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1980 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1980 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election?

Richard A. Gephardt won the 1980 Missouri U.S. House District 3 Election. Richard A. Gephardt received 143,132 popular votes (77.62%). The main challenger was Robert A. Cedarburg (22.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Gephardt and Cedarburg

Gephardt +55.2 pts · won by 101,855 votes
Richard A. GephardtDemocraticWINNER77.62%
143,132 votes
Robert A. CedarburgRepublican22.38%
41,277 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.