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1980 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1980 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election?

Wendell Bailey won the 1980 Missouri U.S. House District 8 Election. Wendell Bailey received 127,675 popular votes (57.14%). The main challenger was Steve Gardner (42.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Bailey and Gardner

Bailey +14.3 pts · won by 31,924 votes
Wendell BaileyRepublicanWINNER57.14%
127,675 votes
Steve GardnerDemocratic42.86%
95,751 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.