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:
- Population: 169,588
- White/Caucasian: 88.66%
- Black/African American: 8.03%
- Hispanic/Latino: 2.11%
- Two or More Races: 1.58%
- Some Other Race: 0.92%
- Native American: 0.41%
- Asian: 0.38%
- Pacific Islander: 0.03%
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry T. Howard | 31,757 | 63.09 | |
| Constitution | Ray Rowland | 18,582 | 36.91 | |
| Total votes | 50,339 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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
| 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
| 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 | ||||