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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/Missouri/MO-08
      1980·US House·Missouri·District profile →

      Missouri District 8 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Wendell Bailey
      57.1%127,675 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Steve Gardner
      42.9%95,751 votes
      Margin
      R+14.3
      223,426 total votes
      2 candidates223,426 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Wendell BaileyREP✓
      		REP127,67557.1%
      Steve GardnerDEM
      		DEM95,75142.9%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+54.0
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+2.6
      R+30EvenD+3020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202422.5%76.5%R+54.0367,146
      202023.6%75.0%R+51.4366,570
      201622.7%73.5%R+50.9343,378
      201233.8%66.2%R+32.3321,294
      200839.5%58.3%R+18.9351,362

      Seat History

      US House in Missouri

      2024
      Jason T SmithREP
      R+54.4
      2022
      Jason T SmithREP
      R+54.1
      Redistricted
      2020
      Jason T SmithREP
      R+55.5
      2018
      Jason T SmithREP
      R+48.4
      2016
      Jason T SmithREP
      R+51.7
      2014
      Jason T SmithREP
      R+42.3
      2012
      Jo Anna EmersonREP
      R+47.4
      Redistricted
      2010
      Jo Anna EmersonREP
      R+36.8
      2008
      Jo Anna EmersonREP
      R+45.3
      2006
      Jo Anna EmersonREP
      R+45.2
      2004
      Jo Anna EmersonREP
      R+45.6
      2002
      Jo Anna EmersonREP
      R+44.9
      Redistricted
      2000
      Jo Anna EmersonREP
      R+40.4
      1998
      Jo Anna EmersonREP
      R+26.9
      1996
      Jo Anna EmersonIND
      D+26.8
      View all US House history for Missouri →

      Candidates

      Steve GardnerDEM
      Record3W-1L
      Avg MarginD+21.3
      Career1974-1980
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Wendell BaileyREP
      Record1W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1982
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Missouri, 1980

      President1 contest →US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
      ← All 1980 US House races1980 overviewMissouri profileAll elections