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==Politics== {{Unreferenced section|date=June 2014}} ===Local=== The [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] controls politics at the local level in Harrison County. Republicans hold all of the elected positions in the county. {{Missouri county elected officials | name =Harrison County, Missouri | assessor =Lila Mae Craig | assessorparty =Republican | circuitclerk =C. Sherece Eivins | circuitclerkparty =Republican | countyclerk =Greta Bottcher | countyclerkparty =Republican | presiding =Jack W. Hodge | presidingparty =Republican | district1 =Rick J. Smith | district1party =Republican | district2 =Jim Holcomb | district2party =Republican | collector =Cheryl Coleman | collectorparty =Republican | coroner =Zach Wilson | coronerparty =Republican | prosecutor =Alex VanZandt | prosecutorparty =Republican | administrator =Kimberly King | administratorparty=Republican | recorder =C. Sherece Eivins | recorderparty =Republican | sheriff =Trevor Place | sheriffparty =Republican | surveyor =Edgar Lawrence | surveyorparty =Republican | treasurer =Cheryl Coleman | 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]] |- | style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|[[2024 Missouri gubernatorial election|2024]] | style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;"|'''85.19%''' ''3,243'' | style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;"|13.92% ''530'' | style="text-align:center;"|0.90% ''34'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2020|2020]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''82.61%''' ''3,139'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|15.84% ''602'' |align="center" |1.55% ''59'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016|2016]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''67.50%''' ''2,473'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|29.50% ''1,081'' |align="center" |3.00 ''110'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012|2012]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''56.78%''' ''2,072'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|39.82% ''1,453'' |align="center" |3.40% ''124'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''54.06%''' ''2,090'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|43.87% ''1,696'' |align="center" |2.07% ''80'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''63.53%''' ''2,556'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|35.22% ''1,417'' |align="center" |1.25% ''50'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''60.16%''' ''2,307'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|37.29% ''1,430'' |align="center" |2.55% ''98'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996|1996]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|39.36% ''1,472'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''58.82%''' ''2,200'' |align="center" |1.82% ''68'' |} All of Harrison 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 Harrison County (2020)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''J. Eggleston''' |votes = '''3,253''' |percentage = '''86.82%''' |change = '''-13.18''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Mindi Smith |votes = 494 |percentage = 13.18% |change = +13.18 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives β District 2 β Harrison County (2018)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''J. Eggleston''' |votes = '''2,520''' |percentage = '''100.00%''' |change = '''Β±0.00''' }} {{Election box end}} All of Harrison 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 Harrison County (2018)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Dan Hegeman''' |votes = '''2,328''' |percentage = '''82.52%''' |change = '''-17.48''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Terry Richard |votes = 493 |percentage = 17.48% |change = +17.48% }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate β District 12 β Harrison County (2014)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Dan Hegeman''' |votes = '''2,051''' |percentage = '''100.00''' |change = }} {{Election box end}} ===Federal=== All of Harrison 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 Harrison County (2020)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Sam Graves''' |votes = '''3,250''' |percentage = '''85.80%''' |change = '''+3.41''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Gena L. Ross |votes = 496 |percentage = 13.09% |change = -1.90 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Jim Higgins |votes = 42 |percentage = 1.11% |change = -1.51 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives β Missouri's 6th Congressional District β Harrison County (2018)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Sam Graves''' |votes = '''2,358''' |percentage = '''82.39%''' |change = '''+1.55''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Henry Robert Martin |votes = 429 |percentage = 14.99% |change = -0.90 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Dan Hogan |votes = 75 |percentage = 2.62% |change = +0.39 }} {{Election box end}} Harrison 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 [[Eric Schmitt]] (R-[[Clayton, Missouri|Clayton]]). {{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate β Class I β Harrison County (2018)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Josh Hawley''' |votes = '''2,155''' |percentage = '''74.93%''' |change = '''+26.73''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Claire McCaskill |votes = 611 |percentage = 21.25% |change = -21.81 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Craig O'Dear |votes = 61 |percentage = 2.12% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Japheth Campbell |votes = 37 |percentage = 1.29% |change = -7.44 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party (United States) |candidate = Jo Crain |votes = 12 |percentage = 0.42% |change = +0.42 }} {{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 β Class III β Harrison County (2016)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Roy Blunt''' |votes = '''2,415''' |percentage = '''65.89%''' |change = '''+17.69''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jason Kander |votes = 1,053 |percentage = 28.73% |change = -14.33 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Jonathan Dine |votes = 88 |percentage = 2.40% |change = -6.33 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party (United States) |candidate = Johnathan McFarland |votes = 37 |percentage = 1.01% |change = +1.01 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Constitution Party (United States) |candidate = Fred Ryman |votes = 72 |percentage = 1.96% |change = +1.96 }} {{Election box end}} ====Political culture==== {{PresHead|place=Harrison 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>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|3,293|534|18|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,198|597|31|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,965|574|150|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|2,624|984|87|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,512|1,287|116|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,729|1,279|40|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,552|1,328|111|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|1,737|1,628|515|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,563|1,590|1,069|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,271|1,776|16|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,844|1,649|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,734|1,732|189|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|2,478|2,304|31|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,574|1,383|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,092|1,688|412|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,516|2,787|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,166|2,200|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,141|2,518|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|5,191|2,261|13|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|3,646|2,854|13|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,330|2,623|11|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|5,304|3,325|7|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1936|Republican|4,888|3,942|22|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,476|3,376|31|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,818|2,319|16|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,247|2,792|261|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,151|2,502|87|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,741|2,205|143|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1912|Republican|2,081|1,985|1,074|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,842|1,938|86|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,014|1,596|177|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|3,083|2,209|188|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1896|Republican|2,956|2,582|39|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1892|Republican|2,474|1,630|579|Missouri}} {{PresFoot|1888|Republican|2,418|1,722|161|Missouri}} At the presidential level, Harrison County is reliably Republican. [[Donald Trump]] carried the county easily in [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]] and [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]. [[Bill Clinton]] was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Harrison County in [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]. The last Democrat to win support from a majority of Harrison County voters was [[Lyndon Johnson]] in [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]. Like most rural areas throughout northwest Missouri, voters in Harrison County generally adhere to socially and culturally [[Conservatism|conservative]] principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings. 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 won in Harrison County with 81% of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71% support from voters. 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 Harrison County with 56% 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County with 61% of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 79% 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. 59.09% of Harrison 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County (2020)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = '''Joe Biden''' |votes = '''186''' |percentage = '''65.49''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Bernie Sanders |votes = 68 |percentage = 23.94 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Tulsi Gabbard |votes = 6 |percentage = 2.11 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 24 |percentage = 8.45 |change = }} {{Election box end}} Incumbent [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]] (R-[[Florida]]) won both Harrison County and statewide by large margins. None of his primary challengers received any votes in Harrison County. {{Election box begin | title=Missouri Republican Presidential Primary β Harrison County (2020)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Donald Trump''' |votes = '''597''' |percentage = '''98.35''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Uncommitted |votes = 10 |percentage = 1.65 |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 and won a plurality of the vote in Harrison County. He went on to win the presidency. {{Election box begin | title=Missouri Republican Presidential Primary β Harrison County (2016)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Donald Trump''' |votes = '''755''' |percentage = '''46.52''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Ted Cruz |votes = 591 |percentage = 36.41 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = John Kasich |votes = 141 |percentage = 8.69 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Marco Rubio |votes = 85 |percentage = 5.24 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 51 |percentage = 3.14 |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]]) won statewide by a small margin, but [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Bernie Sanders]] (I-[[Vermont]]) narrowly carried Harrison County. {{Election box begin | title=Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary β Harrison County (2016)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = '''Bernie Sanders''' |votes = '''163''' |percentage = '''50.00''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Hillary Clinton |votes = 158 |percentage = 48.47 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 5 |percentage = 1.53 |change = }} {{Election box end}} ====2012==== In the 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary, voters in Harrison County supported former [[U.S. Senator]] [[Rick Santorum]] (R-[[Pennsylvania]]), who finished first in the state at large, but ultimately lost the nomination to former [[Governor of Massachusetts|Governor]] [[Mitt Romney]] (R-[[Massachusetts]]). Delegates were chosen at a county caucus that ultimately selected an uncommitted delegation. 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 Harrison County (2008)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''John McCain''' |votes = '''288''' |percentage = '''32.65''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Mike Huckabee |votes = 277 |percentage = 31.41 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Mitt Romney |votes = 207 |percentage = 23.47 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Ron Paul |votes = 93 |percentage = 10.54 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 17 |percentage = 1.93 |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 Harrison 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 Harrison County (2008)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = '''Hillary Clinton''' |votes = '''436''' |percentage = '''60.81''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Barack Obama |votes = 249 |percentage = 34.73 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 32 |percentage = 4.47 |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{clear}}
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