Result
Rep. Jeremy Dean (D-Springfield) has won a second term in Missouri House District 132, defeating Republican Russ Gosselin on Tuesday, Nov. 3 less than a year after the House sanctioned him over obscene text messages he sent to a colleague. Unofficial results show Dean with 4,539 votes, or 62.4%, to Gosselin’s 2,737, or 37.6%.
That is a far wider margin than his first race in 2024, when he won the open seat with 51.6% after Democrat Crystal Quade was term-limited. His new term begins Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2027.
Candidates and Platforms
In January, the House voted 138 to 10 to sanction Dean after a bipartisan Ethics Committee investigation found he had sent obscene, unwanted texts to a Republican colleague during a September 2025 special session. He was barred from serving on House committees, ordered to stay at least 50 feet from her and required to complete sexual harassment training. Dean admitted sending the messages and apologized.
A lifelong Springfield resident, Dean has sponsored a bill barring certain mental health professionals from practicing conversion therapy on minors. He said cost of living is his top priority and pledged to work on affordable housing, public schools, paid sick leave and abortion access.
Gosselin, who is new to politics, previously worked with Convoy of Hope and opened the Elevate Center, a nonprofit hub in Springfield’s former Robberson Community School. He campaigned on helping residents improve their finances, expanding affordable housing and improving schools.
District and Chamber
District 132 covers part of northern Springfield. Statewide, Democrats won 68 of 163 House seats in a preliminary count, a gain of 16, ending the Republican supermajority that had held for 14 years.
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