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1980 Missouri Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1980 Missouri Gubernatorial Election?

Kit Bond won the 1980 Missouri Gubernatorial Election. Kit Bond received 1,098,950 popular votes (52.63%). The main challenger was Joseph Teasdale (47.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Bond and Teasdale

Bond +5.6 pts · won by 117,066 votes
Kit BondRepublicanWINNER52.63%
1,098,950 votes
Joseph TeasdaleDemocratic47.02%
981,884 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.