1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Missouri House District 145
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jim Montgomery (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating James Taylor (R) by 12.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim MontgomeryDemocrat · winner
56.2%5,637
James TaylorRepublican
43.8%4,397
10,034 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET