The first governor of the state of Missouri that I remember is Warren E. Hearnes (Democrat 1965-1973.) The first gubernatorial race that I participated in was the 1980 race between Kit Bond- R (I voted for him) and Joseph Teasdale. Bond won over Teasdale, but in a strange twist the two men had run against each other in 1976 with Teasdale winning. And even stranger, Bond had been elected in 1972. Missouri voters were just all over the place with those elections. Unpredictable.
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