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1986Final results

1986 election for Missouri House District 111

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Merrill Townley (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Ray Jaegers (D) by 24.4 points.

Merrill TownleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%7,481
Ray JaegersDemocrat
37.8%4,551
12,032 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+46.11978R+23.71982R+13.81984R+24.41986R+19.71988R+12.91992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET