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1980 Missouri U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 Missouri U.S. House District 2 Election?

Robert A. Young won the 1980 Missouri U.S. House District 2 Election. Robert A. Young received 148,227 popular votes (64.45%). The main challenger was John O. Shields (35.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Young and Shields

Young +28.9 pts · won by 66,465 votes
Robert A. YoungDemocraticWINNER64.45%
148,227 votes
John O. ShieldsRepublican35.55%
81,762 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.