Missouri's 28th Senate district

Missouri's 28th State Senate district
Senator	Sandy Crawford R – Buffalo
Demographics	90%  White 1%  Black 4%  Hispanic 4%  Multiracial
Population (2023)	186,844 [1]

Missouri's 28th Senatorial District is one of 34 districts in the Missouri Senate. The district has been represented by Republican Sandy Crawford since 2017. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Geography

The district is based in western Missouri and includes all of Benton, Cedar, Dallas, Henry, Hickory, Pettis, Polk, St. Clair and Vernon counties. ^[2] Major municipalities in the district include Bolivar, Clinton, Nevada, and Sedalia. The district is also home to the Harry S. Truman Reservoir, Southwest Baptist University, and most of Stockton Lake.

Election results (1998-2022)

1998

Missouri's 28th Senatorial District election (1998) ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Morris Westfall	40,402	87.1
	Constitution	Marvalene Pankey	5,976	12.9
Total votes			46,378	100.0

2002

Missouri's 28th Senatorial District election (2002) ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Delbert L. Scott	37,543	65.4
	Democratic	Catherine D. Johnson	18,703	32.6
	Libertarian	Jesse O. Watson	1,179	2.1
Total votes			57,425	100.0
	Republican hold

2006

Missouri's 28th Senatorial District election (2006) ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Delbert L. Scott (incumbent)	36,287	57.2
	Independent	Mike Holzknecht	27,128	42.8
Total votes			63,415	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

Missouri's 28th Senatorial District election (2010) ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Parson	47,380	83.7
	Constitution	Bennie B. Hatfield	9,213	16.3
Total votes			56,593	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

Missouri's 28th Senatorial District election (2014) ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Parson (incumbent)	34,573	100.0
Total votes			34,573	100.0
	Republican hold

2017

Missouri's 28th Senatorial District special election (2017) ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sandy Crawford	9,771	68.3
	Democratic	Albert J. Skalicky	4,539	31.7
Total votes			67,818	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

Missouri's 28th Senatorial District election (2018) ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sandy Crawford	53,692	79.2
	Democratic	Joe Poor	14,126	20.8
Total votes			67,818	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

Missouri's 28th Senatorial District election (2022) ^{[12] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sandy Crawford (incumbent)	55,062	100.0
Total votes			55,062	100.0
	Republican hold

Statewide election results

Year	Office	Results
2008	President	McCain 60.2 – 37.1%
2012	President	Romney 67.9 – 32.1%
2016	President	Trump 74.8 – 20.8%
	Senate	Blunt 63.2 – 31.8%
	Governor	Greitens 64.3 – 32.6%
2018	Senate	Hawley 68.7 – 27.4%
2020	President	Trump 77.2 – 21.1%
	Governor	Parson 77.4 – 20.5%

Source: ^[13]

References

1. U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Missouri State Senate District 28, MO
2. "Senator Sandy Crawford". Missouri Senate.
3. "Missouri Sen. Sandy Crawford Sworn into Missouri Senate". www.senate.mo.gov. September 14, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
4. "Senator Sandy Crawford Again Chosen As Majority Caucus Secretary". www.senate.mo.gov. November 7, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
5. 1998 General Election Results
6. 2002 General Election Results
7. 2006 General Election Results
8. 2010 General Election Results
9. 2014 General Election Results
10. 2017 General Election Results
11. 2018 General Election Results
12. 2022 General Election Results
13. "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved February 27, 2025.