Missouri State House District 42
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Jeff Myers Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Jeff MyersRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first winAmy PritchardDemocratic
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Jeff Myers (R) 77.4, Shaun Sparks (D) 22.6
- Last election
- Jeff Myers (Republican) won by 54.8 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: MyersRight column: Pritchard
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeMyersNo published score for Pritchard
- Races
- Won 2 of 2
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 4
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Amy PritchardDemocratic
- Jeff MyersIncumbentRepublican
Source: sos.mo.gov (PDF), dated Aug 25
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 21,009
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJeff MyersWon Republican 16,26177.4% DemocraticShaun Sparks Democratic 4,74822.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,040
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJeff MyersWon Republican 12,040100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,316
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJeff PorterWon(incumbent) Republican 17,316100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,463
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJeff PorterWon Republican 10,76569.6% DemocraticJoseph Widner Democratic 4,69830.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,803
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBart KormanWon(incumbent) Republican 15,803100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,621
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBart KormanWon(incumbent) Republican 7,05473.3% DemocraticRod Sturgeon Democratic 2,56726.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,452
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBart KormanWon(incumbent) Republican 14,452100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,441
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLeonard Hughes IVWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,441100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,851
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLeonard Hughes IVWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,851100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,516
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLeonard Hughes IVWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,516100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,852
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLeonard Hughes IVWon Democratic 12,852100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,536
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticYvonne S. WilsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,536100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,393
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticYvonne S. WilsonWon Democratic 8,393100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,938
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLloyd DanielWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,938100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,158
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLloyd DanielWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,158100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,808
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLloyd DanielWon Democratic 6,05989.0% RepublicanSteve Gilbert Republican 74911.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,869
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJacqueline McGeeWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,869100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,328
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph KentonWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,62355.5% RepublicanMarti Phipps Republican 3,70544.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,075
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph KentonWon Democratic 8,28958.9% RepublicanMarti Phipps Republican 5,78641.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,522
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticClaire McCaskillWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,70563.7% RepublicanAddie Winslow Republican 3,81736.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,874
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticClaire McCaskillWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,874100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,769
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticClaire McCaskillWon Democratic 7,18961.1% RepublicanGary Tebbets Republican 4,58038.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,928
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim BarnesWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,78563.1% RepublicanJewel Kennedy Republican 5,14336.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,828
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim BarnesWon Democratic 6,48759.9% RepublicanJewel Kennedy(incumbent) Republican 4,34140.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,688
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJewel KennedyWon Republican 6,89250.4% DemocraticSteve Como Democratic 6,79649.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,289
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTom RyanWon Democratic 3,76151.6% RepublicanJewel Kennedy(incumbent) Republican 3,52848.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,220
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJewel KennedyWon(incumbent) Republican 8,19867.1% DemocraticDon Moley Democratic 4,02232.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,366
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStephen BurnsWon(incumbent) Republican 9,21268.9% DemocraticOwen T. Armstrong Democratic 4,15431.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,701
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Missouri House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStephen BurnsWon(incumbent) Republican 11,66869.9% DemocraticFred M. Reichman Democratic 5,03330.1%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Missouri State House District 42, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/mo/house/42. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:mo/sldl:42
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026