Editing Marion County, Missouri (section)

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

{{Missouri county elected officials
| name              =Marion County, Missouri
| assessor          =Mark Novak
| assessorparty     =Democratic
| circuitclerk      =Cheryl Damron (Division I) / Chris Tate (Division II)
| circuitclerkparty =Republican
| countyclerk       =Marla Meyers
| countyclerkparty  =Republican
| presiding          =David Lomax
| presidingparty    =Republican
| district1         =Steve Begley
| district1party    =Republican
| district2         =Larry Welch
| district2party    =Republican
| collector         =
| collectorparty    =
| coroner             =Rick Jones
| coronerparty    =Republican
| prosecutor        =Luke A Bryant
| prosecutorparty   =Republican
| administrator     =Wendy Howe
| administratorparty=Democratic
| recorder          =Harla Friez
| recorderparty     =Democratic
| sheriff           =Jimmy Shinn
| sheriffparty      =Republican
| surveyor          =John D. Janes
| surveyorparty     =Independent
| treasurer         =Joelle Fohey
| treasurerparty    =Democratic
}}

===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"|'''76.43%''' ''9,887''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|21.54% ''2,786''
|align="center" |2.03% ''263''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2020|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''75.91%''' ''10,082''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|22.70% ''3,015''
|align="center" |1.39% ''185''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''65.84%''' ''8,484''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|31.86% ''4,105''
|align="center" |2.30% ''297''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''53.03%''' ''6,380''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|44.83% ''5,394''
|align="center" |2.14% ''257''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''58.82%''' ''7,341''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|39.77% ''4,964''
|align="center" |1.41% ''176''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''67.03%''' ''8,292''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|31.77% ''3,930''
|align="center" |1.20% ''148''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''50.05%''' ''5,832''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|48.88% ''5,696''
|align="center" |1.07% ''125''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|31.55% ''3,388''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''66.68%''' ''7,161''
|align="center" |1.78% ''191''
|}

Marion County is in Missouri's 5th district in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]], represented by [http://house.mo.gov/member.aspx?year=2017&district=005 Lindell F. Shumake] (R-[[Hannibal, Missouri|Hannibal]]).
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 5 — Marion County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Lindell F. Shumake'''
  |votes      = '''9,532'''
  |percentage = '''74.88%'''
  |change     = '''+0.24'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = O.C. Latta
  |votes      = 3,197
  |percentage = 25.12%
  |change     = -0.24
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 5 — Marion County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Lindell F. Shumake'''
  |votes      = '''5,089'''
  |percentage = '''74.64%'''
  |change     = '''+12.30'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = C. Leroy Deichman
  |votes      = 1,729
  |percentage = 25.36%
  |change     = -12.30
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 5 — Marion County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Lindell F. Shumake'''
  |votes      = '''7,445'''
  |percentage = '''62.34%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Tom Shively
  |votes      = 4,497
  |percentage = 37.66%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Marion County is a part of Missouri's 18th District in the [[Missouri Senate]]; it is represented by [http://www.senate.mo.gov/mem18/ Brian Munzlinger] (R-[[Williamstown, Missouri|Williamstown]]). 
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 18 — Marion County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Brian Munzlinger'''
  |votes      = '''5,630'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

===Federal===
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Marion County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Roy Blunt'''
  |votes      = '''8,239'''
  |percentage = '''64.11%'''
  |change     = '''+11.46'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jason Kander
  |votes      = 4,115
  |percentage = 32.02%
  |change     = -11.77
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 277
  |percentage = 2.16%
  |change     = -1.40
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Johnathan McFarland
  |votes      = 128
  |percentage = 1.00%
  |change     = +1.00
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Fred Ryman
  |votes      = 93
  |percentage = 0.72%
  |change     = +0.72
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Missouri — Marion County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Todd Akin
  |votes      = 6,350
  |percentage = 52.65%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Claire McCaskill'''
  |votes      = '''5,281'''
  |percentage = '''43.79%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 429
  |percentage = 3.56%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
Marion County is included in [[MO-06|Missouri's 6th Congressional District]] and is 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 - Marion County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''9,405'''
  |percentage = '''74.46%'''
  |change     = '''+0.30'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = David M. Blackwell
  |votes      = 2,915
  |percentage = 23.08%
  |change     = -0.76
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Russ Lee Monchil
  |votes      = 193
  |percentage = 1.53%
  |change     = -0.47
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Mike Diel
  |votes      = 118
  |percentage = 0.93%
  |change     = +0.93
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 6th Congressional District — Marion County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''5,008'''
  |percentage = '''74.16%'''
  |change     = '''+9.76'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Bill Hedge
  |votes      = 1,610
  |percentage = 23.84%
  |change     = -9.88
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Russ Lee Monchil
  |votes      = 135
  |percentage = 2.00%
  |change     = +0.12
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Marion County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sam Graves'''
  |votes      = '''7,462'''
  |percentage = '''64.40%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Kyle Yarber
  |votes      = 3,907
  |percentage = 33.72%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Russ Lee Monchil
  |votes      = 218
  |percentage = 1.88%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{PresHead|place=Marion 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|9,991|3,032|130|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|9,915|3,202|259|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|9,419|2,994|525|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|7,923|4,031|204|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|7,705|4,703|145|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|7,815|4,568|70|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|6,550|4,993|169|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|4,653|4,924|1,144|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|4,762|5,156|1,865|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|5,034|5,617|23|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|6,831|4,666|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|6,036|5,890|260|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|5,501|6,124|38|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|7,197|4,171|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|4,732|5,416|1,221|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,605|8,314|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|6,431|6,758|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|5,657|6,874|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|6,162|8,457|18|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|3,802|9,122|20|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|4,560|8,575|14|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|5,892|9,723|45|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|4,628|11,068|51|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|4,123|10,293|103|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|7,664|5,679|24|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|5,408|5,739|1,150|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|4,660|6,719|166|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,759|4,534|108|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,693|3,471|745|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|2,554|3,982|236|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|2,433|3,127|202|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|2,490|3,927|109|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|2,699|4,008|52|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|2,154|3,634|119|Missouri}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Democratic|2,294|3,365|220|Missouri}}

Historically a Democratic county in the 20th century, with the exception of Republican landslides in 1972 and 1984, Marion County has been reliably Republican since 2000. The last Democrat to receive 40% or more of the vote was [[Al Gore]] that same year.

===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 1,587, than any candidate from either party in Marion County during the 2008 presidential primary.