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Pemiscot County, Missouri (view source)
Revision as of 16:09, September 24, 2019
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* [[Pascola, Missouri|Pascola]]
* [[Pascola, Missouri|Pascola]]
==Government==
Local government in Pemiscot County is provided by the elected officials. Traditionally, these have been dominated by the [[Democratic]] Party, which continues to hold most of the county offices.
{| class="wikitable"
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! Countywide official !! Name !! Party
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| Assessor || Patsy Hinklin || Democratic
|-
| Circuit Clerk || Kelly Maners || Democratic
|-
| County Clerk || Pam Treece || Democratic
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| Collector || Rhonda Price || Democratic
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| Commissioner (presiding) || Mark Cartee || Democratic
|-
| Commissioner (District 1) || Steve Watkins || Democratic
|-
| Commissioner (District 2) || Ben Baker || Democratic
|-
| Coroner || Jim Brimhall || Democratic
|-
| Prosecuting Attorney || Jereme Lytle || Democratic
|-
| Public Administrator || Trina Holloman || Democratic
|-
| Recorder || Vanessa Darnell || Democratic
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| Sheriff || Tommy Greenwell || Democratic
|-
| Surveyor || Darrall Hirtz || Democratic
|-
| Treasurer || Frankie Stewart || Democratic
|}
At the state level, Pemiscot County lies within parts of two separate legislative districts for the Missouri House of Representatives. Most of the northern half of the county, including the cities of Hayti and Wardell, is part of the 149th District, which also includes all of New Madrid and parts of [[Scott County, Missouri|Scott]] and [[Mississippi County, Missouri|Mississippi]] Counties. It is currently represented by Don Rone (R-Portageville), who was re-elected to a third term in November 2018, defeating Democrat Bill Burlison.
{| class="wikitable"
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! Candidate !! Party !! Votes !! Vote Percentage
|-
| Don Rone || Republican || 6,633 || 65.537%
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| Bill Burlison || Democratic || 2,938 || 29.029%
|-
| Jackie McGee || Independent || 550 || 5.434%
|}
Rone decisively defeated Burlison within Pemiscot County, by a margin of 896 votes to 425.
Most of the southern half of the county, including the cities of Caruthersville and Steele, is part of the 150th District, which also includes a portion of Dunklin County. It is currently represented by Andrew McDaniel (R-Deering), who was re-elected to a third term in November 2018, defeating Democrat Josh Rittenberry.
{| class="wikitable"
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! Candidate !! Party !! Votes !! Vote Percentage
|-
| Andrew McDaniel || Republican || 6,525 || 75.373%
|-
| Josh Rittenberry || Democratic || 2,132 || 24.627%
|}
McDaniel decisively defeated Rittenberry in Pemiscot County, winning by a margin of 2,004 votes to 940.
In the state Senate, Pemiscot County is part of the 25th District, which also includes Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Shannon, and [[Stoddard County, Missouri|Stoddard]] Counties. It is currently represented by Doug Libla (R-Poplar Bluff), who was re-elected to a second term in November 2016, defeating Democrat Bill Burlison.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Candidate !! Party !! Votes !! Vote Percentage
|-
| Doug Libla || Republican || 44,373 || 69.354%
|-
| Bill Burlison || Democratic || 19,607 || 30.646%
|}
Libla somewhat underperformed in Pemiscot County, defeating Burlison by a margin of 3,247 votes to 2,461.
At the federal level, Pemiscot County belongs to the 8th Congressional District in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], which includes most of southeast Missouri. It is currently represented by Jason T. Smith (R-Salem), who was re-elected to the House in November 2018 with 73.39% of the vote.
{| class="wikitable"
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! Candidate !! Party !! Votes !! Vote Percentage
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| Jason Smith || Republican || 194,042 || 73.390%
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| Kathy Ellis || Democratic || 66,151 || 25.019%
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| Jonathan L. Shell || Libertarian || 4,206 || 1.591%
|}
Smith slightly underperformed in Pemiscot County, defeating Ellis by a margin of 2,985 votes to 1,455.
==References==
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