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The district is in central Missouri and encompasses the entirety of Boone County which includes the major city of Columbia, its surrounding suburbs, and several outlying small towns. [4] Those include Ashland, Centralia, Hallsville, Rocheport, and Sturgeon.
The State of Missouri is currently divided into eight congressional districts, with each one being represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. The current dean of the Missouri delegation is Representative Sam Graves (MO-6) of the Republican Party .
The district is based in southwest Missouri on the Ozark Plateau and includes the counties of Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Shannon, Stone, Taney, and Texas. [2] Major cities in the district include Ava, Branson, Houston, Kimberling City, Mountain View, and Willow Springs.
The following is a list of legislative terms of the Missouri General Assembly, the law-making branch of government of the U.S. state of Missouri. Missouri became part of the United States on August 10, 1821 .
The Missouri General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bicameral General Assembly is composed of a 34-member Senate and a 163-member House of Representatives . Elections are conducted using first-past-the-post voting in single-member districts of roughly equal population.
Missouri's 3rd Senatorial District Election (2004) [8] Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Kevin Engler: 34,767 : 51.04 : Democratic: Dan Ward 33,348 48.96 Total votes 68,115 : 100.00 : Republican gain from Democratic
The district's largest city is Cape Girardeau.A predominantly rural district, the district votes strongly Republican for national offices. In 2004, President George W. Bush received 63% of the vote in the district over U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) who clinched 36%.
Texas County: 215: Houston: 1843: Shannon and Wright counties: Republic of Texas: 25,619: 1,179 sq mi (3,054 km 2) Vernon County: 217: Nevada: 1851: Bates County: Miles Vernon, Missouri State Senator – the county was originally defined as having the same boundaries as Bates county, but was later declared unconstitutional and changed 19,710: ...