874 60.1% | 18 | 11,437 | R+20.4 |
| Barry | 4,509 40.0% | 6,750 59.9% | 14 | 11,273 | R+19.9 |
| Stoddard | 5,860 52.9% | 5,207 47.0% | 6 | 11,073 | D+5.9 |
| Dunklin | 6,902 64.0% | 3,869 35.9% | 10 | 10,781 | D+28.1 |
| Saline | 6,076 58.8% | 4,238 41.0% | 14 | 10,328 | D+17.8 |
| Christian | 3,870 38.5% | 6,167 61.4% | 15 | 10,052 | R+22.9 |
| Randolph | 5,820 58.0% | 4,208 42.0% | 2 | 10,030 | D+16.1 |
| Camden | 3,795 37.9% | 6,201 61.9% | 16 | 10,012 | R+24.0 |
| Henry | 5,723 59.4% | 3,889 40.4% | 18 | 9,630 | D+19.0 |
| Taney | 3,661 38.1% | 5,933 61.8% | 9 | 9,603 | R+23.7 |
| Adair | 4,841 51.7% | 4,475 47.8% | 39 | 9,355 | D+3.9 |
| Nodaway | 5,586 60.5% | 3,638 39.4% | 16 | 9,240 | D+21.1 |
| Lincoln | 4,861 52.8% | 4,324 47.0% | 21 | 9,206 | D+5.8 |
| Texas | 4,460 48.6% | 4,708 51.3% | 11 | 9,179 | R+2.7 |
| Laclede | 3,555 39.1% | 5,513 60.7% | 19 | 9,087 | R+21.5 |
| Ray | 5,633 64.7% | 3,059 35.1% | 13 | 8,705 | D+29.6 |
| Webster | 3,627 42.4% | 4,913 57.4% | 13 | 8,553 | R+15.0 |
| Vernon | 4,360 52.4% | 3,938 47.3% | 20 | 8,318 | D+5.1 |
| Polk | 3,802 46.1% | 4,435 53.8% | 10 | 8,247 | R+7.7 |
| Macon | 4,431 55.2% | 3,582 44.6% | 11 | 8,024 | D+10.6 |
| Miller | 2,684 33.5% | 5,326 66.4% | 7 | 8,017 | R+33.0 |
| New Madrid | 4,854 61.3% | 3,056 38.6% | 4 | 7,914 | D+22.7 |
| Pulaski | 3,571 46.3% | 4,136 53.6% | 12 | 7,719 | R+7.3 |
| Perry | 3,245 43.1% | 4,275 56.8% | 7 | 7,527 | R+13.7 |
| Bates | 3,942 52.8% | 3,518 47.1% | 10 | 7,470 | D+5.7 |
| Pike | 3,844 51.6% | 3,600 48.3% | 4 | 7,448 | D+3.3 |
| Livingston | 3,952 54.9% | 3,236 45.0% | 8 | 7,196 | D+9.9 |
| Linn | 4,122 57.6% | 3,037 42.4% | 3 | 7,162 | D+15.1 |
| Pemiscot | 4,734 67.8% | 2,245 32.1% | 7 | 6,986 | D+35.6 |
| Stone | 2,484 35.8% | 4,449 64.1% | 7 | 6,940 | R+28.3 |
| Crawford | 2,714 39.5% | 4,134 60.1% | 25 | 6,873 | R+20.7 |
| Cooper | 3,281 48.4% | 3,485 51.5% | 6 | 6,772 | R+3.0 |
| Clinton | 3,915 58.0% | 2,831 41.9% | 9 | 6,755 | D+16.0 |
| McDonald | 2,819 42.3% | 3,835 57.6% | 7 | 6,661 | R+15.3 |
| Warren | 2,546 38.3% | 4,097 61.6% | 13 | 6,656 | R+23.3 |
| Wright | 2,213 33.8% | 4,328 66.1% | 9 | 6,550 | R+32.3 |
| Andrew | 3,360 51.9% | 3,105 48.0% | 9 | 6,474 | D+3.9 |
| Washington | 2,963 46.5% | 3,393 53.3% | 11 | 6,367 | R+6.8 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 3,671 59.8% | 2,459 40.1% | 8 | 6,138 | D+19.7 |
| Morgan | 2,664 43.8% | 3,416 56.1% | 7 | 6,087 | R+12.4 |
| Dent | 2,515 41.7% | 3,512 58.2% | 7 | 6,034 | R+16.5 |
| Gasconade | 1,677 28.5% | 4,192 71.1% | 23 | 5,892 | R+42.7 |
| Osage | 2,318 40.1% | 3,449 59.7% | 7 | 5,774 | R+19.6 |
| Moniteau | 2,487 43.2% | 3,268 56.7% | 6 | 5,761 | R+13.6 |
| Benton | 2,658 46.3% | 3,078 53.6% | 6 | 5,742 | R+7.3 |
| Carroll | 2,669 48.2% | 2,869 51.8% | 4 | 5,542 | R+3.6 |
| Wayne | 2,743 51.6% | 2,570 48.3% | 4 | 5,317 | D+3.3 |
| Dallas | 2,114 39.8% | 3,189 60.0% | 9 | 5,312 | R+20.2 |
| Barton | 2,232 42.2% | 3,042 57.5% | 12 | 5,286 | R+15.3 |
| Mississippi | 3,341 63.8% | 1,895 36.2% | 4 | 5,240 | D+27.6 |
| Cedar | 1,931 37.0% | 3,284 62.9% | 5 | 5,220 | R+25.9 |
| Montgomery | 2,390 46.4% | 2,757 53.5% | 5 | 5,152 | R+7.1 |
| Grundy | 2,421 47.9% | 2,626 51.9% | 8 | 5,055 | R+4.1 |
| Bollinger | 2,535 50.5% | 2,478 49.4% | 4 | 5,017 | D+1.1 |
| Douglas | 1,595 32.0% | 3,362 67.5% | 21 | 4,978 | R+35.5 |
| Madison | 2,427 48.9% | 2,532 51.0% | 5 | 4,964 | R+2.1 |
| Chariton | 2,750 56.1% | 2,145 43.8% | 5 | 4,900 | D+12.3 |
| Lewis | 2,933 63.0% | 1,719 36.9% | 4 | 4,656 | D+26.1 |
| Ripley | 2,348 51.0% | 2,250 48.9% | 5 | 4,603 | D+2.1 |
| Harrison | 2,125 46.9% | 2,401 53.0% | 5 | 4,531 | R+6.1 |
| Monroe | 2,776 61.6% | 1,720 38.2% | 7 | 4,503 | D+23.5 |
| Iron | 2,447 54.8% | 2,013 45.1% | 5 | 4,465 | D+9.7 |
| Howard | 2,715 61.2% | 1,720 38.8% | 3 | 4,438 | D+22.4 |
| Sullivan | 2,154 50.4% | 2,114 49.5% | 2 | 4,270 | D+0.9 |
| Caldwell | 2,026 48.7% | 2,130 51.2% | 5 | 4,161 | R+2.5 |
| St. Clair | 1,949 46.9% | 2,199 52.9% | 5 | 4,153 | R+6.0 |
| Ralls | 2,420 59.5% | 1,642 40.3% | 8 | 4,070 | D+19.1 |
| Shelby | 2,235 55.5% | 1,786 44.4% | 3 | 4,024 | D+11.2 |
| Daviess | 2,174 54.8% | 1,790 45.1% | 6 | 3,970 | D+9.7 |
| De Kalb | 2,062 53.6% | 1,769 46.0% | 13 | 3,844 | D+7.6 |
| Gentry | 2,146 55.8% | 1,694 44.1% | 4 | 3,844 | D+11.8 |
| Oregon | 2,319 61.8% | 1,428 38.1% | 5 | 3,752 | D+23.7 |
| Maries | 1,821 48.7% | 1,916 51.2% | 4 | 3,741 | R+2.5 |
| Dade | 1,454 39.5% | 2,221 60.3% | 6 | 3,681 | R+20.8 |
| Ozark | 1,227 34.3% | 2,340 65.4% | 9 | 3,576 | R+31.1 |
| Clark | 1,913 53.7% | 1,646 46.2% | 5 | 3,564 | D+7.5 |
| Atchison | 2,085 61.1% | 1,320 38.7% | 9 | 3,414 | D+22.4 |
| Shannon | 1,795 55.6% | 1,425 44.2% | 7 | 3,227 | D+11.5 |
| Reynolds | 1,995 63.0% | 1,167 36.9% | 4 | 3,166 | D+26.2 |
| Hickory | 1,317 41.7% | 1,835 58.2% | 3 | 3,155 | R+16.4 |
| Holt | 1,418 45.0% | 1,726 54.8% | 5 | 3,149 | R+9.8 |
| Scotland | 1,577 56.1% | 1,229 43.7% | 4 | 2,810 | D+12.4 |
| Knox | 1,482 55.6% | 1,184 44.4% | 1 | 2,667 | D+11.2 |
| Putnam | 1,104 42.7% | 1,481 57.3% | 1 | 2,586 | R+14.6 |
| Schuyler | 1,372 54.8% | 1,126 45.0% | 4 | 2,502 | D+9.8 |
| Carter | 1,167 51.8% | 1,078 47.9% | 6 | 2,251 | D+4.0 |
| Mercer | 985 47.3% | 1,094 52.6% | 2 | 2,081 | R+5.2 |
| Worth | 998 61.0% | 638 39.0% | 1 | 1,637 | D+22.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1980; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Missouri Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Josh Hawley (R) | R+13.7 |
| 2022 | Eric Schmitt (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2018 | Josh Hawley (R) | R+5.8 |
| 2016 | Roy Blunt (R) | R+2.8 |
| 2012 | Claire McCaskill (D) | D+15.7 |
| 2010 | Roy Blunt (R) | R+13.6 |
| 2006 | Claire McCaskill (D) | D+2.3 |
| 2004 | Christopher S. Bond (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2000 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+2.1 |
| 1998 | Kit Bond (R) | R+8.9 |
| 1994 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1992 | Christopher S. Bond (R) | R+7.0 |
| 1988 | John Danforth (R) | R+36.0 |
| 1986 | Kit Bond (R) | R+5.3 |
| 1982 | John C. Danforth (R) | R+1.7 |
| 1980 | Thomas F. Eagleton (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1976 | John C. Danforth (R) | R+14.4 |
| 1974 | Thomas Eagleton (D) | D+20.8 |
| 1970 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+2.9 |
| 1968 | Thomas Eagleton (D) | D+2.0 |
| 1964 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+33.1 |
| 1962 | Edward Long (D) | D+8.9 |
| 1958 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+32.9 |
| 1956 | Thomas Hennings Jr. (D) | D+12.8 |
| 1952 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+8.0 |
| 1950 | Thomas Hennings Jr. (D) | D+7.2 |
| 1946 | James P. Kem (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1944 | Forrest C. Donnell (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1940 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1938 | J. Bennett Clark (D) | D+21.5 |
| 1934 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+19.8 |
| 1932 | J. Bennett Clark (D) | D+27.5 |
| 1928 | Roscoe Patterson (R) | R+4.0 |
| 1926 | Harry B. Hawes (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1922 | James A. Reed (D) | D+4.5 |
| 1920 | Selden Spencer (R) | R+9.2 |
| 1916 | James A. Reed (D) | D+3.1 |
| 1914 | William Stone (D) | D+8.8 |