1980 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 4, 1980
 
Nominee Ken Rothman Roy Blunt
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,121,208 890,006
Percentage 55.7% 44.3%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Bill Phelps
Republican

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

Ken Rothman
Democratic

The 1980 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980. Democratic nominee Ken Rothman defeated Republican nominee Roy Blunt with 55.75% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 5, 1980.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ken Rothman 325,986 55.08
Democratic Ken Carnes 113,728 19.22
Democratic Mickey Owen 79,038 13.36
Democratic William Roy Bean 44,546 7.53
Democratic Roy Smith 28,537 4.82
Total votes 591,835 100.00

General election

Candidates

  • Ken Rothman, Democratic
  • Roy Blunt, Republican

Results

1980 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ken Rothman 1,121,208 55.75%
Republican Roy Blunt 890,006 44.25%
Majority 231,202
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Missouri Roster". Secretary of State of Missouri. 1980. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
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