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==Politics== {{Unreferenced section|date=June 2014}} ===Local=== The [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] historically controls politics at the local level in Henry County. However, recent gains by Republicans have made Henry County a swing county. {{Missouri county elected officials | name =Henry County, Missouri | assessor =Scott Largent | assessorparty =Republican | circuitclerk =Wendi McGhee | circuitclerkparty =Republican | countyclerk =Rick Watson | countyclerkparty =Republican | presiding =Jim Stone | presidingparty =Republican | district1 =Daniel L. Doll | district1party =Democratic | district2 =Jim Talley | district2party =Democratic | collector =Maggie Stoddard | collectorparty =Democratic | coroner =Dain Sisk | coronerparty =Republican | prosecutor =LaChrisha Gray | prosecutorparty =Republican | administrator =Allen Huff | administratorparty=Republican | recorder =Gail Perrymann | recorderparty =Republican | sheriff =J. Kent Oberkrom | sheriffparty =Republican | surveyor =Jacob Hann | surveyorparty = Democratic | treasurer =Maggie Stoddard | treasurerparty =Democratic }} ===State=== {| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;" |+ Past Gubernatorial Elections Results |- bgcolor=lightgrey ! Year ! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]] |- | style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[2024 Missouri gubernatorial election|2024]] | style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''74.17%''' ''7,957'' | style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|23.56% ''2,527'' | style="text-align:center;"|2.28% ''244'' |- | style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[2020 Missouri gubernatorial election|2020]] | style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''74.00%''' ''7,928'' | style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|24.02% ''2,574'' | style="text-align:center;"|1.98% ''212'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016|2016]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''59.40%''' ''5,582'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|37.51% ''3,695'' |align="center" |3.09% ''304'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012|2012]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|42.14% ''4,277'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''53.85%''' ''5,430'' |align="center" |3.74% ''377'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|35.70% ''3,935'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''61.79%''' ''6,810'' |align="center" |2.51% ''277'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''50.47%''' ''5,471'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|48.29% ''5,235'' |align="center" |1.23% ''134'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|45.63% ''4,420'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''52.36%''' ''5,072'' |align="center" |2.01% ''194'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996|1996]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|34.41% ''3,135'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''62.70%''' ''5,712'' |align="center" |2.89% ''263'' |} All of Henry County is a part of Missouri's 57th District in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]] and is represented by [[Rodger Reedy]] (R-[[Windsor, Missouri|Windsor]]), who was elected in 2018.<ref name="Missouri House of Representatives">{{cite web | url=https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2019&code=R&district=057 | title=Representative Rodger Reedy }}</ref> {{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives β District 57 β Henry County (2016)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Wanda Brown''' |votes = '''6,237''' |percentage = '''64.30%''' |change = '''+1.92''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = William A. Grimes |votes = 3,463 |percentage = 35.70% |change = +2.03 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives β District 57 β Henry County (2014)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Wanda Brown''' |votes = '''3,348''' |percentage = '''62.38%''' |change = '''+10.58''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = William A. Grimes |votes = 1,807 |percentage = 33.67% |change = -14.53 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Constitution Party (United States) |candidate = Butch Page |votes = 212 |percentage = 3.95% |change = +3.95 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives β District 57 β Henry County (2012)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Wanda Brown''' |votes = '''5,012''' |percentage = '''51.80%''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Don Bullock |votes = 4,664 |percentage = 48.20% |change = }} {{Election box end}} All of Henry County is a part of Missouri's 31st District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and is currently represented by [http://www.senate.mo.gov/mem31/ Ed Emery] (R-[[Lamar, Missouri|Lamar]]). {{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate β District 31 β Henry County (2016)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Ed Emery''' |votes = '''6,916''' |percentage = '''73.97%''' |change = '''+14.28''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Lora Young |votes = 1,132 |percentage = 12.11% |change = +12.11 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Tim Wells |votes = 1,302 |percentage = 13.92% |change = +13.92 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate β District 31 β Henry County (2012)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Ed Emery''' |votes = '''5,812''' |percentage = '''59.69%''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Constitution Party (United States) |candidate = Charles A. Burton |votes = 3,925 |percentage = 40.31% |change = }} {{Election box end}} ===Federal=== {{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate β Missouri β Henry County (2016)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Roy Blunt''' |votes = '''5,500''' |percentage = '''55.82%''' |change = '''+15.28''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jason Kander |votes = 3,785 |percentage = 38.41% |change = -12.63 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Jonathan Dine |votes = 310 |percentage = 3.15% |change = -5.27 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party (United States) |candidate = Johnathan McFarland |votes = 144 |percentage = 1.46% |change = +1.46 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Constitution Party (United States) |candidate = Fred Ryman |votes = 114 |percentage = 1.16% |change = +1.16 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate β Missouri β Henry County (2012)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Todd Akin |votes = 4,066 |percentage = 40.54% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = '''Claire McCaskill''' |votes = '''5,119''' |percentage = '''51.04%''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Jonathan Dine |votes = 844 |percentage = 8.42% |change = }} {{Election box end}} All of Henry County is included in [[MO-04|Missouri's 4th Congressional District]] and is currently represented by [[Vicky Hartzler]] (R-[[Harrisonville, Missouri|Harrisonville]]) in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]. {{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives β Missouri's 4th Congressional District β Henry County (2016)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Vicky Hartzler''' |votes = '''6,927''' |percentage = '''71.30%''' |change = '''+3.40''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Gordon Christensen |votes = 2,399 |percentage = 24.69% |change = -2.47 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Mark Bliss |votes = 389 |percentage = 4.00% |change = -0.94 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives β Missouri's 4th Congressional District β Henry County (2014)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Vicky Hartzler''' |votes = '''3,630''' |percentage = '''67.90%''' |change = '''+7.82''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Nate Irvin |votes = 1,452 |percentage = 27.16% |change = -8.39 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Herschel L. Young |votes = 264 |percentage = 4.94% |change = +1.77 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives β Missouriβs 4th Congressional District β Henry County (2012)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Vicky Hartzler''' |votes = '''5,970''' |percentage = '''60.08%''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Teresa Hensley |votes = 3,532 |percentage = 35.55% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Thomas Holbrook |votes = 315 |percentage = 3.17% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Constitution Party (United States) |candidate = Greg Cowan |votes = 119 |percentage = 1.20% |change = }} {{Election box end}} ===Political culture=== {{PresHead|place=Henry County, Missouri|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|8,286|2,535|111|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|8,027|2,619|159|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|7,075|2,357|480|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|6,229|3,606|347|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|6,095|4,869|195|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|6,361|4,461|55|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|5,120|4,459|199|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|3,260|4,579|1,298|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,681|4,232|2,827|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|4,167|4,135|26|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,419|3,741|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,807|4,648|317|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|4,168|5,282|47|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,802|3,125|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,824|3,514|682|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,083|5,761|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|6,012|4,601|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|5,789|4,900|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|6,628|4,576|16|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|4,619|5,551|4|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|5,564|4,587|23|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|6,332|6,069|22|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|4,927|7,145|39|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,631|6,809|60|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|6,263|4,319|21|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|4,616|4,706|549|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|5,313|5,367|133|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,727|3,653|129|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,162|3,396|1,757|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1908|Democratic|2,854|3,577|160|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1904|Democratic|2,799|3,222|270|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1900|Democratic|2,626|3,777|246|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1896|Democratic|3,234|4,442|62|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1892|Democratic|2,563|3,475|502|Missouri}} {{PresFoot|1888|Democratic|2,634|3,289|284|Missouri}}
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