Missouri's 27th Senate district

Missouri's 27th 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 Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Mississippi, Perry, and Scott.

The district is currently represented by Republican Wayne Wallingford.

District Profile

Major cities in the district include Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, Jackson, Perryville, Charleston, Scott City, and Fredericktown. The district is home to Southeast Missouri State University.

The district, anchored in the GOP stronghold of Cape Girardeau County, is heavily Republican. Although Democrats are competitive in local/countywide elections, Republicans dominate in state and federal elections in the district. The district has only backed a Democratic statewide candidate once in the past 12 years: former Governor Mel Carnahan in 1996.

Demographics

According to the 2010 U.S. Census:

• Population: 172,783
• White/Caucasian: 89.01%
• Black/African American: 7.74%
• Hispanic/Latino: 1.78%
• Two or More Races: 1.48%
• Some Other Race: 0.77%
• Asian: 0.70%
• Native American: 0.28%
• Pacific Islander: 0.02%

Voting in Statewide Elections

Election Results from Statewide Races
Year	Office	Results
2010	U.S. Senator	Roy Blunt 67.57% - Robin Carnahan 27.76%
2008	President	John McCain 64.50% - Barack Obama 34.20%
	Governor	Kenny Hulshof 53.82% - Jay Nixon 44.30%
	President - Primary	John McCain 33.52% - Mike Huckabee 31.88% - Mitt Romney 29.35% - Ron Paul 3.25%
	President - Primary	Hillary Clinton 61.62% - Barack Obama 33.71% - John Edwards 3.58%
2006	U.S. Senator	Jim Talent 60.86% - Claire McCaskill 36.21%
2004	President	George W. Bush 66.30% - John Kerry 33.19%
	U.S. Senator	Kit Bond 67.99% - Nancy Farmer 31.09%
	Governor	Matt Blunt 62.21% - Claire McCaskill 36.63%
2002	U.S. Senator	Jim Talent 63.08% - Jean Carnahan 35.64%
2000	President	George W. Bush 61.78% - Al Gore 35.66%
	U.S. Senator	John Ashcroft 58.63% - Mel Carnahan 40.18%
	Governor	Jim Talent 57.98% - Bob Holden 40.28%
1998	U.S. Senator	Kit Bond 60.98% - Jay Nixon 37.05%
1996	President	Bob Dole 48.34% - Bill Clinton 41.96%
	Governor	Mel Carnahan 54.27% - Margaret Kelly 44.01%

Election results

2008

Missouri's 27th Senatorial District Election (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Crowell*	49,059	64.24
	Democratic	Linda Sanders	27,308	35.76
Total votes			76,367	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2004

Missouri's 27th Senatorial District Election (2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Crowell	48,417	66.11
	Democratic	Donnie Owens	23,446	32.02
	Libertarian	Chris Morrill	1,370	1.87
Total votes			73,233	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2000

Missouri's 27th Senatorial District Election (2000)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Kinder*	49,442	100.00
Total votes			49,442	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

1996

Missouri's 27th Senatorial District Election (1996)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Kinder	40,412	63.73
	Democratic	Rickert Althaus	22,999	36.27
Total votes			63,411	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold