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==Politics== ===Local=== Politics are predominantly controlled by the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] at the local level in Daviess County. {{Missouri county elected officials | name =Daviess County, Missouri | assessor =Aaron Piburn | assessorparty =Republican | circuitclerk =Sandy Dustman | circuitclerkparty =Republican | countyclerk =Rachel Taylor | countyclerkparty =Republican | presiding =Jim Ruse | presidingparty =Republican | district1 =David Cox | district1party =Republican | district2 =Wayne Uthe | district2party =Republican | collector =Lacey Corwin | collectorparty =Republican | coroner =Jason Smith | coronerparty =Republican | prosecutor =Andrea (Annie) Gibson | prosecutorparty =Democratic | administrator =Tammy Huffman | administratorparty=Republican | recorder =Tiffany Tadlock | recorderparty =Republican | sheriff =Larry Adams | sheriffparty =Republican | treasurer =Lacey Corwin | 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"|'''78.96%''' ''3,074'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|18.39% ''716'' |align="center" |2.65% ''103'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2020|2020]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''77.21%''' ''2,975'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|20.11% ''775'' |align="center" |2.67% ''103'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016|2016]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''61.65%''' ''2,300'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|34.87% ''1,301'' |align="center" |3.48% ''130'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012|2012]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''48.28%''' ''1,697'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|48.11% ''1,691'' |align="center" |3.61% ''127'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|44.81% ''1,683'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''52.42%''' ''1,969'' |align="center" |2.77% ''104'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''55.52%''' ''2,091'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|42.96% ''1,618'' |align="center" |1.51% ''57'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''50.91%''' ''1,768'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|46.18% ''1,604'' |align="center" |2.90% ''101'' |} All of Daviess County is a part of Missouri's 2nd District in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]] and is currently represented by [http://house.mo.gov/member.aspx?year=2017&district=002 J. Eggleston] (R-[[Maysville, Missouri|Maysville]]). Eggleston was reelected to a fourth term in 2020. {{Election box begin | title=Missouri House of Representatives β District 2 β Daviess County (2020)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''J. Eggleston''' |votes = '''3,087''' |percentage = '''81.86%''' |change = '''-16.83''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Mindi Smith |votes = 684 |percentage = 18.14% |change = +18.14 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives β District 2 β Daviess County (2018)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''J. Eggleston''' |votes = '''2,633''' |percentage = '''98.69%''' |change = '''-1.31''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = |candidate = Write-ins |votes = 35 |percentage = 1.31% |change = }} {{Election box end}} All of Daviess County is a part of Missouri's 12th District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and is currently represented by [[Dan Hegeman]] (R-[[Cosby, Missouri|Cosby]]). Hegeman won a second term in 2018. {{Election box begin | title=Missouri Senate β District 12 β Daviess County (2018)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Dan Hegeman''' |votes = '''2,216''' |percentage = '''75.37%''' |change = '''-24.63''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Terry Richard |votes = 723 |percentage = 24.59% |change = +24.59% }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = |candidate = Write-ins |votes = 1 |percentage = 0.03%% |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Missouri Senate β District 12 β Daviess County (2014)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Dan Hegeman''' |votes = '''1,460''' |percentage = '''100.00%''' |change = }} {{Election box end}} ===Federal=== All of Daviess 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]]. Graves was elected to an eleventh term in [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections|2020]] over Democratic challenger Gena Ross. {{Election box begin | title=U.S. House of Representatives β Missouriβs 6th Congressional District β Daviess County (2020)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Sam Graves''' |votes = '''3,098''' |percentage = '''81.25%''' |change = +3.91 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Gena L. Ross |votes = 633 |percentage = 16.60% |change = -2.96 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Jim Higgins |votes = 82 |percentage = 2.15% |change = -0.92 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives β Missouri's 6th Congressional District β Daviess County (2018)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Sam Graves''' |votes = '''2,321''' |percentage = '''77.34%''' |change = '''+0.83''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Henry Robert Martin |votes = 587 |percentage = 19.56% |change = -0.48 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Dan Hogan |votes = 92 |percentage = 3.07% |change = +0.66 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = |candidate = Write-ins |votes = 1 |percentage = 0.03% |change = }} {{Election box end}} Daviess County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the [[U.S. Senate]] by [[Josh Hawley]] (R-[[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]]) and [[Roy Blunt]] (R-[[Strafford, Missouri|Strafford]]). {{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate β Class I β Daviess County (2018)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Josh Hawley''' |votes = '''2,063''' |percentage = '''68.65%''' |change = '''25.04''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Claire McCaskill |votes = 815 |percentage = 27.12% |change = -19.96 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Craig O'Dear |votes = 58 |percentage = 1.86% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Japheth Campbell |votes = 45 |percentage = 1.50% |change = -7.81 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party (United States) |candidate = Jo Crain |votes = 23 |percentage = 0.77% |change = +0.77 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = |candidate = Write-Ins |votes = 3 |percentage = 0.10% |change = }} {{Election box end}} Blunt was elected to a second term in [[2016 United States Senate elections|2016]] over then-Missouri Secretary of State [[Jason Kander]]. {{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate - Class III - Daviess County (2016)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Roy Blunt''' |votes = '''2,213''' |percentage = '''59.31%''' |change = +15.70 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jason Kander |votes = 1,266 |percentage = 33.93% |change = -13.15 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Jonathan Dine |votes = 149 |percentage = 3.99% |change = -5.32 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Constitution Party (United States) |candidate = Fred Ryman |votes = 55 |percentage = 1.47% |change = +1.47 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party (United States) |candidate = Johnathan McFarland |votes = 48 |percentage = 1.29% |change = +1.29 }} {{Election box end}} ====Political culture==== {{PresHead|place=Daviess County, Missouri|whig=no|source1=<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|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323225526/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|3,185|701|39|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,102|746|63|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,767|730|241|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|2,290|1,125|106|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,263|1,400|123|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,351|1,402|41|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,011|1,367|116|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,321|1,534|498|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,107|1,477|1,148|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,765|1,743|10|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,414|1,526|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,125|1,770|89|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,919|2,250|22|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,840|1,430|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,288|1,676|334|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,874|2,739|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|3,191|2,220|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|3,326|2,611|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,845|2,424|13|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,823|2,868|2|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|3,597|2,567|5|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|4,289|3,325|11|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,924|3,953|25|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,351|3,523|32|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,254|2,789|14|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,869|3,520|135|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|4,458|3,560|100|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,342|2,375|57|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,099|2,284|1,251|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,388|2,294|81|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,568|2,344|192|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1900|Democratic|2,373|2,670|197|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1896|Democratic|2,330|3,125|50|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1892|Democratic|2,019|2,257|467|Missouri}} {{PresFoot|1888|Democratic|2,049|2,320|266|Missouri}} At the presidential level, Daviess County has become solidly Republican in recent years. Daviess County strongly favored [[Donald Trump]] in both [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]] and [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]. [[Bill Clinton]] was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Daviess County in [[1996 United States presidential election|1996]] with a plurality of the vote, and a Democrat hasn't won majority support from the county's voters in a presidential election since [[Jimmy Carter]] in [[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]. Like most rural areas throughout northwest Missouri, voters in Daviess County generally adhere to socially and culturally [[Conservatism|conservative]] principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings, at least on the state and national levels. 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]]βit overwhelmingly passed in Daviess County with 79.58% of the vote. The initiative passed with 71% support from voters statewide. In 2006, Missourians voted on [[Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 (2006)|a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state]]βit failed in Daviess County with 50.96% voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51% 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 Daviess County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing [[Populism|populist]] causes like 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 hourβit passed Daviess County with 68.25% of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99% voting in favor. (During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.) In 2018, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition A) concerning [[Right to Work|right to work]], the outcome of which ultimately reversed the right to work legislation passed in the state the previous year. 62.93% of Daviess County voters cast their ballots to overturn the law. ===Missouri presidential preference primaries=== ====2020==== The 2020 presidential primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties were held in Missouri on March 10. On the Democratic side, former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]] (D-[[Delaware]]) both won statewide and carried Daviess County by a wide margin. Biden went on to defeat [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]] in the general election. {{Election box begin | title=Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary β Daviess County (2020)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = '''Joe Biden''' |votes = '''302''' |percentage = '''70.73''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Bernie Sanders |votes = 94 |percentage = 22.01 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Tulsi Gabbard |votes = 5 |percentage = 1.17 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 26 |percentage = 6.09 |change = }} {{Election box end}} Incumbent [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]] (R-[[Florida]]) faced a primary challenge from former [[Governor of Massachusetts|Massachusetts Governor]] [[Bill Weld]], but won both Daviess County and statewide by overwhelming margins. {{Election box begin | title=Missouri Republican Presidential Primary β Daviess County (2020)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Donald Trump''' |votes = '''486''' |percentage = '''96.24''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Bill Weld |votes = 6 |percentage = 1.19 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 13 |percentage = 2.57 |change = }} {{Election box end}} ====2016==== The 2016 presidential primaries for both the Republican and Democratic parties were held in Missouri on March 15. Businessman [[Donald Trump]] (R-[[New York (state)|New York]]) narrowly won the state overall, but carried a majority of the vote in Daviess County. He went on to win the presidency. {{Election box begin | title=Missouri Republican Presidential Primary β Daviess County (2016)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Donald Trump''' |votes = '''634''' |percentage = '''50.32''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Ted Cruz |votes = 410 |percentage = 32.54 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = John Kasich |votes = 105 |percentage = 8.33 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Marco Rubio |votes = 74 |percentage = 5.87 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 37 |percentage = 2.94 |change = }} {{Election box end}} On the Democratic side, former [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Clinton]] (D-[[New York (state)|New York]]) both won statewide and carried Daviess County by a small margin. {{Election box begin | title=Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary β Daviess County (2016)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = '''Hillary Clinton''' |votes = '''239''' |percentage = '''51.07''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Bernie Sanders |votes = 221 |percentage = 47.22 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 8 |percentage = 1.71 |change = }} {{Election box end}} ====2012==== The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Daviess County supported former [[U.S. Senator]] [[Rick Santorum]] (R-[[Pennsylvania]]), who finished first in the state at large, but eventually lost the nomination to former [[Governor of Massachusetts|Governor]] [[Mitt Romney]] (R-[[Massachusetts]]). Delegates to the congressional district and state conventions were chosen at a county caucus, which selected a delegation favoring Santorum. Incumbent [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] easily won the Missouri Democratic Primary and renomination. He defeated Romney in the general election. ====2008==== In 2008, the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary was closely contested, with [[United States Senator|Senator]] [[John McCain]] (R-[[Arizona]]) prevailing and eventually winning the nomination. {{Election box begin | title=Missouri Republican Presidential Primary β Daviess County (2008)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''John McCain''' |votes = '''236''' |percentage = '''29.99''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Mitt Romney |votes = 220 |percentage = 27.95 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Mike Huckabee |votes = 216 |percentage = 27.45 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Ron Paul |votes = 95 |percentage = 12.07 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 20 |percentage = 2.54 |change = }} {{Election box end}} Then-[[United States Senator|Senator]] [[Hillary Clinton]] (D-[[New York (state)|New York]]) received more votes than any candidate from either party in Daviess County during the 2008 presidential primary. Despite initial reports that Clinton had won Missouri, [[Barack Obama]] (D-[[Illinois]]), also a [[United States Senator|Senator]] at the time, narrowly defeated her statewide and later became that year's Democratic nominee, going on to win the presidency. {{Election box begin | title=Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary β Daviess County (2008)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = '''Hillary Clinton''' |votes = '''534''' |percentage = '''62.75''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Barack Obama |votes = 283 |percentage = 33.25 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 34 |percentage = 4.00 |change = }} {{Election box end}}
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