Missouri's 21st Senate district

Missouri's 21st State Senate district
Senator	Kurtis Gregory R – Marshall
Demographics	88%  White 3%  Black 4%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 3%  Multiracial
Population (2023)	184,365 [1]

Missouri's 21st Senatorial District is one of 34 districts in the Missouri Senate. The district has been represented by Republican Kurtis Gregory since 2025. ^{[2] [3]}

Geography

The district includes northern Clay, Cooper, Howard, Lafayette, Ray, and Saline counties. ^[2] Major municipalities in the district include Excelsior Springs, Kearney, Liberty, Marshall, and Smithville, stretching between the Kansas City and Columbia metropolitan areas. The district is also home to the Missouri River, Smithville Lake, and Watkins Woolen Mill State Park.

Election Results (1996-2024)

1996

Missouri's 21st Senatorial District Election (1996) ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James L. Mathewson	34,868	55.1
	Republican	Dave Oetting	28,356	44.9
Total votes			63,224	100.0

2000

Missouri's 21st Senatorial District Election (2000) ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James L. Mathewson (incumbent)	53,593	100.00
Total votes			53,593	100.00
	Democratic hold

2004

Missouri's 21st Senatorial District Election (2004) ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Stouffer	38,454	52.0
	Democratic	Page Bellamy	35,438	48.0
Total votes			73,892	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008

Missouri's 21st Senatorial District Election (2008) ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Stouffer (incumbent)	47,285	64.0
	Democratic	Joe Sadeghi	26,643	36.0
Total votes			73,928	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

Missouri's 21st Senatorial District Election (2012) ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Pearce	47,490	65.1
	Democratic	ElGene Ver Dught	22,073	30.3
	Libertarian	Steven Hedrick	3,351	4.6
Total votes			72,914	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

Missouri's 21st Senatorial District Election (2016) ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denny Hoskins	50,288	67.6
	Democratic	ElGene Ver Dught	19,988	26.9
	Libertarian	William Truman Wayne	4,077	5.5
Total votes			74,353	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

Missouri's 21st Senatorial District Election (2020) ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denny Hoskins (incumbent)	61,698	79.8
	Democratic	Mark Bliss	15,595	20.2
Total votes			77,293	100.0
	Republican hold

2024

Missouri's 21st Senatorial District Election (2024) ^{[11] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kurtis Gregory	64,446	69.32
	Democratic	Jim Bates	28,521	30.68
Total votes			92,967	100.00
	Republican hold

Statewide Election Results

Year	Office	Results
2008	President	McCain 54.3 – 43.5%
2012	President	Romney 60.8 – 39.2%
2016	President	Trump 64.3 – 30.1%
	Senate	Blunt 52.4 – 42.3%
	Governor	Greitens 55.7 – 40.9%
2018	Senate	Hawley 58.4 – 37.9%
2020	President	Trump 66.4 – 31.7%
	Governor	Parson 65.8 – 31.8%

Source: ^[12]

References

1. U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Missouri State Senate District , MO
2. "Senator Kurtis Gregory". Missouri Senate.
3. Kellogg, Sarah; Rosenbaum, Jason (January 6, 2025). "Missouri state Sen. Kurtis Gregory says Freedom Caucus is counterproductive". stlpr.
4. 1996 General Election Results
5. 2000 General Election Results
6. 2004 General Election Results
7. 2008 General Election Results
8. 2012 General Election Results
9. 2016 General Election Results
10. 2020 General Election Results
11. 2024 General Election Results
12. "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved February 27, 2025.