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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Joseph P. Teasdale | Democratic |
971,184 |
50.23% |
| Christopher (Kit) Bond | Republican |
958,110 |
49.55% |
| Leon Striler | Independent |
4,215 |
0.22% |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 4,916,766 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 27.6 | persons/km2 | 1976 Population: | 4,823,554 | Est. | 1976 Population Density: | 27.0 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 4,677,623 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 26.2 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 178,414 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.5 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Missouri Secretary of State, "General Election Returns," Missouri Blue Book, 1977-1978 (Jefferson City, 1977)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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