2008 United States presidential election in Missouri

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| election_name = 2008 United States presidential election in Missouri

| country = Missouri

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2004 United States presidential election in Missouri

| previous_year = 2004

| next_election = 2012 United States presidential election in Missouri

| next_year = 2012

| election_date = November 4, 2008

| image1 = File:John McCain 2009 Official.jpg

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| nominee1 = John McCain

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| home_state1 = Arizona

| running_mate1 = Sarah Palin

| electoral_vote1 = 11

| popular_vote1 = 1,445,814

| percentage1 = 49.43%

| image2 = File:Obama portrait crop.jpg

| nominee2 = Barack Obama

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| home_state2 = Illinois

| running_mate2 = Joe Biden

| electoral_vote2 = 0

| popular_vote2 = 1,441,911

| percentage2 = 49.29%

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| title = President

| before_election = George W. Bush

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Barack Obama

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

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The 2008 United States presidential election in Missouri was held on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election, which took place throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Missouri was won by Republican nominee John McCain by 3,903 votes, a 0.14% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this state a toss-up, or a swing state. On election day, Missouri was the closest state in 2008, with most news organizations not calling the state until two weeks after the election.{{Cite web |last=Andy Barr |title=It’s official: McCain wins Missouri |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2008/11/its-official-mccain-wins-missouri-015802 |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=POLITICO |language=en}} A high turnout of voters in the GOP strongholds of Greene County (Springfield) and St. Charles County, combined with Democrat Barack Obama's lackluster performance in the more rural parts of the state, gave the edge to McCain. Since the margin of victory was less than 1%, Obama could have legally called for a recount at no expense to himself, but he ultimately chose not to do so. This was likely because he had already received enough electoral votes to win the presidency which rendered Missouri's 11 electoral votes inconsequential and a recount would have been unlikely to change the outcome.{{Cite web |last=Silver |first=Nate |date=2008-11-16 |title=What’s Holding Up Missouri? |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/whats-holding-up-missouri/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=FiveThirtyEight |language=en-US}}

Obama became the first Democrat to ever win the presidency without carrying Missouri, and McCain the first Republican to carry Missouri without winning the presidency.

Combined with the state's swing to the right in 2000 and 2004 and the further bleeding of Democratic support in white, rural areas, this would be the last time when Missouri was seriously contested and considered to be a swing/bellwether state. The state continued moving deeper and safer into the Republican side four years later and onward, and as such, this is the most recent election when the Republican candidate won less than 50% of the state's popular vote. As of 2024, this is the last time that Iron County, Jefferson County, Washington County, Ste. Genevieve County, and Buchanan County voted for the Democratic candidate. Despite losing, Obama's 1,441,911 votes are the most received by a Democratic presidential candidate in the state's history.

Primaries

Campaign

With the advent of the September financial crisis, Obama began to look viable. John McCain's lead diminished and then disappeared; for several weeks Obama even led Missouri polls.{{cite web|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/mo/missouri_mccain_vs_obama-545.html|title=Missouri: McCain vs. Obama|access-date=April 6, 2009|publisher=RealClearPolitics|archive-date=April 6, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406234924/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/mo/missouri_mccain_vs_obama-545.html|url-status=live}} Obama started visiting Republican-leaning states, including Missouri. In one of the more memorable trips of the campaign, he drew crowds of 75,000 at Kansas City and 100,000 at St. Louis.{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Powell|author2=Michael Cooper|title=Day's Campaigning Shows an Inverted Political Plane|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/us/politics/19campaign.html|work=New York Times|date=October 18, 2008|access-date=April 7, 2009|archive-date=April 10, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410214259/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/us/politics/19campaign.html|url-status=live}} However, John McCain's campaign managed to close the gap and most polls showed a dead tie on and before Election Day.

Although seven of Missouri's eight neighboring states offered the option of early voting, the option was not available in Missouri.[http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/raceresults.asp?eid=256&oid=56367 U.S. President And Vice President] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113133247/http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/raceresults.asp?eid=256&oid=56367 |date=November 13, 2008 }} from the website of the Missouri Secretary of State Election results must go through a certification process before they are official; local election officials had until November 18 to verify their results and process the provisional ballots cast throughout Missouri.

=Predictions=

There were 16 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day:

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!Source

!Ranking

D.C. Political Report{{Cite web|date=2009-01-01|title=D.C.'s Political Report: The complete source for campaign summaries.|url=http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Predictions.html|access-date=2021-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101161206/http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Predictions.html|archive-date=January 1, 2009}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}

Cook Political Report{{Cite web|date=2015-05-05|title=Presidential|url=http://cookpolitical.com/presidential|access-date=2021-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003043/http://cookpolitical.com/presidential|archive-date=May 5, 2015}}

|{{USRaceRating|Toss-up}}

The Takeaway{{Cite web|date=2009-04-22|title=Vote 2008 - The Takeaway - Track the Electoral College vote predictions|url=http://vote2008.thetakeaway.org/2008/09/20/track-the-electoral-college-vote-predictions/|access-date=2021-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422070127/http://vote2008.thetakeaway.org/2008/09/20/track-the-electoral-college-vote-predictions/|archive-date=April 22, 2009}}

|{{USRaceRating|Toss-up}}

Electoral-vote.com{{Cite web|title=Electoral-vote.com: President, Senate, House Updated Daily|url=https://electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/Maps/Dec31.html|access-date=2021-08-23|website=electoral-vote.com|archive-date=August 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823152154/https://electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/Maps/Dec31.html|url-status=live}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

The Washington Post|Washington PostBased on Takeaway

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

Politico{{Cite web|title=POLITICO's 2008 Swing State Map - POLITICO.com|url=http://www.politico.com/convention/swingstate.html|access-date=2016-09-22|website=www.politico.com|archive-date=January 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102061720/http://www.politico.com/convention/swingstate.html|url-status=live}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

RealClearPolitics{{cite web| url = http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=5| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080605003612/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=5| archive-date = 2008-06-05| title = RealClearPolitics - Electoral Map}}

|{{USRaceRating|Toss-up}}

FiveThirtyEight

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

CQ Politics{{cite web|title=CQ Presidential Election Maps, 2008|url=http://innovation.cq.com/prezMap08/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614004022/http://innovation.cq.com/prezMap08|archive-date=June 14, 2009|access-date=December 20, 2009|website=CQ Politics}}

|{{USRaceRating|Toss-up}}

The New York Times{{cite news|last1=Nagourney|first1=Adam|last2=Zeleny|first2=Jeff|last3=Carter|first3=Shan|date=2008-11-04|title=The Electoral Map: Key States|work=The New York Times|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/whos-ahead/key-states/map.html?scp=1&sq=electoral%20college%20map&st=cse|access-date=May 26, 2010|archive-date=July 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719151845/http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/whos-ahead/key-states/map.html?scp=1&sq=electoral%20college%20map&st=cse|url-status=live}}

|{{USRaceRating|Toss-up}}

CNN{{cite news|date=2008-10-31|title=October – 2008 – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs|work=CNN|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/|access-date=May 26, 2010|archive-date=June 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619013250/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/|url-status=dead}}

|{{USRaceRating|Toss-up}}

NPR

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

MSNBC

|{{USRaceRating|Toss-up}}

Fox News{{cite news|date=April 27, 2010|title=Winning The Electoral College|work=Fox News|url=http://www.foxnews.com/oreilly/winning-the-electoral-college/|access-date=December 20, 2009|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305043007/https://www.foxnews.com/oreilly/winning-the-electoral-college/|url-status=live}}

|{{USRaceRating|Toss-up}}

Associated Press{{Cite web|title=roadto270|url=http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/campaign_plus/roadto270/|access-date=2016-09-22|website=hosted.ap.org|archive-date=December 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208002123/http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/campaign_plus/roadto270/|url-status=live}}

|{{USRaceRating|Toss-up}}

Rasmussen Reports{{Cite web|title=Election 2008: Electoral College Update - Rasmussen Reports|url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/election_2008_electoral_college_update|access-date=2016-09-22|website=www.rasmussenreports.com|archive-date=February 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201084323/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/election_2008_electoral_college_update|url-status=live}}

|{{USRaceRating|Toss-up}}

=Polling=

{{main|Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election#Missouri|l1=Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election: Missouri}}

Throughout the general election, McCain consistently won the state's pre-election polls, even reaching above 50% in some of them. In the fall campaign, polls were back and forth with both. In the last few weeks when Obama was having the momentum, the final 5 polls taken in the state were all a tie.{{Cite web|title=2008 Presidential Election Polls - MO|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/POLLS/PRESIDENT/2008/pollsa.php?fips=29|website=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|access-date=February 11, 2022|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308053546/http://uselectionatlas.org/POLLS/PRESIDENT/2008/pollsa.php?fips=29|url-status=live}}

Here are the final polls in the state:

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! Poll Source

! Date administered

! Democrat

! %

! Republican

! %

! Lead Margin

Reuters/Zogby[https://web.archive.org/web/20081107090722/http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1632 Reuters/Zogby]

|October 31-
November 3, 2008

| Barack Obama

| 48.8%

| John McCain

| 48.8%

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Rasmussen Reports/
Fox News[https://web.archive.org/web/20080912062353/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/missouri/election_2008_missouri_presidential_election Rasmussen Reports/
Fox News]

|November 2, 2008

| Barack Obama

| 49%

| John McCain

| 49%

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Public Policy Polling[http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_Missouri_1103967.pdf Public Policy Polling]

|October 31 – November 2, 2008

| Barack Obama

| 49.4%

| John McCain

| 48.6%

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Reuters/Zogby[https://web.archive.org/web/20081106112835/http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1628 Reuters/Zogby]

|October 30-
November 2, 2008

| Barack Obama

| 47.4%

| John McCain

| 45.7%

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Survey USA[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=ff462685-8503-45a3-b448-84a2fb062b12/ Survey USA]

|October 30 – November 2, 2008

| Barack Obama

| 48%

| John McCain

| 48%

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=Fundraising=

John McCain raised a total of $2,904,162 in the state. Barack Obama raised $4,999,812.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppState.do?stateName=MO&cand_id=P00000001 |title=Presidential Campaign Finance |access-date=August 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324085941/http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppState.do?stateName=MO&cand_id=P00000001 |archive-date=March 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

=Advertising and visits=

Obama and his interest groups spent $11,323,706. McCain and his interest groups spent $9,428,559.{{cite news | url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/ad.spending/ | work=CNN | title=Map: Campaign Ad Spending - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com | access-date=May 26, 2010 | archive-date=March 5, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305065555/http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/ad.spending/ | url-status=live }}

The Democratic ticket visited the state 13 times throughout the general election. The Republican ticket visited here 14 times.{{cite news | url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/candidate.visits/ | work=CNN | title=Map: Campaign Candidate Visits - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com | access-date=May 26, 2010 | archive-date=August 3, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803060335/http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/candidate.visits/ | url-status=live }}

McCain's Visits:

June 18: Springfield{{Cite web|url=http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080618/NEWS06/806180516/-1/BLOGS09|title=McCain visits Springfield today | News-Leader.com | Springfield News-Leader}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
July 15: St. Louis
July 17: Kansas City{{Cite web |url=http://www.johnmccain.com/STE/EventDetail.aspx?guid=5ea31db4-d318-473c-8ca0-0e1d367dcac1 |title=John McCain 2008 – John McCain for President |access-date=July 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080715074859/https://www.johnmccain.com/ste/EventDetail.aspx?guid=5ea31db4-d318-473c-8ca0-0e1d367dcac1 |archive-date=July 15, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
July 30: Kansas City{{Cite web |url=http://publicbroadcasting.net/kwmu/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1327605§ionID=1 |title=kwmu NewsRoom |access-date=July 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724023419/http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kwmu/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1327605§ionID=1 |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
August 31: St. Louis
October 8: Vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin campaigned in Cape Girardeau at the Show-Me Center on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University in an effort to reach out to the base of the GOP.

Obama's Visits:

May 13: During the course of the ongoing Democratic presidential primary, Obama visited Thorngate factory in Cape Girardeau in Southeast Missouri alongside U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill to speak to a group of factory workers. These blue-collar, working-class whites were a voting bloc that strongly backed Hillary Clinton throughout the primary.
June 9 – 10: St. Louis{{Cite web|date=2008-08-21|title=Political Fix » Blog Archive » Obama planning to campaign two days in…|url=http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/political-fix/political-fix/2008/06/obama-planning-to-campaign-two-days-in-missouri/|access-date=2022-02-11|website=archive.ph|archive-date=August 21, 2008|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080821134949/http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/political-fix/political-fix/2008/06/obama-planning-to-campaign-two-days-in-missouri/|url-status=live}}
June 30: Independence{{Cite web |url=http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/686290.html |title=www.kansascity.com | 06/30/2008 | Obama stresses patriotism on visit to Independence |access-date=July 11, 2008 |archive-date=July 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730064259/http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/686290.html |url-status=dead }}
July 5: St. Louis{{Cite web|url=http://www.myfoxstl.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=6918421&version=7&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1|title=St. Louis Ticket Broker | St Louis Cardinals & St Louis Blues Tickets | Mizzou Football Tickets from The Ticket Guys|access-date=July 11, 2008|archive-date=April 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414034239/http://www.myfoxstl.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=6918421&version=7&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1|url-status=usurped}}
July 7: St. Louis (unscheduled; plane maintenance)[http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=6249360]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
July 30: Springfield, Rolla, Union
August 25, 26: Kansas City
October 18: St. Louis
October 30: Columbia{{Cite web|url=http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2008/10/31/obama-revs-mu/|title=The Maneater – Obama revs up MU|access-date=November 20, 2008|archive-date=April 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404195506/http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2008/10/31/obama-revs-mu/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.columbiamissourian.com/multimedia/video/2008/10/30/obama-visits-mu/ |title=Obama visits MU – Columbia Missourian |access-date=November 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119142720/http://www.columbiamissourian.com/multimedia/video/2008/10/30/obama-visits-mu/ |archive-date=January 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
November 1: Springfieldhttp://ozarksfirst.com/content/fulltext/?cid=77101 {{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Analysis

For the better part of a century, Missouri was considered to be the nation's prime bellwether state. From 1904 to 2004, Missouri voted for the winner in every presidential election except 1956, when the state narrowly voted for Democrat Adlai Stevenson of neighboring Illinois over incumbent Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In recent years, however, it has trended Republican. Although Bill Clinton of neighboring Arkansas won the state with ease during both of his elections in 1992 and 1996, Al Gore and John Kerry considered Missouri a lost cause and did not campaign much there. Despite being from neighboring Illinois, Obama too initially put the state as a secondary concern in relation to other swing states such as Ohio and Virginia where he thought he had a better chance. As his lead diminished in the summer months, he and McCain moved the campaign to more Democratic-friendly states, as McCain maintained a comfortable polling lead in Missouri. Similar hypothetical general match-up polls taken between McCain and Hillary Clinton, however, showed Clinton always leading in Missouri.

A record 2.9 million Missourians, or 69% of eligible voters, cast their ballots in the general election, about 200,000 more than the previous record in the 2004 elections.[http://www.sos.mo.gov/news.asp?id=758 Carnahan Announces Record Number of Missourians Cast Ballots in General Election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423185306/http://www.sos.mo.gov/news.asp?id=758 |date=April 23, 2020 }} from the website of the Missouri Secretary of State On Election Day, McCain clung to a tiny lead, with absentee and provisional ballots yet to be counted. By November 19, McCain led Obama by 1,445,813–1,441,910 votes, or approximately 0.14% of the total popular vote in Missouri. CNN called the state for McCain that day.{{cite news | url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/19/mccain-wins-missouri-states-streak-over/ | work=CNN | title=McCain wins Missouri; State's streak over! | access-date=May 26, 2010 | archive-date=August 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809034443/https://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/19/mccain-wins-missouri-states-streak-over/ | url-status=dead }} The 2008 election was only the second time in 104 years that it had not voted for the winner of the general election. Missouri was, however, the closest state of the 2008 election.

The Democratic base of Missouri rests in its two largest cities in the west and east – Kansas City and St. Louis, respectively. Obama did extremely well here, winning 83.55% of the vote in St. Louis City and 78.4% in Kansas City. Obama was already a familiar face to St. Louis-area voters, since the St. Louis metro area spills into Illinois. McCain narrowly won the areas in Jackson County outside Kansas City with 49.9% to Obama's 48.8%, but Obama carried the county with 62.14% of the vote due to his strong performance in Kansas City. These two cities had contributed to close margins for elections in Missouri, and 2008 was no different, as these cities frequently create large margins for Democrats.

One of the most important counties in the state for either candidate in Missouri elections is St. Louis County. The county has a population of more than 1 million, and had delivered victories for Democrats since 1992, but by relatively small margins of 6 points in 2000 and 9 points in 2004. Obama outperformed both Gore and Kerry, delivering a 20-point margin for Obama. St. Louis County (where he also won 59.50% of the vote), combined with his landslide wins in Kansas City and St. Louis gave him a 300,000 margin over McCain.{{cite news|title=Election Results 2008 |work=New York Times |url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html |access-date=April 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041103020223/http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/history/ch13.htm |archive-date=November 3, 2004 }}

St. Louis County had been growing increasingly more of a Democratic stronghold, the last time a Republican was able to win the county was in 1988. As reflected nationally, suburban counties practiced a moderate form of conservatism, and had rejected the growing social conservatism of the Republican party. The county, the most affluent in the state, is largely suburban with a racially diverse population. His victory was the strongest performance for a Democrat in the county since 1964. Obama was also able to carry Boone County, home to the large college town of Columbia (Missouri's fifth-largest city and home of the state's flagship University of Missouri campus), and Jefferson County, which consists of the southern St. Louis suburbs such as Arnold and Festus. George W. Bush narrowly won Jefferson County in 2004 over John Kerry.

However, Obama was unable to substantially improve on Kerry's performance in rural Missouri, which is largely responsible for Missouri's Republican tilt. During the 2008 Missouri Democratic Primary, every rural county in Missouri (with the exception of Nodaway County, home of Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville in Northwestern Missouri), strongly backed Hillary Clinton, often by more than two-to-one margins. Many, if not all, of these counties that Clinton won in the Missouri Primary ended up voting for McCain in the general election. A number of these counties are ancestrally Democratic. However, these counties are very similar in character to Yellow Dog Democrat areas in neighboring Tennessee, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The Democrats in these areas are nowhere near as liberal as their counterparts in St. Louis and Kansas City, and much like their counterparts in neighboring Tennessee and Arkansas, had become increasingly willing to support Republicans at the national level.

Obama lost by an almost two-to-one margin in Southwest Missouri, a Republican stronghold for the better part of a century. This region is entrenched in the Bible Belt and embedded with deep pockets of social conservatives that includes Springfield and Joplin. Even Bill Clinton could not win Southwest Missouri in 1992 despite the fact that he won the state by double digits. Rural Northern Missouri voted against Obama by a three-to-two margin; this region warmly supported Bill Clinton in both of his bids. Obama also lost much of rural Southeast Missouri. Unlike Northern and Southwest Missouri, Southeast Missouri, which strongly backed Bill Clinton both times, is more Democratic at the local and state levels. The region takes in the Lead Belt, the Bootheel and the Ozark Plateau and includes the largest city of Cape Girardeau, a booming college town but also a conservative, upper-middle class community that votes overwhelmingly Republican. Southeast Missouri is socially conservative but economically liberal, consistently electing Democrats at the local and state levels. While Obama ran even in the area southwest of St. Louis, he did worse than John Kerry in the Bootheel. Obama was, however, able to pick up two counties in Southeast Missouri: Washington County (by a margin of five votes) and Iron County. Both counties are predominantly rural and White but are some of the most impoverished counties in the state that are controlled by Democrats at the local and state levels. Both counties gave Hillary Clinton over 70% of the vote in the Missouri Primary as well.

Obama was allowed to request a recount under state law since preliminary results showed a difference of less than 1% of the votes. The request would have had to be granted by the state.[http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/02/recount_law_in_missouri.php Recount Law In Missouri] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109005145/http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/02/recount_law_in_missouri.php |date=January 9, 2009 }}, a February 2008 blog entry from The Atlantic by associate editor Marc Ambinder However, since Obama already won the election and Missouri would not have affected the outcome, he ultimately did not request one. As of 2020, this is the closest a Northern Democrat has come to winning Missouri since John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts did so in 1960, as the previous three Democratic presidential candidates to win the state were all from the South (Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, Jimmy Carter of Georgia, and Bill Clinton of Arkansas). This was the first presidential election that a Democrat won without winning the state of Missouri, a feat Obama would repeat in 2012, as well as his former running mate Joe Biden in 2020.

During the same election, Democratic Attorney General Jay Nixon defeated U.S. Representative Kenny Hulshof in a landslide for the Governor's Mansion. Incumbent Republican Governor Matt Blunt did not seek a second term. Nixon performed extremely well in rural Missouri and clinched 58.40% of the total statewide vote compared to Hulshof's 39.49% to become Governor of Missouri. Republicans were, however, able to hold on to the U.S. House seat in Missouri's 9th Congressional District that was vacated by Hulshof in his unsuccessful gubernatorial bid. Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer narrowly defeated Democrat Judy Baker by less than 3 percentage points, in large part due to McCain winning it by 11 points. At the state level, Democrats picked up three seats in the Missouri House of Representatives but Republicans expanded their majority in the Missouri Senate, picking up three seats here. Furthermore, upon the 2008 election, Democrats controlled all statewide offices but one; Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder was the sole Republican. Democrats held on to the office of Attorney General that was vacated by Governor-elect Nixon; Democrat Chris Koster defeated Republican Mike Gibbons 52.83% to 47.17%. Democrats also picked up the office of State Treasurer that was vacated by Republican Sarah Steelman in her unsuccessful bid for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Democrat Clint Zweifel defeated Republican Brad Lager 50.47% to 47.14%.

Results

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colspan="7" \| 2008 United States presidential election in Missouri{{cite web\|url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=29&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0\|title=Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2008- Missouri\|access-date=January 11, 2013\|archive-date=March 4, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095303/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=29&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0\|url-status=live}}
colspan="2" style="width: 15em" \|Party ! style="width: 17em" \|Candidate ! style="width: 17em" \|Running mate ! style="width: 5em" \|Votes ! style="width: 7em" \|Percentage ! style="width: 5em" \|Electoral votes
style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" \| \| style="width: 130px" \| Republican \| John McCain \| Sarah Palin \| align="right" \| 1,445,814 \| align="right" \| 49.43% \| align="right" \| 11
style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" \| \| style="width: 130px" \| Democratic \| Barack Obama \| Joe Biden \| align="right" \| 1,441,911 \| align="right" \| 49.29% \| align="right" \| 0
style="background-color:#DDDDDD; width: 3px" \| \| style="width: 130px" \| Independent \| Ralph Nader \| Matt Gonzalez \| align="right" \| 17,813 \| align="right" \| 0.61% \| align="right" \| 0
style="background-color:#FFCC00; width: 3px" \| \| style="width: 130px" \| Libertarian \| Bob Barr \| Wayne Allyn Root \| align="right" \| 11,386 \| align="right" \| 0.39% \| align="right" \| 0
style="background-color:#A356DE; width: 3px" \| \| style="width: 130px" \| Constitution \| Chuck Baldwin \| Darrell Castle \| align="right" \| 8,201 \| align="right" \| 0.28% \| align="right" \| 0
style="background-color:#0BDA51; width: 3px" \| \| style="width: 130px" \| Green (write-in) \| Cynthia McKinney \| Rosa Clemente \| align="right" \| 80 \| align="right" \| 0.00% \| align="right" \| 0
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" \| colspan="4" align="right" \| Totals \| align="right" \| 2,925,205 \| align="right" \| 100.00% \| align="right" \| 11
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" \| colspan="6" align="right" \| Voter turnout (Voting age population) \| colspan="1" align="right" \| 66.1%

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colspan="7" | 2008 United States presidential election in Missouri{{cite web|url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=29&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0|title=Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2008- Missouri|access-date=January 11, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095303/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=29&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0|url-status=live}}

colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party

! style="width: 17em" |Candidate

! style="width: 17em" |Running mate

! style="width: 5em" |Votes

! style="width: 7em" |Percentage

! style="width: 5em" |Electoral votes

style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Republican

| John McCain

| Sarah Palin

| align="right" | 1,445,814

| align="right" | 49.43%

| align="right" | 11

style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Democratic

| Barack Obama

| Joe Biden

| align="right" | 1,441,911

| align="right" | 49.29%

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#DDDDDD; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Independent

| Ralph Nader

| Matt Gonzalez

| align="right" | 17,813

| align="right" | 0.61%

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#FFCC00; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Libertarian

| Bob Barr

| Wayne Allyn Root

| align="right" | 11,386

| align="right" | 0.39%

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#A356DE; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Constitution

| Chuck Baldwin

| Darrell Castle

| align="right" | 8,201

| align="right" | 0.28%

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#0BDA51; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Green (write-in)

| Cynthia McKinney

| Rosa Clemente

| align="right" | 80

| align="right" | 0.00%

| align="right" | 0

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Totals

| align="right" | 2,925,205

| align="right" | 100.00%

| align="right" | 11

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="6" align="right" | Voter turnout (Voting age population)

| colspan="1" align="right" | 66.1%

=By county=

width="60%" class="wikitable sortable" ! rowspan="2" \|County ! colspan="2" \|John McCain Republican ! colspan="2" \|Barack Obama Democratic ! colspan="2" \|Various candidates Other parties ! colspan="2" \|Margin ! rowspan="2" \|Total
style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" \|# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" \|% ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" \|# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" \|% ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" \|# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" \|% ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" \|# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" \|%
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Adair \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,891 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|49.63% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|5,735 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|48.31% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|245 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.06% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|156 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1.32% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11,871
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Andrew \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,279 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|60.06% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|3,345 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|38.05% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|166 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.89% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,934 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|22.01% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|8,790
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Atchison \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,936 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|65.05% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,000 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|33.60% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|40 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.35% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|936 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|31.45% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,976
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Audrain \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6,167 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|57.20% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|4,434 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|41.13% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|180 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.67% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,733 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|16.07% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|10,781
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Barry \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|9,758 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|66.63% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|4,630 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|31.62% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|256 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.75% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,128 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|35.01% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|14,644
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Barton \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,414 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|74.21% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,455 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|24.46% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|79 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.33% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,959 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|49.75% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,948
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Bates \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,833 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|58.35% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|3,271 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|39.49% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|179 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.16% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,562 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|18.86% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|8,283
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Benton \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,759 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|59.92% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|3,629 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|37.76% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|223 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.32% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,130 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|22.16% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|9,611
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Bollinger \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,972 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|68.67% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,690 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|29.22% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|122 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.11% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,282 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|39.45% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,784
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|Boone \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|36,849 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|43.22% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|47,062 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|55.20% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1,340 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.58% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
10,213 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
11.98% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|85,251
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|Buchanan \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|19,110 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|48.68% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|19,164 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|48.81% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|986 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.51% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
54 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
0.13% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|39,260
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Butler \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11,805 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|68.09% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|5,316 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|30.66% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|217 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.25% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6,489 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|37.43% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|17,338
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Caldwell \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,654 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|58.15% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,814 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|39.75% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|96 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.10% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|840 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|18.40% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,564
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Callaway \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11,389 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|58.81% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|7,580 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|39.14% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|397 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.05% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,809 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|19.67% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|19,366
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Camden \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|14,074 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|63.40% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|7,773 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|35.02% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|350 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.58% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6,301 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|28.38% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|22,197
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Cape Girardeau \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|24,768 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|66.14% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|12,208 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|32.60% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|470 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.26% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|12,560 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|33.54% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|37,446
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Carroll \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,955 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|65.12% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,535 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|33.83% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|48 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.05% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,420 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|31.29% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,538
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Carter \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,840 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|63.49% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|984 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|33.95% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|74 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.56% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|856 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|29.54% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,898
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Cass \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|29,695 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|58.99% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|19,844 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|39.42% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|802 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.59% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|9,851 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|19.57% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|50,341
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Cedar \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,194 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|66.01% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,060 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|32.42% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|100 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.57% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,134 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|33.59% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6,354
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Chariton \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,339 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|55.51% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,799 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|42.69% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|76 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.80% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|540 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|12.82% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,214
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Christian \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|25,382 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|67.08% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|11,883 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|31.41% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|572 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.51% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|13,499 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|35.67% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|37,837
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Clark \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,782 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|51.56% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,572 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|45.49% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|192 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.95% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|210 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6.07% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,456
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Clay \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|54,516 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|49.55% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|53,761 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|48.86% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1,748 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.59% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|755 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|0.69% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|110,025
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Clinton \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,709 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|54.61% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|4,545 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|43.48% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|200 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.91% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,164 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11.13% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|10,454
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Cole \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|24,385 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|62.79% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|13,959 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|35.95% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|490 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.26% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|10,426 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|26.84% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|38,834
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Cooper \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,902 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|61.08% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,996 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|37.33% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|128 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.59% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,906 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|23.75% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|8,026
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Crawford \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6,007 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|59.56% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|3,911 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|38.78% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|167 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.66% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,096 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|20.78% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|10,085
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Dade \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,864 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|69.65% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,184 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|28.79% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|64 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.56% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,680 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|40.86% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,112
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Dallas \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,895 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|63.71% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,656 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|34.57% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|132 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.72% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,239 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|29.14% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|7,683
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Daviess \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,263 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|59.77% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,400 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|36.98% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|123 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|3.25% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|863 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|22.79% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,786
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|DeKalb \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,889 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|61.29% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,692 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|35.89% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|133 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.82% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,197 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|25.40% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,714
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Dent \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,655 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|67.78% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,056 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|29.94% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|157 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.28% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,599 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|37.84% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6,868
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Douglas \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,405 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|65.63% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,140 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|31.88% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|167 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.49% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,265 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|33.75% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6,712
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Dunklin \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|7,044 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|59.88% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|4,540 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|38.59% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|180 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.53% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,504 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|21.29% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11,764
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Franklin \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|27,355 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|55.31% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|21,256 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|42.98% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|847 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.71% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6,099 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|12.33% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|49,458
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Gasconade \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,763 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|61.29% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,899 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|37.31% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|109 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.40% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,864 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|23.98% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|7,771
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Gentry \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,964 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|59.66% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,235 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|37.52% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|93 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.82% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|729 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|22.14% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,292
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Greene \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|77,683 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|57.06% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|56,181 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|41.26% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2,283 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.68% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|21,502 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|15.80% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|136,147
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Grundy \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,006 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|63.42% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,580 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|33.33% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|154 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|3.25% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,426 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|30.09% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,740
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Harrison \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,512 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|64.16% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,287 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|32.87% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|116 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.97% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,225 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|31.29% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,915
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Henry \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6,095 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|54.62% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|4,869 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|43.63% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|195 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.75% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,226 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|10.99% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11,159
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Hickory \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,850 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|55.72% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,171 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|42.44% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|94 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.84% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|679 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|13.28% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,115
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Holt \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,794 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|68.14% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|802 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|30.46% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|37 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.40% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|992 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|37.68% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,633
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Howard \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,708 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|55.78% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,036 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|41.94% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|111 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.28% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|672 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|13.84% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,855
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Howell \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|10,982 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|64.49% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|5,736 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|33.68% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|311 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.83% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,246 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|30.81% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|17,029
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|Iron \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,090 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|47.35% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,213 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|50.14% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|111 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.51% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
123 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
2.79% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|4,414
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|Jackson \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|124,687 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|36.75% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|210,824 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|62.14% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|3,755 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.11% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
86,137 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
25.39% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|339,266
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Jasper \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|31,667 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|65.67% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|15,730 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|32.62% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|822 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.71% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|15,937 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|33.05% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|48,219
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|Jefferson \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|50,804 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|47.91% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|53,467 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|50.42% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1,779 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.67% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
2,663 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
2.51% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|106,050
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Johnson \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|12,183 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|55.18% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|9,480 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|42.93% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|417 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.89% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,703 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|12.25% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|22,080
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Knox \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,212 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|59.73% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|759 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|37.41% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|58 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.86% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|453 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|22.32% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,029
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Laclede \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|10,875 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|66.40% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|5,218 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|31.86% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|286 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.74% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,657 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|34.54% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|16,379
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Lafayette \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|9,442 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|56.88% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|6,902 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|41.58% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|256 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.54% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,540 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|15.30% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|16,600
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Lawrence \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11,263 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|67.50% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|5,097 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|30.55% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|325 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.95% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6,166 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|36.95% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|16,685
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Lewis \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,594 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|57.62% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,837 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|40.80% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|71 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.58% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|757 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|16.82% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,502
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Lincoln \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|12,924 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|54.72% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|10,234 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|43.33% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|461 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.95% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,690 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11.39% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|23,619
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Linn \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,140 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|52.94% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,638 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|44.48% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|153 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.58% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|502 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|8.46% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,931
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Livingston \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,993 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|60.94% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,435 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|37.16% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|124 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.90% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,558 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|23.78% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6,552
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Macon \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,586 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|61.36% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,784 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|37.25% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|104 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.39% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,802 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|24.11% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|7,474
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Madison \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,897 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|57.62% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,042 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|40.61% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|89 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.77% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|855 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|17.01% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,028
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Maries \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,853 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|62.58% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,599 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|35.07% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|107 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.35% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,254 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|27.51% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,559
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Marion \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|7,705 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|61.38% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|4,703 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|37.47% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|145 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.15% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,002 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|23.91% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|12,553
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|McDonald \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,499 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|67.60% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,454 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|30.17% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|182 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.23% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,045 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|37.43% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|8,135
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Mercer \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,169 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|66.88% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|519 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|29.69% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|60 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|3.43% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|650 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|37.19% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,748
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Miller \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|7,797 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|67.43% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|3,553 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|30.73% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|213 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.84% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,244 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|36.70% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11,563
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Mississippi \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,034 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|56.65% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,247 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|41.95% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|75 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.40% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|787 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|14.70% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,356
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Moniteau \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,467 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|67.02% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,084 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|31.27% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|114 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.71% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,383 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|35.75% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6,665
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Monroe \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,533 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|58.72% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,703 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|39.48% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|78 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.81% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|830 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|19.24% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,314
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Montgomery \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,428 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|58.54% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,347 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|40.08% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|81 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.38% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,081 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|18.46% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,856
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Morgan \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,451 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|59.58% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|3,565 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|38.97% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|133 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.45% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,886 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|20.61% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|9,149
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|New Madrid \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,593 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|56.76% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|3,370 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|41.65% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|129 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.59% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,223 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|15.11% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|8,092
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Newton \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|17,637 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|69.42% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|7,450 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|29.32% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|319 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.26% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|10,187 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|40.10% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|25,406
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Nodaway \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,568 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|54.49% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|4,493 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|43.97% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|158 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.54% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,075 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|10.52% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|10,219
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Oregon \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,652 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|57.77% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,811 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|39.45% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|128 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.78% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|841 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|18.32% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,591
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Osage \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,062 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|71.51% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,907 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|26.94% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|110 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.55% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,155 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|44.57% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|7,079
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Ozark \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,918 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|62.27% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,661 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|35.45% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|107 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.28% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,257 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|26.82% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,686
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Pemiscot \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,954 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|56.11% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|3,029 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|42.98% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|64 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|0.91% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|925 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|13.13% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|7,047
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Perry \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,527 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|63.92% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|3,005 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|34.75% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|115 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.33% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,522 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|29.17% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|8,647
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Pettis \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11,018 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|60.32% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|6,932 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|37.95% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|315 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.73% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,086 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|22.37% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|18,265
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Phelps \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11,706 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|59.96% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|7,394 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|37.87% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|424 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.17% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,312 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|22.09% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|19,524
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Pike \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,268 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|53.97% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|3,487 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|44.09% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|153 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.94% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|781 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|9.88% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|7,908
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Platte \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|24,460 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|52.44% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|21,459 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|46.01% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|721 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.55% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,001 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6.43% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|46,640
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Polk \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|8,956 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|65.39% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|4,553 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|33.24% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|188 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.37% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,403 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|32.15% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|13,697
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Pulaski \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|9,552 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|63.68% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|5,249 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|34.99% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|199 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.33% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,303 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|28.69% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|15,000
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Putnam \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,591 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|68.02% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|695 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|29.71% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|53 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.27% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|896 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|38.31% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,339
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Ralls \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,987 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|58.75% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,041 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|40.15% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|56 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.10% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|946 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|18.60% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,084
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Randolph \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6,457 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|60.59% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|3,984 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|37.39% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|215 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.02% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,473 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|23.20% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|10,656
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Ray \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,593 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|50.60% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|5,241 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|47.42% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|219 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.98% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|352 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3.18% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11,053
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Reynolds \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,782 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|54.21% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,418 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|43.14% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|87 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.65% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|364 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11.07% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,287
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Ripley \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,407 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|63.53% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,795 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|33.47% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|161 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|3.00% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,612 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|30.06% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,363
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Saline \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,962 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|50.39% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|4,712 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|47.85% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|174 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.76% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|250 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2.54% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|9,848
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Schuyler \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,139 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|57.44% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|775 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|39.08% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|69 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|3.48% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|364 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|18.36% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,983
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Scotland \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,249 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|59.53% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|793 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|37.80% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|56 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.67% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|456 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|21.73% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,098
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Scott \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11,563 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|63.95% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|6,258 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|34.61% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|261 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.44% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,305 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|29.34% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|18,082
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Shannon \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,075 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|54.06% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,637 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|42.65% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|126 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|3.29% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|438 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11.41% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,838
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Shelby \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,166 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|65.32% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,114 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|33.59% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|36 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.09% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,052 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|31.73% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,316
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|St. Charles \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|102,550 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|54.27% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|84,183 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|44.55% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2,224 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.18% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|18,367 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|9.72% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|188,957
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|St. Clair \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,981 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|59.76% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,886 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|37.81% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|121 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.43% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,095 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|21.95% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,988
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|St. Francois \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|12,660 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|51.57% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|11,540 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|47.01% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|350 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.42% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,120 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4.56% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|24,550
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|St. Louis \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|221,705 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|39.60% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|333,123 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|59.50% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|5,026 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|0.90% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
111,418 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
19.90% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|559,854
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|St. Louis City \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|24,662 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|15.50% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|132,925 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|83.55% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1,517 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|0.95% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
108,263 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
68.05% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|159,104
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|Ste. Genevieve \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,732 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|42.29% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|4,979 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|56.42% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|114 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.29% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
1,247 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
14.13% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|8,825
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Stoddard \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|9,172 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|69.16% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|3,899 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|29.40% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|191 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.44% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,273 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|39.76% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|13,262
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Stone \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|11,147 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|67.78% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|5,029 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|30.58% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|269 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.64% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6,118 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|37.20% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|16,445
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Sullivan \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,607 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|56.01% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|1,173 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|40.89% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|89 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|3.10% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|434 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|15.12% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|2,869
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Taney \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|14,736 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|67.78% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|6,683 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|30.74% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|322 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.48% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|8,053 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|37.04% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|21,741
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Texas \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|7,215 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|66.49% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|3,410 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|31.43% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|226 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.08% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,805 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|35.06% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|10,851
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Vernon \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,334 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|60.08% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|3,381 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|38.08% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|163 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.84% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,953 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|22.00% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|8,878
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Warren \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|8,675 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|55.69% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|6,705 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|43.05% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|196 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.26% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,970 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|12.64% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|15,576
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|Washington \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,706 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|48.95% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|4,711 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|49.00% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|197 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.05% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
5 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}
0.05% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|9,614
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Wayne \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,784 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|61.49% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,243 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|36.45% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|127 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.06% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,541 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|25.04% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|6,154
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Webster \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|10,431 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|63.77% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|5,685 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|34.76% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|240 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|1.47% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|4,746 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|29.01% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|16,356
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Worth \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|707 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|60.22% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|427 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|36.37% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|40 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|3.41% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|280 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|23.85% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|1,174
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|Wright \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|5,784 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|67.94% \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|2,557 \| {{party shading/Democratic}} \|30.03% \| {{party shading/Others}} \|173 \| {{party shading/Others}} \|2.03% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|3,227 \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|37.91% \| {{party shading/Republican}} \|8,514
Totals	1,445,814	49.36%	1,441,911	49.23%	41,386	1.41%	3,903	0.13%	2,929,111

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! rowspan="2" |County

! colspan="2" |John McCain
Republican

! colspan="2" |Barack Obama
Democratic

! colspan="2" |Various candidates
Other parties

! colspan="2" |Margin

! rowspan="2" |Total

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Adair

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,891

| {{party shading/Republican}} |49.63%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,735

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |48.31%

| {{party shading/Others}} |245

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.06%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |156

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1.32%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,871

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Andrew

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,279

| {{party shading/Republican}} |60.06%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,345

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.05%

| {{party shading/Others}} |166

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.89%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,934

| {{party shading/Republican}} |22.01%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,790

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Atchison

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,936

| {{party shading/Republican}} |65.05%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,000

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.60%

| {{party shading/Others}} |40

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.35%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |936

| {{party shading/Republican}} |31.45%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,976

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Audrain

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,167

| {{party shading/Republican}} |57.20%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,434

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |41.13%

| {{party shading/Others}} |180

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.67%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,733

| {{party shading/Republican}} |16.07%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,781

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Barry

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,758

| {{party shading/Republican}} |66.63%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,630

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |31.62%

| {{party shading/Others}} |256

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.75%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,128

| {{party shading/Republican}} |35.01%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |14,644

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Barton

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,414

| {{party shading/Republican}} |74.21%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,455

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |24.46%

| {{party shading/Others}} |79

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.33%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,959

| {{party shading/Republican}} |49.75%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,948

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Bates

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,833

| {{party shading/Republican}} |58.35%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,271

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39.49%

| {{party shading/Others}} |179

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.16%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,562

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18.86%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,283

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Benton

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,759

| {{party shading/Republican}} |59.92%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,629

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.76%

| {{party shading/Others}} |223

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.32%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,130

| {{party shading/Republican}} |22.16%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,611

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Bollinger

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,972

| {{party shading/Republican}} |68.67%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,690

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |29.22%

| {{party shading/Others}} |122

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.11%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,282

| {{party shading/Republican}} |39.45%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,784

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Boone

| {{party shading/Republican}} |36,849

| {{party shading/Republican}} |43.22%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |47,062

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |55.20%

| {{party shading/Others}} |1,340

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.58%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

10,213

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

11.98%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |85,251

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Buchanan

| {{party shading/Republican}} |19,110

| {{party shading/Republican}} |48.68%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |19,164

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |48.81%

| {{party shading/Others}} |986

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.51%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

0.13%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39,260

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Butler

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,805

| {{party shading/Republican}} |68.09%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,316

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |30.66%

| {{party shading/Others}} |217

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.25%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,489

| {{party shading/Republican}} |37.43%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |17,338

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Caldwell

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,654

| {{party shading/Republican}} |58.15%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,814

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39.75%

| {{party shading/Others}} |96

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.10%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |840

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18.40%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,564

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Callaway

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,389

| {{party shading/Republican}} |58.81%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |7,580

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39.14%

| {{party shading/Others}} |397

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.05%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,809

| {{party shading/Republican}} |19.67%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |19,366

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Camden

| {{party shading/Republican}} |14,074

| {{party shading/Republican}} |63.40%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |7,773

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |35.02%

| {{party shading/Others}} |350

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.58%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,301

| {{party shading/Republican}} |28.38%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |22,197

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Cape Girardeau

| {{party shading/Republican}} |24,768

| {{party shading/Republican}} |66.14%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |12,208

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |32.60%

| {{party shading/Others}} |470

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.26%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |12,560

| {{party shading/Republican}} |33.54%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |37,446

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Carroll

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,955

| {{party shading/Republican}} |65.12%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,535

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.83%

| {{party shading/Others}} |48

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.05%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,420

| {{party shading/Republican}} |31.29%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,538

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Carter

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,840

| {{party shading/Republican}} |63.49%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |984

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.95%

| {{party shading/Others}} |74

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.56%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |856

| {{party shading/Republican}} |29.54%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,898

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Cass

| {{party shading/Republican}} |29,695

| {{party shading/Republican}} |58.99%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |19,844

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39.42%

| {{party shading/Others}} |802

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.59%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,851

| {{party shading/Republican}} |19.57%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |50,341

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Cedar

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,194

| {{party shading/Republican}} |66.01%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,060

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |32.42%

| {{party shading/Others}} |100

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.57%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,134

| {{party shading/Republican}} |33.59%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,354

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Chariton

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,339

| {{party shading/Republican}} |55.51%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,799

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |42.69%

| {{party shading/Others}} |76

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.80%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |540

| {{party shading/Republican}} |12.82%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,214

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Christian

| {{party shading/Republican}} |25,382

| {{party shading/Republican}} |67.08%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |11,883

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |31.41%

| {{party shading/Others}} |572

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.51%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |13,499

| {{party shading/Republican}} |35.67%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |37,837

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Clark

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,782

| {{party shading/Republican}} |51.56%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,572

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |45.49%

| {{party shading/Others}} |192

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |210

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6.07%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,456

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Clay

| {{party shading/Republican}} |54,516

| {{party shading/Republican}} |49.55%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |53,761

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |48.86%

| {{party shading/Others}} |1,748

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.59%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |755

| {{party shading/Republican}} |0.69%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |110,025

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Clinton

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,709

| {{party shading/Republican}} |54.61%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,545

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |43.48%

| {{party shading/Others}} |200

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.91%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,164

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11.13%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,454

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Cole

| {{party shading/Republican}} |24,385

| {{party shading/Republican}} |62.79%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |13,959

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |35.95%

| {{party shading/Others}} |490

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.26%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,426

| {{party shading/Republican}} |26.84%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |38,834

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Cooper

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,902

| {{party shading/Republican}} |61.08%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,996

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.33%

| {{party shading/Others}} |128

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.59%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,906

| {{party shading/Republican}} |23.75%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,026

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Crawford

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,007

| {{party shading/Republican}} |59.56%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,911

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.78%

| {{party shading/Others}} |167

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.66%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,096

| {{party shading/Republican}} |20.78%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,085

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Dade

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,864

| {{party shading/Republican}} |69.65%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,184

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |28.79%

| {{party shading/Others}} |64

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.56%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,680

| {{party shading/Republican}} |40.86%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,112

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Dallas

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,895

| {{party shading/Republican}} |63.71%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,656

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.57%

| {{party shading/Others}} |132

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.72%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,239

| {{party shading/Republican}} |29.14%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,683

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Daviess

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,263

| {{party shading/Republican}} |59.77%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,400

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.98%

| {{party shading/Others}} |123

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.25%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |863

| {{party shading/Republican}} |22.79%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,786

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |DeKalb

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,889

| {{party shading/Republican}} |61.29%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,692

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |35.89%

| {{party shading/Others}} |133

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.82%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,197

| {{party shading/Republican}} |25.40%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,714

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Dent

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,655

| {{party shading/Republican}} |67.78%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,056

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |29.94%

| {{party shading/Others}} |157

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.28%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,599

| {{party shading/Republican}} |37.84%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,868

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Douglas

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,405

| {{party shading/Republican}} |65.63%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,140

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |31.88%

| {{party shading/Others}} |167

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.49%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,265

| {{party shading/Republican}} |33.75%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,712

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Dunklin

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,044

| {{party shading/Republican}} |59.88%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,540

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.59%

| {{party shading/Others}} |180

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.53%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,504

| {{party shading/Republican}} |21.29%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,764

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Franklin

| {{party shading/Republican}} |27,355

| {{party shading/Republican}} |55.31%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |21,256

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |42.98%

| {{party shading/Others}} |847

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.71%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,099

| {{party shading/Republican}} |12.33%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |49,458

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Gasconade

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,763

| {{party shading/Republican}} |61.29%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,899

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.31%

| {{party shading/Others}} |109

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.40%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,864

| {{party shading/Republican}} |23.98%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,771

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Gentry

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,964

| {{party shading/Republican}} |59.66%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,235

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.52%

| {{party shading/Others}} |93

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.82%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |729

| {{party shading/Republican}} |22.14%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,292

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Greene

| {{party shading/Republican}} |77,683

| {{party shading/Republican}} |57.06%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |56,181

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |41.26%

| {{party shading/Others}} |2,283

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.68%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |21,502

| {{party shading/Republican}} |15.80%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |136,147

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Grundy

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,006

| {{party shading/Republican}} |63.42%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,580

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.33%

| {{party shading/Others}} |154

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.25%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,426

| {{party shading/Republican}} |30.09%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,740

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Harrison

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,512

| {{party shading/Republican}} |64.16%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,287

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |32.87%

| {{party shading/Others}} |116

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.97%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,225

| {{party shading/Republican}} |31.29%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,915

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Henry

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,095

| {{party shading/Republican}} |54.62%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,869

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |43.63%

| {{party shading/Others}} |195

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.75%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,226

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10.99%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,159

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Hickory

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,850

| {{party shading/Republican}} |55.72%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,171

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |42.44%

| {{party shading/Others}} |94

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.84%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |679

| {{party shading/Republican}} |13.28%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,115

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Holt

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,794

| {{party shading/Republican}} |68.14%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |802

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |30.46%

| {{party shading/Others}} |37

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.40%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |992

| {{party shading/Republican}} |37.68%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,633

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Howard

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,708

| {{party shading/Republican}} |55.78%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,036

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |41.94%

| {{party shading/Others}} |111

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.28%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |672

| {{party shading/Republican}} |13.84%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,855

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Howell

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,982

| {{party shading/Republican}} |64.49%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,736

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.68%

| {{party shading/Others}} |311

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.83%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,246

| {{party shading/Republican}} |30.81%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |17,029

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Iron

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,090

| {{party shading/Republican}} |47.35%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,213

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |50.14%

| {{party shading/Others}} |111

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.51%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

123

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

2.79%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,414

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Jackson

| {{party shading/Republican}} |124,687

| {{party shading/Republican}} |36.75%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |210,824

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |62.14%

| {{party shading/Others}} |3,755

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.11%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

86,137

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

25.39%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |339,266

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Jasper

| {{party shading/Republican}} |31,667

| {{party shading/Republican}} |65.67%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |15,730

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |32.62%

| {{party shading/Others}} |822

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.71%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |15,937

| {{party shading/Republican}} |33.05%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |48,219

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Jefferson

| {{party shading/Republican}} |50,804

| {{party shading/Republican}} |47.91%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |53,467

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |50.42%

| {{party shading/Others}} |1,779

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.67%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

2,663

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

2.51%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |106,050

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Johnson

| {{party shading/Republican}} |12,183

| {{party shading/Republican}} |55.18%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |9,480

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |42.93%

| {{party shading/Others}} |417

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.89%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,703

| {{party shading/Republican}} |12.25%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |22,080

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Knox

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,212

| {{party shading/Republican}} |59.73%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |759

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.41%

| {{party shading/Others}} |58

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.86%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |453

| {{party shading/Republican}} |22.32%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,029

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Laclede

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,875

| {{party shading/Republican}} |66.40%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,218

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |31.86%

| {{party shading/Others}} |286

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.74%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,657

| {{party shading/Republican}} |34.54%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |16,379

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Lafayette

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,442

| {{party shading/Republican}} |56.88%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |6,902

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |41.58%

| {{party shading/Others}} |256

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.54%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,540

| {{party shading/Republican}} |15.30%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |16,600

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Lawrence

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,263

| {{party shading/Republican}} |67.50%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,097

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |30.55%

| {{party shading/Others}} |325

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,166

| {{party shading/Republican}} |36.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |16,685

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Lewis

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,594

| {{party shading/Republican}} |57.62%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,837

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |40.80%

| {{party shading/Others}} |71

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.58%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |757

| {{party shading/Republican}} |16.82%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,502

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Lincoln

| {{party shading/Republican}} |12,924

| {{party shading/Republican}} |54.72%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |10,234

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |43.33%

| {{party shading/Others}} |461

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,690

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11.39%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |23,619

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Linn

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,140

| {{party shading/Republican}} |52.94%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,638

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |44.48%

| {{party shading/Others}} |153

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.58%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |502

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8.46%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,931

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Livingston

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,993

| {{party shading/Republican}} |60.94%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,435

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.16%

| {{party shading/Others}} |124

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.90%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,558

| {{party shading/Republican}} |23.78%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,552

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Macon

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,586

| {{party shading/Republican}} |61.36%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,784

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.25%

| {{party shading/Others}} |104

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.39%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,802

| {{party shading/Republican}} |24.11%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,474

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Madison

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,897

| {{party shading/Republican}} |57.62%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,042

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |40.61%

| {{party shading/Others}} |89

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.77%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |855

| {{party shading/Republican}} |17.01%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,028

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Maries

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,853

| {{party shading/Republican}} |62.58%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,599

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |35.07%

| {{party shading/Others}} |107

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.35%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,254

| {{party shading/Republican}} |27.51%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,559

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Marion

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,705

| {{party shading/Republican}} |61.38%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,703

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.47%

| {{party shading/Others}} |145

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.15%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,002

| {{party shading/Republican}} |23.91%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |12,553

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |McDonald

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,499

| {{party shading/Republican}} |67.60%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,454

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |30.17%

| {{party shading/Others}} |182

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.23%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,045

| {{party shading/Republican}} |37.43%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,135

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Mercer

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,169

| {{party shading/Republican}} |66.88%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |519

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |29.69%

| {{party shading/Others}} |60

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.43%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |650

| {{party shading/Republican}} |37.19%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,748

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Miller

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,797

| {{party shading/Republican}} |67.43%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,553

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |30.73%

| {{party shading/Others}} |213

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.84%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,244

| {{party shading/Republican}} |36.70%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,563

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Mississippi

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,034

| {{party shading/Republican}} |56.65%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,247

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |41.95%

| {{party shading/Others}} |75

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.40%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |787

| {{party shading/Republican}} |14.70%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,356

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Moniteau

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,467

| {{party shading/Republican}} |67.02%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,084

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |31.27%

| {{party shading/Others}} |114

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.71%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,383

| {{party shading/Republican}} |35.75%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,665

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Monroe

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,533

| {{party shading/Republican}} |58.72%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,703

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39.48%

| {{party shading/Others}} |78

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.81%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |830

| {{party shading/Republican}} |19.24%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,314

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Montgomery

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,428

| {{party shading/Republican}} |58.54%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,347

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |40.08%

| {{party shading/Others}} |81

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.38%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,081

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18.46%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,856

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Morgan

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,451

| {{party shading/Republican}} |59.58%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,565

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.97%

| {{party shading/Others}} |133

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.45%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,886

| {{party shading/Republican}} |20.61%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,149

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |New Madrid

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,593

| {{party shading/Republican}} |56.76%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,370

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |41.65%

| {{party shading/Others}} |129

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.59%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,223

| {{party shading/Republican}} |15.11%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,092

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Newton

| {{party shading/Republican}} |17,637

| {{party shading/Republican}} |69.42%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |7,450

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |29.32%

| {{party shading/Others}} |319

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.26%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,187

| {{party shading/Republican}} |40.10%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |25,406

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Nodaway

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,568

| {{party shading/Republican}} |54.49%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,493

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |43.97%

| {{party shading/Others}} |158

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.54%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,075

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10.52%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,219

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Oregon

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,652

| {{party shading/Republican}} |57.77%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,811

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39.45%

| {{party shading/Others}} |128

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.78%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |841

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18.32%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,591

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Osage

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,062

| {{party shading/Republican}} |71.51%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,907

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |26.94%

| {{party shading/Others}} |110

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.55%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,155

| {{party shading/Republican}} |44.57%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,079

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Ozark

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,918

| {{party shading/Republican}} |62.27%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,661

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |35.45%

| {{party shading/Others}} |107

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.28%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,257

| {{party shading/Republican}} |26.82%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,686

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Pemiscot

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,954

| {{party shading/Republican}} |56.11%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,029

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |42.98%

| {{party shading/Others}} |64

| {{party shading/Others}} |0.91%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |925

| {{party shading/Republican}} |13.13%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,047

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Perry

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,527

| {{party shading/Republican}} |63.92%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,005

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.75%

| {{party shading/Others}} |115

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.33%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,522

| {{party shading/Republican}} |29.17%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,647

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Pettis

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,018

| {{party shading/Republican}} |60.32%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |6,932

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.95%

| {{party shading/Others}} |315

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.73%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,086

| {{party shading/Republican}} |22.37%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18,265

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Phelps

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,706

| {{party shading/Republican}} |59.96%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |7,394

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.87%

| {{party shading/Others}} |424

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.17%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,312

| {{party shading/Republican}} |22.09%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |19,524

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Pike

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,268

| {{party shading/Republican}} |53.97%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,487

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |44.09%

| {{party shading/Others}} |153

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.94%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |781

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9.88%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,908

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Platte

| {{party shading/Republican}} |24,460

| {{party shading/Republican}} |52.44%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |21,459

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |46.01%

| {{party shading/Others}} |721

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.55%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,001

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6.43%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |46,640

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Polk

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,956

| {{party shading/Republican}} |65.39%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,553

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.24%

| {{party shading/Others}} |188

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.37%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,403

| {{party shading/Republican}} |32.15%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |13,697

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Pulaski

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,552

| {{party shading/Republican}} |63.68%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,249

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.99%

| {{party shading/Others}} |199

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.33%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,303

| {{party shading/Republican}} |28.69%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |15,000

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Putnam

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,591

| {{party shading/Republican}} |68.02%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |695

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |29.71%

| {{party shading/Others}} |53

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.27%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |896

| {{party shading/Republican}} |38.31%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,339

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Ralls

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,987

| {{party shading/Republican}} |58.75%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,041

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |40.15%

| {{party shading/Others}} |56

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.10%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |946

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18.60%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,084

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Randolph

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,457

| {{party shading/Republican}} |60.59%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,984

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.39%

| {{party shading/Others}} |215

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.02%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,473

| {{party shading/Republican}} |23.20%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,656

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Ray

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,593

| {{party shading/Republican}} |50.60%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,241

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |47.42%

| {{party shading/Others}} |219

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.98%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |352

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3.18%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,053

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Reynolds

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,782

| {{party shading/Republican}} |54.21%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,418

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |43.14%

| {{party shading/Others}} |87

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.65%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |364

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11.07%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,287

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Ripley

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,407

| {{party shading/Republican}} |63.53%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,795

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.47%

| {{party shading/Others}} |161

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,612

| {{party shading/Republican}} |30.06%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,363

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Saline

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,962

| {{party shading/Republican}} |50.39%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,712

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |47.85%

| {{party shading/Others}} |174

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.76%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |250

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2.54%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,848

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Schuyler

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,139

| {{party shading/Republican}} |57.44%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |775

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |39.08%

| {{party shading/Others}} |69

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.48%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |364

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18.36%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,983

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Scotland

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,249

| {{party shading/Republican}} |59.53%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |793

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.80%

| {{party shading/Others}} |56

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.67%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |456

| {{party shading/Republican}} |21.73%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,098

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Scott

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,563

| {{party shading/Republican}} |63.95%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |6,258

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.61%

| {{party shading/Others}} |261

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.44%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,305

| {{party shading/Republican}} |29.34%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18,082

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Shannon

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,075

| {{party shading/Republican}} |54.06%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,637

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |42.65%

| {{party shading/Others}} |126

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.29%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |438

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11.41%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,838

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Shelby

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,166

| {{party shading/Republican}} |65.32%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,114

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |33.59%

| {{party shading/Others}} |36

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.09%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,052

| {{party shading/Republican}} |31.73%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,316

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |St. Charles

| {{party shading/Republican}} |102,550

| {{party shading/Republican}} |54.27%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |84,183

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |44.55%

| {{party shading/Others}} |2,224

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.18%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |18,367

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9.72%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |188,957

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |St. Clair

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,981

| {{party shading/Republican}} |59.76%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,886

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |37.81%

| {{party shading/Others}} |121

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.43%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,095

| {{party shading/Republican}} |21.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,988

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |St. Francois

| {{party shading/Republican}} |12,660

| {{party shading/Republican}} |51.57%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |11,540

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |47.01%

| {{party shading/Others}} |350

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.42%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,120

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4.56%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |24,550

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |St. Louis

| {{party shading/Republican}} |221,705

| {{party shading/Republican}} |39.60%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |333,123

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |59.50%

| {{party shading/Others}} |5,026

| {{party shading/Others}} |0.90%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

111,418

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

19.90%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |559,854

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |St. Louis City

| {{party shading/Republican}} |24,662

| {{party shading/Republican}} |15.50%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |132,925

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |83.55%

| {{party shading/Others}} |1,517

| {{party shading/Others}} |0.95%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

108,263

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

68.05%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |159,104

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Ste. Genevieve

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,732

| {{party shading/Republican}} |42.29%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,979

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |56.42%

| {{party shading/Others}} |114

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.29%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

1,247

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

14.13%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |8,825

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Stoddard

| {{party shading/Republican}} |9,172

| {{party shading/Republican}} |69.16%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,899

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |29.40%

| {{party shading/Others}} |191

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.44%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,273

| {{party shading/Republican}} |39.76%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |13,262

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Stone

| {{party shading/Republican}} |11,147

| {{party shading/Republican}} |67.78%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,029

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |30.58%

| {{party shading/Others}} |269

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.64%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,118

| {{party shading/Republican}} |37.20%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |16,445

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Sullivan

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,607

| {{party shading/Republican}} |56.01%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |1,173

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |40.89%

| {{party shading/Others}} |89

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.10%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |434

| {{party shading/Republican}} |15.12%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |2,869

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Taney

| {{party shading/Republican}} |14,736

| {{party shading/Republican}} |67.78%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |6,683

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |30.74%

| {{party shading/Others}} |322

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.48%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,053

| {{party shading/Republican}} |37.04%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |21,741

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Texas

| {{party shading/Republican}} |7,215

| {{party shading/Republican}} |66.49%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,410

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |31.43%

| {{party shading/Others}} |226

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.08%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,805

| {{party shading/Republican}} |35.06%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,851

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Vernon

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,334

| {{party shading/Republican}} |60.08%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |3,381

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |38.08%

| {{party shading/Others}} |163

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.84%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,953

| {{party shading/Republican}} |22.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,878

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Warren

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,675

| {{party shading/Republican}} |55.69%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |6,705

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |43.05%

| {{party shading/Others}} |196

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.26%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,970

| {{party shading/Republican}} |12.64%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |15,576

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} |Washington

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,706

| {{party shading/Republican}} |48.95%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |4,711

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |49.00%

| {{party shading/Others}} |197

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.05%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

0.05%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |9,614

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Wayne

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,784

| {{party shading/Republican}} |61.49%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,243

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.45%

| {{party shading/Others}} |127

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.06%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,541

| {{party shading/Republican}} |25.04%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |6,154

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Webster

| {{party shading/Republican}} |10,431

| {{party shading/Republican}} |63.77%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |5,685

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |34.76%

| {{party shading/Others}} |240

| {{party shading/Others}} |1.47%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |4,746

| {{party shading/Republican}} |29.01%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |16,356

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Worth

| {{party shading/Republican}} |707

| {{party shading/Republican}} |60.22%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |427

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |36.37%

| {{party shading/Others}} |40

| {{party shading/Others}} |3.41%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |280

| {{party shading/Republican}} |23.85%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |1,174

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| {{party shading/Republican}} |Wright

| {{party shading/Republican}} |5,784

| {{party shading/Republican}} |67.94%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2,557

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |30.03%

| {{party shading/Others}} |173

| {{party shading/Others}} |2.03%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |3,227

| {{party shading/Republican}} |37.91%

| {{party shading/Republican}} |8,514

Totals

1,445,814

49.36%

1,441,911

49.23%

41,386

1.41%

3,903

0.13%

2,929,111

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;Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Boone (largest city: Columbia)
Buchanan (largest city: St. Joseph)
Iron (largest city: Ironton)
Jefferson (largest city: Arnold)
Washington (largest city: Potosi)

=By congressional district=

McCain carried six of the state's nine congressional districts, including one district held by a Democrat.

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! McCain

! Obama

! Representative

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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Missouri|1|1st}}

| 19.38%

| 79.70%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|William Lacy Clay, Jr.

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Missouri|2|2nd}}

| 54.98%

| 44.04%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Todd Akin

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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Missouri|3|3rd}}

| 39.06%

| 59.50%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Russ Carnahan

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Missouri|4|4th}}

| 60.58%

| 37.87%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Ike Skelton

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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Missouri|5|5th}}

| 35.45%

| 63.47%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Emanuel Cleaver

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Missouri|6|6th}}

| 53.58%

| 44.67%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Sam Graves

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Missouri|7|7th}}

| 63.07%

| 35.39%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Roy Blunt

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Missouri|8|8th}}

| 61.92%

| 36.42%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Jo Ann Emerson

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! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Missouri|9|9th}}

| rowspan=2|54.77%

| rowspan=2|43.66%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Kenny Hulshof (110th Congress)

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Blaine Luetkemeyer (111th Congress)

Electors

Technically the voters of Missouri cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Missouri is allocated 11 electors because it has 9 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 11 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 11 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them.{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_ec.htm |title=Electoral College |access-date=November 1, 2008 |publisher=California Secretary of State |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030041546/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_ec.htm |archive-date=October 30, 2008 }} An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 15, 2008, to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.

The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All 11 were pledged to John McCain and Sarah Palin:{{Cite web|title=sos.mo.gov/elections/2008general/presElectors_MORepublican.asp|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/2008general/presElectors_MORepublican.asp|access-date=|website=|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225063342/http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/2008general/presElectors_MORepublican.asp|url-status=live}}

Willis Corbett
Scott Dickenson
Robert Haul
Ronny Margason
Cathy Owens
Ron Muck
Gene Hall
R. Mellene Schudy
Nadine Thurman
Paul Nahon
Jerry Dowell

References

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Missouri

2008

Category:2008 Missouri elections

2008 United States presidential election in Missouri

Primaries

Campaign

=Predictions=

=Polling=

=Fundraising=

=Advertising and visits=

Analysis

Results

=By county=

=By congressional district=

Electors

See also

References