Missouri's 33rd Senate district

Missouri's 33rd Senatorial District is one of 34 districts in the Missouri Senate. The district is based in South Central Missouri in the Ozark Plateau and includes all of the counties of Camden, Howell, Laclede, Oregon, Shannon, Texas, and Wright.

The district is currently represented by Republican Mike Cunningham of Rogersville, and previously by Tea Party Republican Chuck Purgason of Caulfield.

District Profile

Major cities in the district include Lebanon, West Plains, Mountain Grove, Mountain View, Osage Beach, Willow Springs, Cabool, Licking, and Houston. The district is home to the Lake of the Ozarks.

This predominantly rural South Central Missouri district is heavily white and solidly Republican. While Democrats hold a few offices at the local/county level, the GOP dominates all levels of government in the district.

Demographics

According to the 2010 U.S. Census:

• Population: 184,118
• White/Caucasian: 95.95%
• Hispanic/Latino: 1.83%
• Two or More Races: 1.64%
• Black/African American: 0.85%
• Native American: 0.66%
• Some Other Race: 0.48%
• Asian: 0.39%
• Pacific Islander: 0.03%

Voting in Statewide Elections

Election Results from Statewide Races
Year	Office	Results
2010	U.S. Senator	Roy Blunt 65.98% - Robin Carnahan 27.09%
2008	President	John McCain 64.34% - Barack Obama 33.74%
	Governor	Jay Nixon 51.67% - Kenny Hulshof 45.81%
	President - Primary	Mike Huckabee 48.25% - John McCain 28.15% - Mitt Romney 16.96% - Ron Paul 5.02%
	President - Primary	Hillary Clinton 64.22% - Barack Obama 31.96% - John Edwards 2.90%
2006	U.S. Senator	Jim Talent 55.09% - Claire McCaskill 39.66%
2004	President	George W. Bush 67.62% - John Kerry 31.56%
	U.S. Senator	Kit Bond 69.34% - Nancy Farmer 29.40%
	Governor	Matt Blunt 63.56% - Claire McCaskill 35.07%
2002	U.S. Senator	Jim Talent 59.22% - Jean Carnahan 38.86%
2000	President	George W. Bush 63.17% - Al Gore 34.11%
	U.S. Senator	John Ashcroft 59.87% - Mel Carnahan 38.91%
	Governor	Jim Talent 54.69% - Bob Holden 43.28%
1998	U.S. Senator	Kit Bond 57.20% - Jay Nixon 38.34%
1996	President	Bob Dole 46.60% - Bill Clinton 38.77%
	Governor	Margaret Kelly 51.45% - Mel Carnahan 45.46%

Election results

1996

Missouri's 33rd Senatorial District Election (1996)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John T. Russell	38,042	67.48
	Democratic	Clifford Keith*	18,333	32.52
Total votes			56,375	100.00
Turnout
	Independent gain from Democratic

2000

Missouri's 33rd Senatorial District Election (2000)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John T. Russell*	40,668	62.06
	Democratic	Clara R. Ichord	24,862	37.94
Total votes			65,530	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2004

Missouri's 33rd Senatorial District Election (2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Purgason	49,396	64.77
	Democratic	R.A. Pendergrass	26,868	35.23
Total votes			76,264	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2008

Missouri's 33rd Senatorial District Election (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Purgason*	53,529	67.31
	Democratic	Eric Reeve	25,997	32.69
Total votes			79,526	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold