Missouri's 25th Senate district

Missouri's 25th Senatorial District is one of 34 districts in the Missouri Senate. The district is based in Southeast Missouri and includes all of the counties of Butler, Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Ripley, Stoddard, and Wayne.

The district is currently represented by Republican Rob Mayer of Dexter.

District Profile

Major cities in the district include Poplar Bluff, Kennett, Dexter, Caruthersville, Malden, and Portageville. The district is home to Three Rivers College.

The district, although anchored in the GOP stronghold of Butler County, is fairly independent. The district takes in most of the Bootheel, one of the most impoverished and African American regions of the state - characteristics that favor Democrats. Although Democrats control most of the local/county offices in the district, both political parties are about as evenly competitive in the district.

Demographics

According to the 2010 U.S. Census:

Voting in Statewide Elections
Election Results from Statewide Races
Year Office Results
2010 U.S. Senator Roy Blunt 65.51% - Robin Carnahan 30.47%
2008 President John McCain 63.40% - Barack Obama 35.05%
Governor Jay Nixon 50.38% - Kenny Hulshof 47.56%
President - Primary Mike Huckabee 51.24% - John McCain 25.05% - Mitt Romney 19.63% - Ron Paul 2.77%
President - Primary Hillary Clinton 73.31% - Barack Obama 22.53% - John Edwards 3.07%
2006 U.S. Senator Jim Talent 53.91% - Claire McCaskill 43.09%
2004 President George W. Bush 63.02% - John Kerry 36.45%
U.S. Senator Kit Bond 64.37% - Nancy Farmer 34.55%
Governor Matt Blunt 57.47% - Claire McCaskill 41.31%
2002 U.S. Senator Jim Talent 55.31% - Jean Carnahan 43.77%
2000 President George W. Bush 56.64% - Al Gore 41.56%
U.S. Senator John Ashcroft 51.44% - Mel Carnahan 47.65%
Governor Bob Holden 49.27% - Jim Talent 49.19%
1998 U.S. Senator Kit Bond 55.67% - Jay Nixon 42.65%
1996 President Bill Clinton 48.53% - Bob Dole 40.81%
Governor Mel Carnahan 60.58% - Margaret Kelly 37.72%

Election results

1996
Missouri's 25th Senatorial District Election (1996)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry T. Howard 31,757 63.09
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 Constitution Ray Rowland 18,582 36.91
Total votes 50,339 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2000
Missouri's 25th Senatorial District Election (2000)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Foster 29,708 53.23
Democratic Jerry T. Howard* 26,107 46.77
Total votes 55,815 100.00
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

2004
Missouri's 25th Senatorial District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Mayer 37,575 56.56
Democratic Patt Sharp 28,131 42.34
Libertarian Curtis Steward 730 1.10
Total votes 66,436 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2008
Missouri's 25th Senatorial District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Mayer* 43,232 65.32
Democratic M. Shane Stoelting 22,952 34.68
Total votes 66,184 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

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