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==Politics== {{Unreferenced section|date=June 2014}} ===Local=== Politics are divided at the local level in Audrain County. [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] hold a majority of the elected positions in the county. {{Missouri county elected officials | name =Audrain County, Missouri | assessor =Melissa Maupin | assessorparty =Democratic | circuitclerk =Penny J. Creed Craghead | circuitclerkparty =Democratic | countyclerk =Lisa Smith | countyclerkparty =Republican | presiding =Steve Hobbs | presidingparty =Republican | district1 =Alan Winders | district1party =Republican | district2 =Tracy Graham | district2party =Republican | collector =Amy LeCount | collectorparty =Republican | coroner =Todd Yager | coronerparty =Republican | prosecutor =Jacob Shellabarger | prosecutorparty =Democratic | administrator =Connie J. Hagan | administratorparty=Democratic | recorder =Janis Deimeke | recorderparty =Republican | sheriff =Matt Oller | sheriffparty =Republican | surveyor = | surveyorparty = | treasurer =Patty Meyers | 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"|'''73.41%''' ''7,622'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|23.92% ''2,484'' |align="center" |2.77% ''277'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2020 Missouri gubernatorial election|2020]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''72.05%''' ''7,643'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|25.10% ''2,663'' |align="center" |2.85% ''302'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2016 Missouri gubernatorial election|2016]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''58.06%''' ''5,831'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|38.20% ''3,836'' |align="center" |3.74% ''376'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[2012 Missouri gubernatorial election|2012]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|46.85% ''4,633'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''49.77%''' ''4,922'' |align="center" |3.39% ''335'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[2008 Missouri gubernatorial election|2008]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''52.35%''' ''5,612'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|46.18% ''4,951'' |align="center" |1.47% ''158'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2004 Missouri gubernatorial election|2004]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''56.72%''' ''6,047'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|42.1% ''4,500'' |align="center" |1.07% ''115'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[2000 Missouri gubernatorial election|2000]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|46.29% ''4,576'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''51.45%''' ''5,086'' |align="center" |2.26% ''223'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[1996 Missouri gubernatorial election|1996]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|33.32% ''3,254'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''64.40%''' ''6,289'' |align="center" |2.27% ''222'' |- |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[1992 Missouri gubernatorial election|1992]] |align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|43.18% ''4,504'' |align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''56.82%''' ''5,927'' |align="center" |0.00% ''0'' |} All of Audrain County is currently included in Missouri's 43rd Legislative District and is currently represented by [[Kent Haden]] (R-[[Mexico, Missouri|Mexico]]) in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Missouri House of Representatives District 43 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_House_of_Representatives_District_43 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> {{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives β District 43 β Audrain County (2020)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Kent Haden''' |votes = '''9,336''' |percentage = '''100.00%''' |change = '''+28.37''' }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives β District 43 β Audrain County (2018)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Kent Haden''' |votes = '''6,160''' |percentage = '''71.63%''' |change = '''-0.90''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jamie Blair |votes = 2,440 |percentage = 28.37% |change = +0.90 }} {{Election box end}} All of Audrain County is a part of Missouri's 10th District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and is currently represented by Jeanie Riddle (R-[[Mokane, Missouri|Mokane]]). {{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate β District 10 β Audrain County (2018)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Jeanie Riddle''' |votes = '''5,701''' |percentage = '''65.89%''' |change = -6.43 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Ayanna Shivers |votes = 2,951 |percentage = 34.11% |change = +6.43 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate β District 10 β Audrain County (2014)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Jeanie Riddle''' |votes = '''3,878''' |percentage = '''72.32%''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Ed Schieffer |votes = 1,484 |percentage = 27.68% |change = }} {{Election box end}} ===Federal=== Most of Audrain County is included in [[MO-04|Missouri's 4th Congressional District]] and is currently represented by [[Vicky Hartzler]] (R-[[Harrisonville, Missouri|Harrisonville]]) in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]. Communities in Audrain County included in the 4th District include Mexico. Hartzler was elected to a sixth term in [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections|2020]] over Democratic challenger Lindsey Simmons. {{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives β Missouri's 4th Congressional District β Audrain County (2020)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Vicky Hartzler''' |votes = '''6,064''' |percentage = '''72.82%''' |change = '''+2.40''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Lindsey Simmons |votes = 2,009 |percentage = 24.12% |change = -2.98 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Steven K. Koonse |votes = 255 |percentage = 3.06% |change = +0.59 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives β Missouriβs 4th Congressional District β Audrain County (2018)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Vicky Hartzler''' |votes = '''4,867''' |percentage = '''70.42%''' |change = '''+0.31''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Renee Hoagenson |votes = 1,873 |percentage = 27.10% |change = +1.70 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Mark Bliss |votes = 171 |percentage = 2.47% |change = -2.02 }} {{Election box end}} Some of Audrain 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]]. Communities in Audrain County included in the 6th District include Farber, Laddonia, and Vandalia. 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 Audrain County (2020)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Sam Graves''' |votes = '''1,628''' |percentage = '''77.23%''' |change = '''+4.54''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Gena L. Ross |votes = 428 |percentage = 20.30% |change = -4.61 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Jim Higgins |votes = 52 |percentage = 2.47% |change = +0.07 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives β Missouri's 6th Congressional District β Audrain County (2018)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Sam Graves''' |votes = '''1,240''' |percentage = '''72.69%''' |change = '''+3.39''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Henry Robert Martin |votes = 425 |percentage = 24.91% |change = -2.11 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Dan Hogan |votes = 41 |percentage = 2.40% |change = +0.18 }} {{Election box end}} Audrain 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 Audrain County (2018)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Josh Hawley''' |votes = '''5,651''' |percentage = '''64.72%''' |change = '''+19.73''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Claire McCaskill |votes = 2,727 |percentage = 31.23% |change = -16.00 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Craig O'Dear |votes = 166 |percentage = 1.90% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Japheth Campbell |votes = 135 |percentage = 1.55% |change = -6.24 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party (United States) |candidate = Jo Crain |votes = 52 |percentage = 0.60% |change = +0.60 }} {{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 Audrain County (2016)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Roy Blunt''' |votes = '''5,726''' |percentage = '''57.26%''' |change = '''+12.27''' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jason Kander |votes = 3,680 |percentage = 36.80% |change = -10.43 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Jonathan Dine |votes = 312 |percentage = 3.12% |change = -4.66 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party (United States) |candidate = Johnathan McFarland |votes = 163 |percentage = 1.63% |change = +1.63 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Constitution Party (United States) |candidate = Fred Ryman |votes = 119 |percentage = 1.19% |change = +1.19 }} {{Election box end}} ====Political culture==== {{PresHead|place=Audrain 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 24, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|7,699|2,688|136|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|7,732|2,704|230|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|6,981|2,570|582|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|6,186|3,539|257|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|6,167|4,434|180|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|6,294|4,318|71|Missouri}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|5,256|4,551|178|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|3,955|4,690|1,133|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,798|4,731|2,125|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1988|Democratic|5,072|5,226|29|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|7,261|4,662|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|6,347|5,168|319|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|5,378|5,600|54|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|7,197|3,706|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|5,005|4,806|1,012|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,316|7,387|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|4,955|6,410|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|4,664|5,951|0|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|4,767|6,775|12|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,739|7,495|16|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|3,455|6,471|13|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|3,447|7,768|9|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,508|7,455|31|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,037|7,301|54|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1928|Democratic|4,141|5,067|14|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|3,125|5,866|151|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|3,827|5,514|68|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,741|3,572|48|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,360|3,332|451|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1908|Democratic|1,733|3,350|73|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1904|Democratic|1,454|3,006|111|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1900|Democratic|1,436|3,477|111|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,609|3,984|35|Missouri}} {{PresRow|1892|Democratic|1,408|3,240|260|Missouri}} {{PresFoot|1888|Democratic|1,506|3,152|76|Missouri}} At the presidential level, Audrain County has become solidly Republican in recent years. Audrain 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 Audrain 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 [[Michael Dukakis]] in [[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]. Like most rural areas throughout Missouri, voters in Audrain 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. Despite Audrain County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing [[Populism|populist]] causes. 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. 63.40% of Audrain 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 Audrain 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 Audrain County (2020)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = '''Joe Biden''' |votes = '''1,088''' |percentage = '''67.00''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Bernie Sanders |votes = 426 |percentage = 26.23 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Tulsi Gabbard |votes = 22 |percentage = 1.36 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 88 |percentage = 5.42 |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 Audrain County and statewide by large margins. {{Election box begin | title=Missouri Republican Presidential Primary β Audrain County (2020)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Donald Trump''' |votes = '''1,426''' |percentage = '''97.67''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Bill Weld |votes = 8 |percentage = 0.55 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 26 |percentage = 1.78 |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 [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]] (R-[[Texas]]) carried a plurality of the vote in Audrain County. Trump went on to win the nomination and the presidency. {{Election box begin | title=Missouri Republican Presidential Primary β Audrain County (2016)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''Ted Cruz''' |votes = '''1,642''' |percentage = '''40.77''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Donald Trump |votes = 1,611 |percentage = 40.00 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = John Kasich |votes = 423 |percentage = 10.50 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Marco Rubio |votes = 229 |percentage = 5.69 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 123 |percentage = 3.05 |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 Audrain County by a small margin. {{Election box begin | title=Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary β Audrain County (2016)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = '''Hillary Clinton''' |votes = '''749''' |percentage = '''49.64''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Bernie Sanders |votes = 728 |percentage = 48.24 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 32 |percentage = 2.12 |change = }} {{Election box end}} ====2012==== The 2012 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary's results were nonbinding on the state's national convention delegates. Voters in Audrain 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 Audrain County (2008)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = '''John McCain''' |votes = '''744''' |percentage = '''33.24''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Mike Huckabee |votes = 709 |percentage = 31.68 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Mitt Romney |votes = 649 |percentage = 29.00 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Ron Paul |votes = 99 |percentage = 4.42 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 37 |percentage = 1.66 |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 Audrain 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 Audrain County (2008)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = '''Hillary Clinton''' |votes = '''1,575''' |percentage = '''57.42''' |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Barack Obama |votes = 1,079 |percentage = 39.34 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Others/Uncommitted |votes = 89 |percentage = 3.24 |change = }} {{Election box end}}
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