| Missouri's 27th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 87% White 6% Black 2% Hispanic 1% Asian | ||
| Population (2022) | 177,675 [1] | ||
Missouri's 27th Senatorial District is one of 34 districts in the Missouri Senate. The district is currently represented by Republican Holly Rehder. [2]
The district is based in Southeast Missouri and includes all of the counties of Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Mississippi, Perry, and Scott. 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.
| Election Results from Statewide Races | ||
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| 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% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Peter Kinder | 40,412 | 63.73 | |
| Democratic | Rickert Althaus | 22,999 | 36.27 | |
| Total votes | 63,411 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Kinder (incumbent) | 49,442 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 49,442 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason Crowell (incumbent) | 49,059 | 64.24 | |
| Democratic | Linda Sanders | 27,308 | 35.76 | |
| Total votes | 76,367 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne Wallingford | 61,891 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 61,891 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne Wallingford (incumbent) | 56,750 | 74.44 | |
| Democratic | Donnie Owens | 19,486 | 25.56 | |
| Total votes | 76,236 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Holly Rehder | 63,644 | 76.88 | |
| Democratic | Donnie Owens | 19,135 | 23.12 | |
| Total votes | 82,779 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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