1980 Missouri U.S. Senate Election

Missouri · 3 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Missouri U.S. Senate Election?

Thomas F. Eagleton won the 1980 Missouri U.S. Senate Election. Thomas F. Eagleton received 1,074,859 popular votes (52%). The main challenger was Gene McNary (47.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Eagleton and McNary

Eagleton +4.3 pts · won by 89,460 votes

Thomas F. Eagleton DemocraticWINNER52%

1,074,859 votes

Gene McNary Republican47.67%

985,399 votes

Martha PettisSocialist Workers0.32%

6,707 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.