1989Final resultsSpecial election
1989 special election for Missouri House District 12
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
John Kauffman (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Larry D. Stacy (R) by 7.1 points.
John KauffmanDemocrat · winner
53.6%3,170
Larry D. StacyRepublican
46.4%2,747
5,917 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 1989
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)