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

Missouri's 25th Senatorial District Election (1996)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry T. Howard	31,757	63.09
style="background-color: CC0C2F; width: 2px;" |	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