Editing Worth County, Missouri (section)

==Politics==
{{update|section|date=April 2023}}

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

{{Missouri county elected officials
| name              =Worth County, Missouri
| assessor          =Miles Spainhower
| assessorparty     =Republican
| circuitclerk      =Jana Findley
| circuitclerkparty =Democratic
| countyclerk       =Roberta Owens
| countyclerkparty  =Republican
| presiding         =Jubal Summers
| presidingparty    =Republican
| district1         =Regan Nonneman
| district1party    =Republican
| district2         =Tyler Paxson
| district2party    =Republican
| collector         =Julie Tracy
| collectorparty    =Republican
| coroner           =Sharon Supinger
| coronerparty      =Democratic
| prosecutor        =Janet Wake Larison
| prosecutorparty   =Democratic
| administrator     =Patsy A. Worthington
| administratorparty=Republican
| recorder          =Barbara Foland
| recorderparty     =Democratic
| sheriff           =Scott Sherer
| sheriffparty      =Republican
| surveyor          =NA
| surveyorparty     =Republican
| treasurer         =Linda L. Brown
| treasurerparty    =Republican
}}

===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"|'''81.37%''' ''878''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|17.05% ''184''
|align="center" |1.58% ''17''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2020 Missouri gubernatorial election|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''79.36%''' ''869''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|18.72% ''205''
|align="center" |1.92% ''21''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2016 Missouri gubernatorial election|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''68.79%''' ''714''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|28.23% ''293''
|align="center" |2.98% ''31''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[2012 Missouri gubernatorial election|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''50.14%''' ''524''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|46.51% ''486''
|align="center" |3.35% ''35''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[2008 Missouri gubernatorial election|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''48.95%''' ''559''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|47.99% ''548''
|align="center" |3.06% ''35''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2004 Missouri gubernatorial election|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''58.43%''' ''662''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|40.69% ''461''
|align="center" |0.88% ''10''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|2000
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''49.16%''' ''557''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|48.72% ''461''
|align="center" |2.12% ''24''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff "|1996
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|34.11% ''425''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''64.37%''' ''802''
|align="center" |1.52% ''19''
|}

Worth County is part of the 1st district in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]], currently held by [[Jeff Farnan]] (R-[[Stanberry, Missouri|Stanberry]]).
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 1 — Worth County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Allen Andrews'''
  |votes      = '''970'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''+16.01'''
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 1 — Worth County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Allen Andrews'''
  |votes      = '''640'''
  |percentage = '''83.99%'''
  |change     = '''-16.01'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Robert Ritterbusch
  |votes      = 122
  |percentage = 16.01%
  |change     = +16.01
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 1 — Worth County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Mike Thomson'''
  |votes      = '''946'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box end}}

Worth County is part of the 12th District in the [[Missouri Senate]], currently held by Dan Hegeman (R-[[Cosby, Missouri|Cosby]]).
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 12 — Worth County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dan Hegeman'''
  |votes      = '''618'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

===Federal===
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Worth County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Roy Blunt'''
  |votes      = '''667'''
  |percentage = '''64.51%'''
  |change     = '''+21.42'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jason Kander
  |votes      = 321
  |percentage = 31.04%
  |change     = -18.20
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 30
  |percentage = 2.90%
  |change     = -4.59
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Johnathan McFarland
  |votes      = 5
  |percentage = 0.48%
  |change     = +0.48
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Fred Ryman
  |votes      = 11
  |percentage = 1.06
  |change     = +1.06
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Worth County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Todd Akin
  |votes      = 449
  |percentage = 43.09
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Claire McCaskill'''
  |votes      = '''515'''
  |percentage = '''49.24'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 78
  |percentage = 7.49
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
Worth County is included in [[MO-06|Missouri's 6th Congressional District]] and is currently represented by [[Sam Graves]] (R-[[Tarkio, Missouri|Tarkio]]) in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]].
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Worth County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''780'''
  |percentage = '''75.80%'''
  |change     = '''+9.93'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = David M. Blackwell
  |votes      = 206
  |percentage = 20.02%
  |change     = -7.34
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Russ Lee Monchil
  |votes      = 29
  |percentage = 2.82%
  |change     = -3.95
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Mike Diel
  |votes      = 14
  |percentage = 1.36%
  |change     = +1.36
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 6th Congressional District — Worth County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''496'''
  |percentage = '''65.87%'''
  |change     = '''-1.69'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Bill Hedge
  |votes      = 206
  |percentage = 27.36%
  |change     = -1.92
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Russ Lee Monchil
  |votes      = 51
  |percentage = 6.77%
  |change     = +3.61
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Worth County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''706'''
  |percentage = '''67.56%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Kyle Yarber
  |votes      = 306
  |percentage = 29.28%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Russ Lee Monchil
  |votes      = 33
  |percentage = 3.16%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{PresHead|place=Worth County, Missouri|source=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=March 27, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|904|190|11|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|877|215|15|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|808|195|43|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|664|341|43|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|707|427|40|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|691|436|5|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|651|469|38|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|540|572|161|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|483|599|331|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|677|732|2|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|921|734|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|833|760|64|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|771|969|9|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,170|727|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|924|853|126|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|831|1,373|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,355|1,323|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,338|1,354|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,682|1,227|5|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,162|1,563|7|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|1,444|1,437|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|1,807|1,702|4|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,581|1,944|31|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,041|1,763|17|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,839|1,407|11|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,666|1,650|39|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,888|1,532|30|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|892|1,079|43|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|769|973|224|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|985|993|56|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,042|967|84|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|1,023|1,123|91|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|885|1,248|13|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|624|696|545|Missouri}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Democratic|771|789|176|Missouri}}

===Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)===
{{main|2008 Missouri Democratic presidential primary|2008 Missouri Republican presidential primary}}
Former [[U.S. Senator]] [[Hillary Clinton]] (D-[[New York (state)|New York]]) received more votes, a total of 171, than any candidate from either party in Worth County during the 2008 presidential primary.

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