Editing Dade County, Missouri (section)

==Politics==
{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2014}}
{{update|section|date=April 2023}}

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

{{Missouri county elected officials
| name              =Dade County, Missouri
| assessor          =Annette Black
| assessorparty     =Republican
| circuitclerk      =Mary McGee
| circuitclerkparty =Republican
| countyclerk       =Melinda Wright
| countyclerkparty  =Republican
| presiding         =Randy Daniel
| presidingparty    =Republican
| district1         =William G. Marshall
| district1party    =Republican
| district2         =David Rusch
| district2party    =Republican
| collector         =Rod O’Connor
| collectorparty    =Republican
| coroner           =Gary Banta
| coronerparty      =Independent 
| prosecutor        =Kaiti Greenwade
| prosecutorparty   =Republican
| administrator     =Judy McGuire
| administratorparty=Republican
| recorder          =Carolyn Kile
| recorderparty     =Republican
| sheriff           =Max Huffman
| sheriffparty      =Republican 
| surveyor          =Justin Hunt
| surveyorparty     =Republican
| treasurer         =Susan Crouch
| treasurerparty    =Independent
}}

===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]]
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2024 Missouri gubernatorial election|2024]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''81.26%''' ''3,360''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|16.90% ''699''
|align="center" |1.84% ''76''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2024 Missouri gubernatorial election|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''81.56%''' ''3,348''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|16.27% ''668''
|align="center" |2.17% ''89''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''68.93%''' ''2,720''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|28.18% ''1,112''
|align="center" |2.89% ''114''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''57.59%''' ''2,237''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|40.09% ''1,557''
|align="center" |2.32% ''90''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''50.22%''' ''2,049''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|46.05% ''1,879''
|align="center" |3.72% ''152''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''72.03%''' ''2,938''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|27.02% ''1,102''
|align="center" |0.96% ''39''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''62.43%''' ''2,306''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|36.19% ''1,337''
|align="center" |1.39% ''51''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''56.10%''' ''1,954''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|40.88% ''1,424''
|align="center" |3.01% ''105''
|}

All of Dade County is a part of Missouri's 127th District in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]] and is represented by [[Ann Kelley (politician)|Ann Kelley]] (R-[[Lamar, Missouri|Lamar]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Missouri House of Representatives District 127 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_House_of_Representatives_District_127 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 127 — Dade County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Mike Kelley'''
  |votes      = '''3,299'''
  |percentage = '''85.47%'''
  |change     = '''-14.53'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = George R. Parsons
  |votes      = 561
  |percentage = 14.53%
  |change     = +14.53
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 127 — Dade County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Mike Kelley'''
  |votes      = '''1,886'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 127 — Dade County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Mike Kelley'''
  |votes      = '''3,389'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Dade County is a part of Missouri's 32nd District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and is currently represented by [http://www.senate.mo.gov/mem32/ Ron Richard] (R-[[Joplin, Missouri|Joplin]]). 
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 32 — Dade County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Ron Richard'''
  |votes      = '''1,799'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

===Federal===
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Dade County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Roy Blunt'''
  |votes      = '''2,810'''
  |percentage = '''71.23%'''
  |change     = '''+16.04'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jason Kander
  |votes      = 969
  |percentage = 24.56%
  |change     = -13.61
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 82
  |percentage = 2.08%
  |change     = -4.56
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Johnathan McFarland
  |votes      = 33
  |percentage = 0.84%
  |change     = +0.84
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Fred Ryman
  |votes      = 51
  |percentage = 1.29%
  |change     = +1.29
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Dade County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Todd Akin
  |votes      = 2,128
  |percentage = 55.19%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Claire McCaskill'''
  |votes      = '''1,472'''
  |percentage = '''38.17%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 256
  |percentage = 6.64%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Dade 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 — Dade County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Vicky Hartzler'''
  |votes      = '''3,121'''
  |percentage = '''80.25%'''
  |change     = '''-0.05'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Gordon Christensen
  |votes      = 612
  |percentage = 15.74%
  |change     = +0.48
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Mark Bliss
  |votes      = 156
  |percentage = 4.01%
  |change     = -0.43
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 4th Congressional District — Dade County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Vicky Hartzler'''
  |votes      = '''1,773'''
  |percentage = '''80.30%'''
  |change     = '''+3.38'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Nate Irvin
  |votes      = 337
  |percentage = 15.26%
  |change     = -5.40
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Herschel L. Young
  |votes      = 98
  |percentage = 4.44%
  |change     = +2.72
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 4th Congressional District — Dade County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Vicky Hartzler'''
  |votes      = '''2,956'''
  |percentage = '''76.92%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Teresa Hensley
  |votes      = 794 
  |percentage = 20.66%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Thomas Holbrook
  |votes      = 66
  |percentage = 1.72%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Greg Cowan
  |votes      = 27
  |percentage = 0.70%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

====Political Culture====
{{PresHead|place=Dade 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>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|3,480|671|35|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,414|656|49|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|3,184|637|130|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|2,895|939|62|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,864|1,184|64|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,963|1,104|22|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,468|1,193|91|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|1,822|1,243|480|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|1,577|1,332|842|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,154|1,315|7|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,600|1,100|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,410|1,283|85|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|2,015|1,681|14|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,624|747|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,250|917|330|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|1,931|1,641|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|2,987|1,217|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,641|1,479|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,395|1,340|12|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,783|1,733|5|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|3,316|1,462|8|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|3,910|1,835|16|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|3,326|2,312|31|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,340|2,833|55|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,497|1,453|7|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|2,651|2,007|192|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,520|1,892|95|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,941|1,618|77|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,196|1,313|874|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,946|1,441|85|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,994|1,376|185|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,992|1,821|126|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,797|2,363|19|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|1,420|1,101|964|Missouri}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Republican|1,740|1,479|310|Missouri}}

===Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)===
{{main|2008 Missouri Democratic presidential primary|2008 Missouri Republican presidential primary}}
Former [[Governor of Arkansas|Governor]] [[Mike Huckabee]] (R-[[Arkansas]]) received more votes, a total of 769, than any candidate from either party in Dade County during the 2008 presidential primary. He fell just 25 votes short from receiving the same number of votes cast in the entire Democratic primary in Dade County.

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