Cass County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census,the population was 107,824. Its county seat is Harrisonville;however,the county contains a portion of Kansas City,Missouri. The county was organized in 1835 as Van Buren County,but was renamed in 1849 after U.S. Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan,who later became a presidential candidate.
Bates County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri,two counties south of the Missouri River and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census,the population was 16,042. Its county seat is Butler. The county was organized in 1841 and named after Frederick Bates,the second Governor of Missouri.
Isaac Newton Skelton IV was an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 4th congressional district from 1977 to 2011. During his tenure,he served as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He was a member of the Democratic Party. On November 2,2010,he unexpectedly lost his seat to Republican Vicky Hartzler amid a Republican landslide. Notably,he was one of three Democratic committee chairmen to lose reelection in the 2010 midterm cycle,alongside House Budget Committee chairman John Spratt of South Carolina and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Jim Oberstar of Minnesota. He was the longest serving incumbent representative to lose re-election that cycle.
Kenny Charles Hulshof is an American politician and lawyer who represented Missouri's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He was the unsuccessful nominee of the Republican Party for Governor of Missouri in the 2008 election.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Missouri was held November 7,2006,to decide who would serve as senator for Missouri between January 3,2007,and January 3,2013. This election was the fifth consecutive even-number year in which a senate election was held in Missouri after elections in 1998,2000,2002,and 2004.
Ann Louise Wagner is an American politician and former diplomat serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,she was the United States ambassador to Luxembourg from 2005 to 2009.
Missouri's 4th congressional district comprises west-central Missouri. It stretches from the northern half of Columbia to the southern and eastern suburbs of Kansas City,including a sliver of Kansas City in Cass County and parts of Blue Springs in Jackson County. It also includes the northern portion of Columbia,home to the University of Missouri.
The 2002 United States Special Senate election in Missouri was held on November 5,2002 to decide who would serve the rest of Democrat Mel Carnahan's term,after he died while campaigning and posthumously won the 2000 election. The winner would serve four more years until the next election in 2006. Governor Roger Wilson appointed Carnahan's wife Jean,also a Democrat,to serve temporarily. She then decided to run to serve the remainder of the term,but she was narrowly defeated by Republican nominee Jim Talent.
Vicky Jo Hartzler is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,she served as the Missouri state representative for the 124th district from 1995 to 2001.
Elections were held on November 2,2010,to determine Missouri's nine members of the United States House of Representatives. Representatives were elected for two-year terms to serve in the 112th Congress from January 3,2011,until January 3,2013. Primary elections were held on August 3,2010.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012 and elected the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Missouri,a loss of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.
The 2016 Missouri Attorney General election was held on November 8,2016,to elect the Attorney General of Missouri,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Republican Josh Hawley defeated the Democratic nominee Teresa Hensley.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on November 8,2016,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Missouri,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 2.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Missouri,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections,including Missouri's quadrennial State Auditor election.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on November 6,2018,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Missouri,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts.
Sharice Lynnette Davids is an American attorney,former mixed martial artist,and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Kansas's 3rd congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,she represents a district that includes most of the Kansas side of the Kansas City metropolitan area,including Kansas City,Overland Park,Prairie Village,Leawood,Lenexa,and Olathe.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri was held on November 3,2020,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Missouri,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 United States presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 8,2022,concurrently with elections for all other Class 3 U.S. senators and elections for the U.S. House of Representatives,to select a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Missouri. Incumbent senator Roy Blunt,a Republican,did not seek a third term in office. Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt won the open seat,defeating Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri were held on November 8,2022,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Missouri,one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2016 United States attorney general elections were held on November 8,2016,in 10 states. The previous attorney general elections for eight of the 10 states took place in 2012. The last attorney general elections for Utah and Vermont took place in 2014,as Utah held a special election due to the resignation of John Swallow,while the attorney general of Vermont serves two-year terms. The elections took place concurrently with the 2016 presidential election,elections to the House of Representatives and Senate,and numerous state and local elections.
