Editing Franklin County, Missouri (section)

==Politics==
As of July 2022, according to the new congressional map based on the 2020 U.S. Census passed by the [[Missouri General Assembly]] and signed into law by Governor [[Mike Parson]], all of Franklin County will be moved from Missouri's 3rd Congressional District to Missouri's 2nd Congressional District, with the new district boundaries taking effect on January 3, 2023, from the results of the November 2022 general elections.

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

{{Missouri county elected officials
|name               = Franklin County, Missouri
|assessor           = Dawn Mentz
|assessorparty      = Republican
|circuitclerk       = Connie Ward
|circuitclerkparty  = Republican
|countyclerk        = Tim Baker
|countyclerkparty   = Republican
|presiding          = Tim Brinker
|presidingparty     = Republican
|district1          = Todd Boland
|district1party     = Republican
|district2          = Dave Hinson
|district2party     = Republican
|collector          = Doug Trentmann
|collectorparty     = Republican
|prosecutor         = Matthew Becker
|prosecutorparty    = Republican
|administrator      = Mary Jo Straatmann
|administratorparty = Democratic
|recorder           = Lisa Smart
|recorderparty      = Republican
|sheriff            = Steve Pelton
|sheriffparty       = Republican
|treasurer          = Debbie Aholt
|treasurerparty     = Republican
|auditor            = Angela Gibson
|auditorparty       = Republican}}

===State===
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
|- style="background: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;"|'''72.37%''' ''39,500''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|25.28% ''13,800''
|  style="text-align:center;"|2.35% ''1,279''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2020|2020]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''69.54%''' ''37,136''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|28.01% ''14,957''
|  style="text-align:center;"|2.39% ''1,277''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016|2016]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''55.99%''' ''28,069''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|41.61% ''18,756''
|  style="text-align:center;"|6.60% ''3,306''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012|2012]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|48.08% ''22,335''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''49.23%''' ''22,869''
| style="text-align:center;"|2.69% ''1,252''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|46.82% ''22,896''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|'''51.29%''' ''25,082''
| style="text-align:center;"|1.89% ''921''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''56.33%''' ''25,557''
|  style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|42.31% ''19,195''
| style="text-align:center;"|1.36% ''617''
|- style="text-align:center;" 
|  style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]]
|  style="background:#fff3f3;"|'''54.75%''' ''21,336''
|  style="background:#f0f0ff;"|41.61% ''16,216''
||3.64% ''1,418''
|- style="text-align:center;" 
|  style="background:#f0f0ff;"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996|1996]]
|  style="background:#fff3f3;"|46.18% ''15,540''
|  style="background:#f0f0ff;"|'''50.44%''' ''16,973''
||3.38% ''1,137''
|}

Franklin County is divided into four legislative districts in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]],<ref name=Franklin2020>{{Cite web|title=Franklin County 2020 Election Results|url=https://www.franklinmo.org/commission|website=www.franklinmo.org|language=en|access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref> all of which are held by Republicans.
* District 61 — Aaron Griesheimer (R-[[Washington, Missouri|Washington]]). Consists of Berger, Gerald, Leslie, New Haven, and part of Washington.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 61 — Franklin County (2020)<ref name=Franklin2020/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Aaron Griesheimer'''
  |votes      = '''11,649'''
  |percentage = '''98.10%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 61 — Franklin County (2018)<ref name=Franklin2018>{{Cite web|title=Franklin County 2018 Election Results|url=https://www.franklinmo.org/vertical/sites/%7B5730E807-248F-430C-88E4-9222B8E63B07%7D/uploads/OFFICIAL_RESULTS_NOV_2018.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016210258/https://www.franklinmo.org/vertical/sites/%7B5730E807-248F-430C-88E4-9222B8E63B07%7D/uploads/OFFICIAL_RESULTS_NOV_2018.pdf |archive-date=October 16, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Aaron Griesheimer'''
  |votes      = '''7,566'''
  |percentage = '''68.48%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Pamela Menefee
  |votes      = 3,470
  |percentage = 31.41%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 61 — Franklin County (2016)<ref name=Franklin2016>{{cite web| title=November General Election Official Results|url=http://www.franklinmo.org/vertical/sites/%7B5730E807-248F-430C-88E4-9222B8E63B07%7D/uploads/11082016Results.html|date=November 8, 2016|access-date=April 2, 2017|publisher=Franklin County Clerk}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Justin Alferman'''
  |votes      = '''9,575'''
  |percentage = '''75.43%'''
  |change     = '''+3.05'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Tom Smith
  |votes      = 3,119
  |percentage = 24.57%
  |change     = -3.05
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 61 — Franklin County (2014)<ref name=Franklin2014/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Justin Alferman'''
  |votes      = '''5,109'''
  |percentage = '''72.38%'''
  |change     = '''-0.10'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Tom Smith
  |votes      = 1,950
  |percentage = 27.62%
  |change     = +0.10
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 61 — Franklin County (2012)<ref name=Franklin2012/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Schatz'''
  |votes      = '''8,446'''
  |percentage = '''72.48%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Michael Sage
  |votes      = 3,207
  |percentage = 27.52%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
* District 109 — [[John Simmons (Missouri politician)|John Simmons]] (R-[[Washington, Missouri|Washington]]). Consists of Gray Summit, Union, Villa Ridge, and part of Washington.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 109 — Franklin County (2020)<ref name=Franklin2020/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''John Simmons'''
  |votes      = '''14,164'''
  |percentage = '''97.69%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 109 — Franklin County (2018)<ref name=Franklin2018/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''John Simmons'''
  |votes      = '''10,453'''
  |percentage = '''66.78%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = James Cordrey
  |votes      = 5,180
  |percentage = 33.09%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 109 — Franklin County (2016)<ref name=Franklin2016/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Paul Curtman'''
  |votes      = '''14,164'''
  |percentage = '''81.10%'''
  |change     = '''+9.71'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Ellen Skiljan
  |votes      = 3,301
  |percentage = 19.90%
  |change     = +19.90
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 109 — Franklin County (2014)<ref name=Franklin2014/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Paul Curtman'''
  |votes      = '''6,720''' 
  |percentage = '''71.39%'''
  |change     = '''+13.77'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Barbara Bollmann
  |votes      = 2,693
  |percentage = 28.61%
  |change     = -13.77
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 109 — Franklin County (2012)<ref name=Franklin2012/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Paul Curtman'''
  |votes      = '''9,810'''
  |percentage = '''57.62%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Ann Schroeder
  |votes      = 7,215
  |percentage = 42.38%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
* District 110 — [[Dottie Bailey]] (R-[[Eureka, Missouri|Eureka]]). Consists of the city of Pacific.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 110 — Franklin County (2020)<ref name=Franklin2020/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dottie Bailey'''
  |votes      = '''2,275'''
  |percentage = '''64.58%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = John Kiehne
  |votes      = 1,237
  |percentage = 35.11%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 110 — Franklin County (2018)<ref name=Franklin2018/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dottie Bailey'''
  |votes      = '''1,558'''
  |percentage = '''53.80%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Cody Kelley
  |votes      = 1,337
  |percentage = 46.17%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 110 — Franklin County (2016)<ref name=Franklin2016/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Kirk Matthews'''
  |votes      = '''2,801'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 110 — Franklin County (2014)<ref name=Franklin2014/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Kirk Mattews'''
  |votes      = '''1,284'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 110 — Franklin County (2012)<ref name=Franklin2012/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Timothy W. Jones'''
  |votes      = '''2,559'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
* District 119 — [[Nate Tate]] (R-[[St. Clair, Missouri|St. Clair]]). Consists of Oak Grove Village, Parkway, St. Clair, and Sullivan.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 119 — Franklin County (2020)<ref name=Franklin2020/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Nate Tate'''
  |votes      = '''13,679'''
  |percentage = '''97.87%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 119 — Franklin County (2018)<ref name=Franklin2018/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Nate Tate'''
  |votes      = '''8,834'''
  |percentage = '''70.80%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Marcie Nichols
  |votes      = 3,622
  |percentage = 29.03%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 119 — Franklin County (2016)<ref name=Franklin2016/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Nate Tate'''
  |votes      = '''12,950'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''+31.56'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 119 — Franklin County (2014)<ref name=Franklin2014/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Hinson'''
  |votes      = '''5,152'''
  |percentage = '''68.44%'''
  |change     = '''-31.56'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Susan Cunningham
  |votes      = 2,376
  |percentage = 31.56%
  |change     = +31.56
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 119 — Franklin County (2012)<ref name=Franklin2012/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Hinson'''
  |votes      = '''11,880'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
All of Franklin County is a part of Missouri's 26th District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and is represented by [http://www.senate.mo.gov/mem26 Dave Schatz] (R-[[Sullivan, Missouri|Sullivan]]).
{{Election box begin | title=Missouri Senate — District 26 — Franklin County (2018)<ref name=Franklin2018/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Schatz'''
  |votes      = '''27,875'''
  |percentage = '''66.10%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = John Kiehne
  |votes      = 14,242
  |percentage = 33.77%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Missouri Senate — District 26 — Franklin County (2014)<ref name=Franklin2014/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Schatz'''
  |votes      = '''18,752'''
  |percentage = '''73.64%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Lloyd Klinedinst
  |votes      = 6,714
  |percentage = 26.36%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

===Federal===
{{Update|section|date=April 2014}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Franklin County (2018)<ref name=Franklin2018/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Josh Hawley'''
  |votes      = '''25,651'''
  |percentage = '''59.69%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Claire McCaskill
  |votes      = 15,642
  |percentage = 36.40%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent politician 
  |candidate  = Craig O'Dear
  |votes      = 826
  |percentage = 1.92%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Japheth Campbell
  |votes      = 551
  |percentage = 1.28%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jo Crain
  |votes      = 261
  |percentage = 0.61%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Franklin County (2016)<ref name=Franklin2016/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Roy Blunt'''
  |votes      = '''28,258'''
  |percentage = '''56.57%'''
  |change     = '''+10.59'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jason Kander
  |votes      = 19,102
  |percentage = 38.24%
  |change     = -8.92
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 1,417
  |percentage = 2.84%
  |change     = -4.02
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan McFarland
  |votes      = 670
  |percentage = 1.34%
  |change     = +1.34
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Fred Ryman
  |votes      = 505
  |percentage = 1.01%
  |change     = +1.01
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Franklin County (2012)<ref name=Franklin2012/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Todd Akin
  |votes      = 21,281
  |percentage = 45.98%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Claire McCaskill'''
  |votes      = '''21,826'''
  |percentage = '''47.16%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 3,178
  |percentage = 6.86%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Franklin is included in the [[MO-03|3rd Congressional District]], represented by [[Blaine Luetkemeyer]] (R-St. Elizabeth) in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]].
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — District 3 — Franklin County (2020)<ref name=Franklin2020/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Blaine Luetkemeyer'''
  |votes      = '''38,283'''
  |percentage = '''73.03%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Megan Rezabek
  |votes      = 13,032
  |percentage = 24.86%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Leonard Steinman II
  |votes      = 1,062
  |percentage = 2.03%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — District 3 — Franklin County (2018)<ref name=Franklin2018/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Blaine Luetkemeyer'''
  |votes      = '''28,707'''
  |percentage = '''67.64%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Kathy Geppert
  |votes      = 12,847
  |percentage = 30.27%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Donald Stolle
  |votes      = 858
  |percentage = 2.02%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — District 3 — Franklin County (2016)<ref name=Franklin2016/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Blaine Luetkemeyer'''
  |votes      = '''34,308'''
  |percentage = '''70.23%'''
  |change     = '''+0.71'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Kevin Miller
  |votes      = 12,279
  |percentage = 25.14%
  |change     = -0.20
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Dan Hogan
  |votes      = 1,811
  |percentage = 3.71%
  |change     = -1.24
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Doanita Simmons
  |votes      = 449
  |percentage = 0.92%
  |change     = +0.92
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — District 3 — Franklin County (2014)<ref name=Franklin2014>{{cite web|title=Election Summary Report, General Election|url=http://www.franklinmo.net/Data/NovElectionResults.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113215228/http://www.franklinmo.net/Data/NovElectionResults.pdf |archive-date=November 13, 2014 |url-status=live|date=November 4, 2014|publisher=Franklin County Clerk|access-date=March 31, 2016}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Blaine Luetkemeyer'''
  |votes      = '''17,797'''
  |percentage = '''69.52%'''
  |change     = '''+3.76'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Courtney Denton
  |votes      = 6,487
  |percentage = 25.34%
  |change     = -5.18
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Steven Hedrick
  |votes      = 1,268
  |percentage = 4.95%
  |change     = +1.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Write-in candidate
  |candidate  = Harold Davis
  |votes      = 48
  |percentage = 0.19%
  |change     = +0.19
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representativess — District 3 — Franklin County (2012)<ref name=Franklin2012>{{cite web|title=Election Summary Report, General Election|date=November 6, 2012|publisher=Franklin County Clerk|access-date=March 31, 2016|url=http://franklinmo.org/County%20Clerk/Elections/2012/November_06_2012_Results.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512080449/http://www.franklinmo.org/County%20Clerk/Elections/2012/November_06_2012_Results.html|archive-date=May 12, 2015}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Blaine Luetkemeyer'''
  |votes      = '''29,777'''
  |percentage = '''65.76%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Eric Mayer
  |votes      = 13,818
  |percentage = 30.52%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Steven Wilson
  |votes      = 1,685
  |percentage = 3.72%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

====Political culture====
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{{PresRow|2004|Republican|26,429|18,556|333|Missouri}}
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{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|13,715|13,908|6,111|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|11,477|13,431|11,156|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|16,611|11,891|108|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|18,669|8,319|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|15,210|10,480|1,142|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|12,242|11,695|405|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|13,785|7,464|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|9,823|7,566|1,960|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|8,313|13,464|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|11,610|10,324|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|11,605|8,391|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|11,367|8,610|27|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|7,725|7,822|38|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|9,325|5,958|43|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|10,283|7,237|35|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|7,708|7,565|647|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|5,369|8,479|144|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|7,831|5,429|32|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|6,253|3,384|906|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|8,712|2,814|207|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|4,325|2,468|142|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1912|Republican|2,424|2,239|932|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|4,049|2,423|175|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,738|2,278|122|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|3,686|2,652|73|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|3,797|2,904|24|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|2,987|2,498|218|Missouri}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Republican|3,261|2,579|41|Missouri}}

At the presidential level, Franklin County is fairly independent-leaning, but, like many exurban and mostly rural counties, its voters often favor Republican and conservative issues. While southerner [[Bill Clinton]] narrowly carried the county both times in 1992 and 1996, [[George W. Bush]] strongly carried Franklin County in 2000 and 2004. Like many of the rural counties in Missouri, Franklin County favored [[John McCain]] over [[Barack Obama]] in 2008.

Like most predominantly rural areas, voters in Franklin County generally strongly support socially and culturally [[Conservatism|conservative]] principles and therefore tend to support Republican candidates. In 2004, Missourians voted on [[Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 (2004)|a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman]]; the measure overwhelmingly passed Franklin County with 76.89 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Missouri Marriage Definition, Amendment 2 (August 2004)|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_Marriage_Definition,_Amendment_2_(August_2004)|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref>

In 2006, Missourians voted on [[Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 (2006)|a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state]]; it failed in Franklin County with 56.13 percent voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve [[Embryonic stem cell|embryonic stem cell research]].

Despite Franklin County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters have advanced some [[Populism|populist]] causes such as increasing the [[minimum wage]]. In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $6.50 an hour; it passed Franklin County with 77.61 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 75.94 percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour in the state. During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.

'''2020 Missouri Presidential primary'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Summary Report|url=https://www.franklinmo.org/vertical/sites/%7B5730E807-248F-430C-88E4-9222B8E63B07%7D/uploads/PRESIDENTIALPRIMARY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016222855/https://www.franklinmo.org/vertical/sites/%7B5730E807-248F-430C-88E4-9222B8E63B07%7D/uploads/PRESIDENTIALPRIMARY.pdf |archive-date=October 16, 2020 |url-status=live|date=March 17, 2020|website=Franklin County, Missouri|access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref>

'''Republican'''

President [[Donald Trump]] won Franklin County with 97.35 percent of the vote; all other Republican candidates received less than 1 percent of the vote.

'''Democratic'''

Forty-seventh Vice President [[Joe Biden]] won Franklin County with 59 percent of the vote; U.S. Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] (I-Vermont) came in second with 35.03 percent.

====2016 Missouri Presidential primary====
;Republican

[[Donald Trump]] won Franklin County with 44.49 percent of the vote; U.S. Senator [[Ted Cruz]] (R-Texas) came in second with 39.77 percent, Governor [[John Kasich]] (R-Ohio) came in distant third with 7.65 percent, and U.S. Senator [[Marco Rubio]] (R-Florida) came in fourth with 5.63 percent.

;Democratic

U.S. Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] (I-Vermont) won Franklin County with 55.41 percent of the vote while former [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Clinton]] came in second with 42.89 percent.

====2012 Missouri Presidential primary====
;Republican

Former U.S. Senator [[Rick Santorum]] (R-Pennsylvania) won Franklin County with 60.12 percent of the vote. Former Governor [[Mitt Romney]] (R-Massachusetts) came in a distant second place with 21.1 percent, and former U.S. Representative [[Ron Paul]] (R-Texas) came in third with 12.36 percent.

;Democratic

With no serious contest for incumbent President [[Barack Obama]], only 1,080 Franklin County voters chose to participate in the Democratic primary, and Obama won 81.11 percent.

====2008 Missouri Presidential primary====
;Republican

[[U.S. Senator]] [[John McCain]] (R-[[Arizona]]) won Franklin County with 35.68 percent of the vote. Former [[Governor of Massachusetts|Governor]] [[Mitt Romney]] (R-[[Massachusetts]]) came in a close second place with 30.51 percent while former [[Governor of Arkansas|Governor]] [[Mike Huckabee]] (R-[[Arkansas]]) finished third with 27.70 percent. [[Libertarianism|Libertarian]]-leaning [[U.S. Representative]] [[Ron Paul]] (R-[[Texas]]) finished a distant fourth with 4.07 percent.

;Democratic

Then-[[U.S. Senator]] [[Hillary Clinton]] (D-[[New York (state)|New York]]) carried Franklin County with 55.83 percent of the vote. Then-[[U.S. Senator]] [[Barack Obama]] (D-[[Illinois]]) received 40.28 percent of the vote from Franklin County Democrats, one of his more impressive showings in a predominantly rural albeit exurban county. Although he withdrew from the race, former [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Edwards]] (D-[[North Carolina]]) still received 2.96 percent of the vote in Franklin County.
* Despite being a strongly Republican county, Hillary Rodham Clinton received more votes, a total of 7,177, than any candidate from either party in Franklin County during the 2008 presidential primary. Barack Obama received 5,179 in the Missouri Democratic Primary. Both Democratic candidates each received more votes than John McCain in the Republican Primary in Franklin County, who received 4,032 votes.
'''COVID-19 controversy'''

During the 2020 [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Angie Hittson, the director of the Franklin County [[Public health|Public Health Department]] described being driven to resign from her position by residents who made "daily verbal assaults, threats of violence, and even death threats" against her and her family due to the public-health orders made in response to the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2021 |title='I just can't take it': Franklin County health director resigns after verbal assaults, death threats |url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/franklin-county-health-director-resigns-verbal-assaults-death-threats/63-0c022fdc-bde1-4d87-9c51-c221b3a8e49d |access-date=November 20, 2022 |website=ksdk.com |language=en-US}}</ref> {{clear}}