1985Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election
1985 special election for Missouri House District 125
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Lynn Thomas (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Joe Burl Phillips (R) by 12.3 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Lynn ThomasDemocrat · winner
56.1%1,580
Joe Burl PhillipsRepublican
43.9%1,234
2,814 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 1985
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)