Barry Hovis
Missouri State Representative, District 146 since 2018. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 1
- 31 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Last margin
- +63.8
- Won 2018
- Elections
- 4
- 2018–2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Consent and Procedure · vice chair
- Pensions · chair
- Public Employee Retirement · chair
- Corrections and Public Institutions
- Crime and Public Safety
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
BOATS AND WATERCRAFT · Became law Jul 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Hovis was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 146 | Won | — | R+58.6 | — |
| 2022 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 146 | Won | — | R+62.2 | — |
| 2020 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 146 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 146 | Won | R+63.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hovis has held
- Missouri House of Representatives, District 146 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hovis has run against
- Gayla A. Dace (D) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Hovis
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/54f9145f-2529-448e-8238-b00d049a782c
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET