1980Final results
1980 election for Missouri House District 42
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jim Barnes (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Jewel Kennedy (R) by 26.1 points.
Jim BarnesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%8,785
Jewel KennedyRepublican
36.9%5,143
13,928 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET