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2004Final results

2004 election for Missouri House District 85

Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri

Jim Lembke (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Jeff Wagener (D) by 1.6 points.

Jim LembkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.2%9,047
Jeff WagenerDemocrat
48.7%8,767
Jim CraigLibertarian
1.1%192
18,006 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+28.61998D+29.72000R+4.32002R+1.62004R+4.02006D+8.92008

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

The candidates

Jim Lembke (R)Jeff Wagener (D)

Also on the ballot: Jim Craig (Libertarian), 1.1%