Editing Macon County, Missouri (section)

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

===Local===
The accompanying table (below right) shows the county elected officials and their party affiliation. As is tradition, the majority ran as Republicans.

{{Missouri county elected officials
| name              =Macon County, Missouri
| assessor          =Alan Spencer
| assessorparty     =Democratic
| circuitclerk      =Twila Halley
| circuitclerkparty =Republican
| countyclerk       =Shirley Sims
| countyclerkparty  =Republican
| presiding         =Alan R. Wyatt
| presidingparty    =Republican
| district1         =Drew Belt
| district1party    =Republican
| district2         =Jon Dwiggins
| district2party    =Republican
| collector         =Jeanette Ronchetto
| collectorparty    =Democratic
| coroner           =Brian Hayes
| coronerparty      =Republican
| prosecutor        =Josh Meisner
| prosecutorparty   =Democratic
| administrator     =Lois Noland
| administratorparty=Democratic
| recorder          =Sherry Muncy
| recorderparty     =Republican
| sheriff           =Kevin Shoemaker
| sheriffparty      =Democratic
| surveyor          =John Schaefer
| surveyorparty     =Republican
| treasurer         =Krista Bruno
| 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"|'''81.35%''' ''6,304''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|17.14% ''1,328''
|align="center" |1.51% ''117''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2020 Missouri gubernatorial election|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''78.18%''' ''6,096''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|20.20% ''1,575''
|align="center" |1.62% ''126''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''66.92%''' ''5,065''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|30.61% ''2,315''
|align="center" |2.43% ''184''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''54.45%''' ''3,868''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|43.44% ''3,086''
|align="center" |2.11% ''150''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''57.16%''' ''4,242''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|41.34% ''3,068''
|align="center" |1.49% ''111''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''61.48%''' ''4,598''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|37.18% ''2,781''
|align="center" |1.36% ''100''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''51.10%''' ''3,633''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|47.19% ''3,355''
|align="center" |1.71% ''122''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|32.08% ''2,069''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''65.61%''' ''4,231''
|align="center" |2.31% ''149''
|}

All of Macon County is in district 6 of the [[Missouri House of Representatives]], represented by [http://house.mo.gov/member.aspx?year=2017&district=006 Tim Remole] (R-[[Excello, Missouri|Excello]]).
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 6 — Macon County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Tim Remole'''
  |votes      = '''6,682'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''+27.91'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 6 — Macon County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Tim Remole'''
  |votes      = '''3,706'''
  |percentage = '''72.09%'''
  |change     = '''+7.98'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Robert Harrington
  |votes      = 1,435
  |percentage = 27.91%
  |change     = -7.98
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 6 — Macon County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Tim Remole'''
  |votes      = '''4,538'''
  |percentage = '''64.11%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Diane J. Scott
  |votes      = 2,541
  |percentage = 35.89%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Macon County is a part of Missouri's 18th District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and is currently represented by [http://www.senate.mo.gov/mem18/ Brian Munzingler] (R-[[Williamstown, Missouri|Williamstown]]). 
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 18 — Macon County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Brian Munzingler'''
  |votes      = '''4,221'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

===Federal===
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Macon County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Roy Blunt'''
  |votes      = '''4,894'''
  |percentage = '''64.81%'''
  |change     = '''+16.07'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jason Kander
  |votes      = 2,323
  |percentage = 30.76%
  |change     = -15.32
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 150
  |percentage = 1.99%
  |change     = -3.19
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Johnathan McFarland
  |votes      = 88
  |percentage = 1.17%
  |change     = +1.17
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Fred Ryman
  |votes      = 96
  |percentage = 1.27%
  |change     = +1.27
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Macon County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Todd Akin
  |votes      = 3,444
  |percentage = 48.74%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Claire McCaskill'''
  |votes      = '''3,256'''
  |percentage = '''46.08%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 366
  |percentage = 5.18%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Macon County is included in [[MO-06|Missouri's 6th Congressional District]] and is currently represented by [[Sam Graves]] (R-[[Tarkio, Missouri|St. 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 – Macon County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''5,688'''
  |percentage = '''75.95%'''
  |change     = '''+2.54'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = David M. Blackwell
  |votes      = 1,573
  |percentage = 21.00%
  |change     = -2.88
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Russ Lee Monchil
  |votes      = 118
  |percentage = 1.58%
  |change     = -1.13
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Mike Diel
  |votes      = 110
  |percentage = 1.47%
  |change     = +1.47
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Macon County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''3,679'''
  |percentage = '''73.41%'''
  |change     = '''+6.80'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Bill Hedge
  |votes      = 1,197
  |percentage = 23.88%
  |change     = -7.80
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Russ Lee Monchil
  |votes      = 136
  |percentage = 2.71%
  |change     = +1.00
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Macon County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''4,605'''
  |percentage = '''66.61%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Kyle Yarber
  |votes      = 2,190
  |percentage = 31.68%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Russ Lee Monchil
  |votes      = 118
  |percentage = 1.71%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

===Presidential Election Results===
{{PresHead|place=Macon 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|6,300|1,481|58|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|6,076|1,662|98|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,798|1,548|285|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|4,701|2,309|150|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|4,586|2,784|104|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|4,673|2,856|41|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,232|2,817|126|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,634|2,937|909|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,256|3,194|1,714|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|3,406|3,215|18|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,542|3,037|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,430|3,578|179|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,360|4,296|32|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,538|2,844|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,804|3,462|821|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,837|5,389|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,925|4,208|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,694|4,337|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|5,537|4,577|15|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|3,833|5,193|13|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,796|4,772|13|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|5,384|6,120|15|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|4,808|6,417|37|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,266|6,370|82|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|5,618|4,838|54|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|4,909|5,538|503|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|6,309|5,626|257|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|3,034|3,805|224|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,288|3,610|2,087|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|3,542|3,919|263|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,674|3,604|289|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|3,568|4,174|246|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|3,475|4,473|58|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|2,746|3,284|784|Missouri}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Democratic|2,850|3,293|235|Missouri}}