1996Final results
1996 election for Missouri House District 142
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jim Kreider (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Ken Baker (R) by 11.4 points.
Jim KreiderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%9,659
Ken BakerRepublican
44.3%7,688
17,347 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET