Editing Pettis County, Missouri (section)

==Government and Politics==
{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2014}}

=== Local ===
The [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] predominantly controls politics at the local level in Pettis County. Republicans currently hold all of the elected positions in the county.

{{Missouri county elected officials
| name              =Pettis County, Missouri
| assessor          =Christopher Woolery
| assessorparty     =Republican
| auditor           =Beverly Dillon
| auditorparty      =Republican
| circuitclerk      =Susan Sadler
| circuitclerkparty =Republican
| countyclerk       =Megan Page
| countyclerkparty  =Republican
| presiding          =Bill Taylor
| presidingparty    =Republican
| district1         =Israel Baeza
| district1party    =Republican
| district2         =Mark Edwards
| district2party    =Republican
| collector         =Marsha L. Boeschen
| collectorparty    =Republican
| coroner               =Robert “Skip” Smith Jr.
| coronerparty   =Republican
| prosecutor        =Tony Farkas
| prosecutorparty   =Republican
| administrator     =Brandy Arnett
| administratorparty=Republican
| recorder          =Barbara Clevenger
| recorderparty     =Republican
| sheriff           =Brad Anders
| sheriffparty      =Republican
| surveyor        =Vacant
| surveyorparty    =N/A
| treasurer         =Kim Lyne
| treasurerparty    =Republican
}}

=== State ===
====Gubernatorial====
{| 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]]
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2024 Missouri gubernatorial election|2024]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''74.16%''' ''13,873''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|23.71% ''4,436''
|align="center" |2.13% ''397''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2020 Missouri gubernatorial election|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''71.85%''' 13,645
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|25.68% ''4,876''
|align="center" |2.47% ''470''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''61.95%''' 11,150
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|34.90% ''6,281''
|align="center" |3.14% ''566''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|47.32% ''8,073''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''49.77%''' ''8,490''
|align="center" |2.91% ''498''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|42.55% ''7,660''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''54.63%''' ''9,834''
|align="center" |2.82% ''507''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''57.30%''' ''10,038''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|41.63% ''7,293''
|align="center" |1.06% ''186''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''54.65%''' ''8,536''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|42.85% ''6,692''
|align="center" |2.50% ''390''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|44.63% ''6,804''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''51.51%''' ''7,853''
|align="center" |3.86% ''589''
|}

====Missouri House of Representatives====
Pettis County is divided into four legislative districts in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]], all of which are held by Republicans.
* District 48 — Dave Muntzel (R-[[Boonville, Missouri|Boonville]]). Consists of the community of Smithton and the northeast section of the county.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 48 — Pettis County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Muntzel'''
  |votes      = '''1,327'''
  |percentage = '''84.74%'''
  |change     = '''-15.26'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Debra Dilks
  |votes      = 239
  |percentage = 15.26%
  |change     = +15.26
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 48 — Pettis County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Muntzel'''
  |votes      = '''751'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''+23.18'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 48 — Pettis County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Muntzel'''
  |votes      = '''1,160'''
  |percentage = '''76.82%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Ron Monnig
  |votes      = 350
  |percentage = 23.18%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
* District 51 — Dean Dohrman (R-[[La Monte, Missouri|La Monte]]). Consists of the communities of Houstonia, Hughesville, and La Monte and the northwest portion of the county.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 51 — Pettis County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dean Dohrman'''
  |votes      = '''1,345'''
  |percentage = '''81.86%'''
  |change     = '''+3.76'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = John Cozort
  |votes      = 298
  |percentage = 18.14%
  |change     = +0.94
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 51 — Pettis County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dean Dorhman'''
  |votes      = '''781'''
  |percentage = '''78.10%'''
  |change     = '''+3.91'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Gary L. Grigsby
  |votes      = 172
  |percentage = 17.20%
  |change     = -5.31
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Bill Wayne
  |votes      = 47
  |percentage = 4.70%
  |change     - +1.40
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 51 — Pettis County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dean Dohrman'''
  |votes      = '''1,190'''
  |percentage = '''74.19%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Gary L. Grigsby
  |votes      = 361
  |percentage = 22.51%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Bill Wayne
  |votes      = 53
  |percentage = 3.30%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
* District 52 — Nathan Beard (R-[[Sedalia, Missouri|Sedalia]]). Consists of the community of Sedalia.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 52 — Pettis County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Nathan Beard'''
  |votes      = '''8,449'''
  |percentage = '''70.58%'''
  |change     = '''-29.42'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Kyle Garner
  |votes      = 3,521
  |percentage = 29.42%
  |change     = +29.42
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 52 — Pettis County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Nathan Beard'''
  |votes      = '''5,200'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''+38.24'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 52 — Pettis County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Stanley Cox'''
  |votes      = '''7,012'''
  |percentage = '''61.76%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Phyllis Sue Domann
  |votes      = 4,342
  |percentage = 38.24%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
* District 54 — Dan Houx (R-[[Warrensburg, Missouri|Warrensburg]]). Consists of the community of Green Ridge and the southern portion of the county.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 54 — Pettis County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dan Houx'''
  |votes      = '''1,784'''
  |percentage = '''71.62%'''
  |change     = '''-15.22'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Bob Gregory
  |votes      = 549
  |percentage = 22.04%
  |change     = +22.04
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Steve Daugherty
  |votes      = 158
  |percentage = 6.34%
  |change     = +6.34
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 54 — Pettis County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Denny Hoskins'''
  |votes      = '''1,142'''
  |percentage = '''86.84%'''
  |change     = '''+17.33'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Daniel Plemmons
  |votes      = 173
  |percentage = 13.16%
  |change     = +13.16
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 54 — Pettis County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Denny Hoskins'''
  |votes      = '''1,589'''
  |percentage = '''69.51%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Nancy Maxwell
  |votes      = 626
  |percentage = 27.38%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Eddie Osobrne
  |votes      = 71
  |percentage = 3.11%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

====Missouri Senate====
All of Pettis County is a part of Missouri's 28th District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and was previously represented by [[Mike Parson]] but the seat is currently vacant.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 28 — Pettis County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Mike Parson'''
  |votes      = '''7,943'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Federal ===
====US Senate====
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. President — Missouri — Pettis County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Donald J. Trump'''
  |votes      = '''12,792'''
  |percentage = '''70.9%'''
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Hillary Clinton
  |votes      = 4,322
  |percentage = 24.0%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Gary Johnson
  |votes      = 733
  |percentage = 4.1%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jill Stein
  |votes      = 112
  |percentage = 0.6%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Pettis County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Roy Blunt'''
  |votes      = '''10,361'''
  |percentage = '''57.59%'''
  |change     = '''+15.12'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jason Kander
  |votes      = 6,657
  |percentage = 37.00%
  |change     = -11.67
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 538
  |percentage = 2.99%
  |change     = -5.86
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Johnathan McFarland
  |votes      = 251
  |percentage = 1.40%
  |change     = +1.40
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Fred Ryman
  |votes      = 184
  |percentage = 1.02%
  |change     = +1.02
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Pettis County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Todd Akin
  |votes      = 7,196
  |percentage = 42.47%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Claire McCaskill'''
  |votes      = '''8,246'''
  |percentage = '''48.67%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 1,500
  |percentage = 8.85%
  }}
{{Election box end}}

====Missouri House of Representatives====
All of Pettis 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 — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — Pettis County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Vicky Hartzler'''
  |votes      = '''12,636'''
  |percentage = '''71.05%'''
  |change     = '''-0.94'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Gordon Christensen
  |votes      = 4,211
  |percentage = 23.68%
  |change     = +1.26
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Mark Bliss
  |votes      = 938
  |percentage = 5.27%
  |change     = -0.32
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — Pettis County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Vicky Hartzler'''
  |votes      = '''6,718'''
  |percentage = '''71.99%'''
  |change     = '''+7.71'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Nate Irvin
  |votes      = 2,092
  |percentage = 22.42%
  |change     = -9.12
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Herschel L. Young
  |votes      = 522
  |percentage = 5.59%
  |change     = +2.39
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 4th Congressional District — Pettis County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Vicky Hartzler'''
  |votes      = '''10,781'''
  |percentage = '''64.28%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Teresa Hensley
  |votes      = 5,290
  |percentage = 31.54%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Thomas Holbrook
  |votes      = 537
  |percentage = 3.20%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Greg Cowan
  |votes      = 164
  |percentage = 0.98%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

====Presidential====

{{PresHead|place=Pettis 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 26, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|13,907|4,703|325|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|13,854|4,783|460|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|12,810|4,324|1,070|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|10,842|5,904|429|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|11,018|6,932|315|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|11,603|5,801|92|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|9,533|5,855|367|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|7,336|6,057|1,872|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|6,823|5,314|4,333|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|9,648|5,486|66|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|10,991|5,413|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|8,833|6,475|533|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|7,344|7,887|65|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|10,065|5,016|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|6,738|6,334|1,549|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|5,409|8,987|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|9,066|6,997|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|8,766|7,086|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|9,261|7,363|12|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|6,657|8,388|24|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|7,696|7,176|22|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|8,905|8,570|17|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|7,435|9,265|121|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|5,982|9,474|89|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|10,346|5,554|39|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|2,656|1,826|289|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|8,595|6,561|199|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|4,319|4,665|321|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|2,423|3,771|1,809|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|3,983|3,791|290|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,820|3,346|269|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|3,824|3,820|180|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|4,119|4,267|81|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|3,610|3,680|228|Missouri}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Republican|3,393|3,369|176|Missouri}}

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