2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Missouri House District 40
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
Jim Hansen (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Paul Quinn (D) by 3.8 points.
Jim HansenRepublican · winner
51.9%7,999
Paul QuinnDemocrat · incumbent
48.1%7,417
15,416 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET