Pemiscot County is a county located in the southeastern corner in the Bootheel in the U.S. state of Missouri,with the Mississippi River forming its eastern border. As of the 2020 census,the population was 15,661. The largest city and county seat is Caruthersville. The county was officially organized on February 19,1851. It is named for the local bayou,taken from the word pem-eskaw,meaning "liquid mud",in the language of the native Meskwaki people. This has been an area of cotton plantations and later other commodity crops.
Dunklin County is located in the Bootheel of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census,the population was 28,283. The largest city and county seat is Kennett.
James Oscar Davis III is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He is a Democrat and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007,representing Florida's 11th congressional district. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in the 2006 election,but was defeated by Republican Charlie Crist.
The 1912 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 63rd United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 5,1912,while Maine and Vermont held theirs in September. They coincided with the election of President Woodrow Wilson.
The 1900 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 6,1900,with Oregon,Maine,and Vermont holding theirs early in either June or September. They coincided with the re-election of President William McKinley. Elections were held for 357 seats of the United States House of Representatives,representing 45 states,to serve in the 57th United States Congress. Special elections were also held throughout the year.
The 1882 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 7,1882,with five states holding theirs early between June and October. They occurred during President Chester A. Arthur's term. Elections were held for 325 seats of the United States House of Representatives,representing 38 states,to serve in the 48th United States Congress. They were the first elections after reapportionment following the 1880 United States census,increasing the size of the House. Special elections were also held throughout the year.
The 1880 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 2,1880,with five states holding theirs early between June and October. They coincided with the 1880 presidential election which was won by James A. Garfield,who was a member of the House at the time. Elections were held for 293 seats of the United States House of Representatives,representing 38 states,to serve in the 47th United States Congress. This was the first time that every state held their regular House elections on or before Election Day. Special elections were also held throughout the year.
The 1868–69 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 1,1868,and August 2,1869. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before or after the first session of the 41st United States Congress convened on March 4,1869. They coincided with the 1868 United States presidential election,which was won by Ulysses S. Grant. Elections were held for all 243 seats,representing 37 states. All of the former Confederate states were represented in Congress for the first time since they seceded from the Union.
The 1864–65 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 5,1864,and November 7,1865,in the midst of the American Civil War and President Abraham Lincoln's reelection. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives. Members were elected before the first session of the 39th United States Congress convened on December 4,1865,including the at-large seat from the new state of Nevada,and the 8 from Tennessee,the first secessionist state to be readmitted. The other 10 secessionist states had not yet been readmitted,and therefore were not seated.
The 1862–63 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 2,1862,and November 3,1863,during the American Civil War and President Abraham Lincoln's first term. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 38th United States Congress convened on December 7,1863. The congressional reapportionment based on the 1860 United States census was performed assuming the seceded states were still in the union,increasing the number of congressional districts to 241. West Virginia was given three seats from Virginia after the former broke away from the latter to rejoin the union as a separate state. The seceded states remained unrepresented and left 58 vacancies. Republicans lost 22 seats and the majority,while Democrats gained 28.
The 1830–31 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 5,1830,and October 3,1831. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 22nd United States Congress convened on December 5,1831. Elections were held for all 213 seats,representing 24 states.
Robert Wendell Bailey is an American politician from Missouri. He graduated from Southwest Missouri State University,where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity,with a degree in Business Administration and owned an automobile dealership in Willow Springs.
Harold Lee Volkmer was an American politician from Missouri. He was a Democrat who served 20 years in the United States House of Representatives.
Sarah Steelman is an American Republican politician from Missouri and State Treasurer from 2005 to 2009. She is currently serving in the Office of Administration in Governor Mike Parson’s administration. She did not run for re-election as state treasurer in 2008,having run for governor,and was succeeded in office by Democrat Clint Zweifel on January 12,2009. She was listed in a 2008 article in the New York Times as among seventeen women who may someday run for President of the United States. On November 29,2010,Steelman announced she would run for the U.S. Senate in 2012. She was defeated in the Republican primary by U.S. Representative Todd Akin.
Brad Ronald Lager is a Republican politician from the state of Missouri. He is a former member of the Missouri Senate from the 12th District as well as a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives and former candidate for State Treasurer in 2008. Lager ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Missouri Lieutenant Governor in 2012.
Sherman Parker was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He was a Republican who represented part of St. Charles County for two terms. He was elected to the House in 2002 election and was re-elected in 2004 with 73% of the vote.
Bob Dixon is an American Republican politician currently serving as Presiding Commissioner of Greene County,Missouri. He formerly served in the Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri State Senate.
Jason Thomas Smith is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Missouri's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district comprises 30 counties,covering just under 20,000 square miles of southeastern and southern Missouri.
Daniel Jay Hegeman is a former Republican member of the Missouri Senate from the 12th district,which covered parts of northwestern Missouri. He was first elected unopposed in 2014.
Denny L. Hoskins is an American politician. He is a member of the Missouri Senate for the 21st District. A member of the Republican Party,he was first elected to the Senate in 2016. He previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2009 to 2017. He is the Republican nominee for the 2024 Missouri Secretary of State election.
