2 candidates are tracked for Missouri House District 125 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Dane Diehl and Lynda C Jones. Candidate information follows official Bates County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Dane Diehl (Republican), Lynda C Jones (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Dane Diehl is the sitting member per the House roster. Missouri has no runoffs; the August 4 primary winner of each party is the nominee, and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list (certified August 25, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Dane Diehl, is on the ballot.
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Republican Incumbent
Dane Diehl represents District 125 in the Missouri House of Representatives, first elected in 2022, per the Missouri House member page. Diehl is a fifth-generation family farmer and rancher who serves as District 4 director of the Missouri Soybean Association. He is a member of the Missouri Cattlemen's Association, Missouri Farm Bureau and Missouri Soybean. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Democratic
Per the campaign site.
Lynda Jones has spent more than 36 years as a business-management leader in Vernon County and is the former director of the Nevada-Vernon County Chamber of Commerce, per her campaign site. She previously sought the District 125 seat in 2024.
Who is running for Missouri House District 125 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Missouri House District 125 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Dane Diehl and Lynda C Jones. Candidate information follows official Bates County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Missouri House District 125 election in Missouri?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Missouri are on the Missouri election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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