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1980 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election?

Richard Bolling won the 1980 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election. Richard Bolling received 110,957 popular votes (70.11%). The main challenger was Vincent E. Baker (29.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Bolling and Baker

Bolling +40.2 pts · won by 63,648 votes
Richard BollingDemocraticWINNER70.11%
110,957 votes
Vincent E. BakerRepublican29.89%
47,309 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.