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1998Final results

1998 election for Missouri House District 142

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Jim Kreider (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Lynn A. Morris (R) by 7.2 points.

Jim KreiderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%7,279
Lynn A. MorrisRepublican
45.6%6,289
Jeff KenkelLibertarian
1.6%224
13,792 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+6.61992D+8.91994D+11.41996D+7.21998D+20.82000R+25.72002

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

The candidates

Jim Kreider (D)Lynn A. Morris (R)

Also on the ballot: Jeff Kenkel (Libertarian), 1.6%