Editing Monroe County, Missouri (section)

===Local===
The [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] used to dominate politics at the local, state and federal levels in Monroe County. However, like the rest of the state, the county has swung heavily towards the Republican Party in recent years, with Republicans now controlling 10 of the 13 elected positions in the county. 

The GOP began to make gains in the county in [[2006 United States elections|2006]] at the state and federal level, and has gained ground in almost every election since.

Monroe County voters have selected Republican candidates over Democrats in 13 consecutive [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House]] elections ([[1998 United States House of Representatives elections#Missouri|1998]] through [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri|2022]]), the last nine [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] elections ([[2000 United States Senate election in Missouri|2000]] through [[2022 United States Senate election in Missouri|2022]]), six continuous [[President of the United States|presidential]] contests ([[2000 United States presidential election in Missouri|2000]] through [[2020 United States presidential election in Missouri|2020]]), four of five gubernatorial elections ([[2004 Missouri gubernatorial election|2004]] through [[2020 Missouri gubernatorial election|2020]]), five of six [[Missouri Senate|state Senate]] races, and the last four [[State Auditor of Missouri|state auditor]] races ([[2010 Missouri State Auditor election|2010]] through [[2018 Missouri State Auditor election|2022]]). In [[2014 Missouri elections|2014]], for the first time in history,{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} Republican [[Jim Hansen (Missouri politician)|Jim Hansen]] defeated a Democrat to represent the county in the [[Missouri House of Representatives|state House of Representatives]]. In 2016, for the first time in history, Ron Staggs, a Republican, was elected to a county office when he defeated a Democratic opponent for western commissioner. In 2018 two Republicans were elected to county offices: Talley Kendrick, the first Republican to run unopposed in a general election won as prosecuting attorney, and Lori Decker won a contested election for recorder. In the 2020 general election, four Republicans were elected to county office. In 2022, Curt Wheeler beat a Democrat and an Independent, to become the county's first Republican presiding commissioner.

In the 2008 general election, notwithstanding the secretary of state's race, for the first time in history, Monroe Countians gave a plurality to every Republican candidate for federal and state offices, on the ballot, that had a Democratic opponent. Four years later, in the 2012 election, Republican candidates won six of eight state-wide state and federal races, and one was lost by five votes out of more than 4,000 cast. In November 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 every Republican for federal and state office, on the county ballot, defeated their Democratic opponent.

In the April 2016 presidential primary, Republicans outvoted Democrats more than 3-to-1, 1,600 votes in the GOP primary compared to 495 in the Democratic, and more Republican votes than Democratic were cast in the 2020 presidential primary. In 2016's August primary, Republicans out voted Democrats 895 to 698; in the 2018 August primary, Republicans out voted Democrats 1,621 votes to 851. In both the 2020 presidential primary and the August primary Republicans outvoted Democrats two-to-one.

{{Missouri county elected officials
| name              =Monroe County, Missouri
| assessor          =Melinda James
| assessorparty     =Republican
| circuitclerk      =Heather D. Wheeler
| circuitclerkparty =Republican
| countyclerk       =Beth Whelan
| countyclerkparty  =Republican
| presiding         =Curt Wheeler
| presidingparty    =Republican
| district1         =Mike Whelan
| district1party    =Democratic
| district2         =Marilyn Morgan O'Bannon
| district2party    =Republican
| collector         =Chrissy Graupman
| collectorparty    =Republican
| coroner           =James K. Reinhard
| coronerparty      =Democratic
| prosecutor        =Nicole Volkert
| prosecutorparty   =Republican
| administrator     =Jessica Chase
| administratorparty=Republican
| recorder          =Lori Decker
| recorderparty     =Republican
| sheriff           =Joe Collston
| sheriffparty      =Republican
| treasurer         =Shelia Jurgesmyer
| treasurerparty    =Democratic
  }}