Missouri's 29th Senate district

Missouri's 29th Senatorial District is one of 34 districts in the Missouri Senate. The district is based in Southwest Missouri and includes all of the counties of Barry, Lawrence, McDonald, Ozark, Stone, and Taney.

The district is currently represented by Republican Jack Goodman of Mount Vernon.

District Profile

Major cities in the district include the popular tourist destination of Branson as well as Monett, Aurora, and Hollister. In addition to Branson, the district is home to College of the Ozarks.

The district, anchored in the longtime GOP bastion of Southwest Missouri, is solidly Republican. Although it is a relatively diverse rural district, the GOP still dominates every level of government in the district.

Demographics

According to the 2010 U.S. Census:

• Population: 172,783
• White/Caucasian: 93.10%
• Hispanic/Latino: 5.74%
• Some Other Race: 2.62%
• Two or More Races: 1.98%
• Native American: 1.03%
• Asian: 0.65%
• Black/African American: 0.45%
• Pacific Islander: 0.18%

Voting in Statewide Elections

Election Results from Statewide Races
Year	Office	Results
2010	U.S. Senator	Roy Blunt 71.04% - Robin Carnahan 22.42%
2008	President	John McCain 67.19% - Barack Obama 31.04%
	Governor	Kenny Hulshof 50.47% - Jay Nixon 46.62%
	President - Primary	Mike Huckabee 49.92% - John McCain 27.64% - Mitt Romney 16.39% - Ron Paul 4.56%
	President - Primary	Hillary Rodham Clinton 63.76% - Barack Obama 32.80% - John Edwards 2.49%
2006	U.S. Senator	Jim Talent 59.59% - Claire McCaskill 35.46%
2004	President	George W. Bush 69.72% - John Kerry 29.60%
	U.S. Senator	Kit Bond 71.20% - Nancy Farmer 27.53%
	Governor	Matt Blunt 68.94% - Claire McCaskill 29.73%
2002	U.S. Senator	Jim Talent 63.34% - Jean Carnahan 34.57%
2000	President	George W. Bush 64.32% - Al Gore 32.85%
	U.S. Senator	John Ashcroft 64.37% - Mel Carnahan 34.27%
	Governor	Jim Talent 60.22% - Bob Holden 37.54%
1998	U.S. Senator	Kit Bond 61.31% - Jay Nixon 34.27%
1996	President	Bob Dole 50.42% - Bill Clinton 35.42%
	Governor	Margaret Kelly 56.55% - Mel Carnahan 40.21%

Election Results

2008

Missouri's 29th Senatorial District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Jack Goodman*	67,612	100.00%
Totals			67,612	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2005

Missouri's 29th Senatorial District Special Election (November 8, 2005)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Jack Goodman	13,817	65.82%
	Democratic	Nolan G. McNeill	6,397	30.47%
	Libertarian	Robert E. Hempker	779	3.71%
Totals			20,993	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Missouri's 29th Senatorial District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Larry Gene Taylor	51,209	69.35%
	Democratic	Randall Vaught	22,629	30.65%
Totals			73,838	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2000

Missouri's 29th Senatorial District Election (2000)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Doyle Childers*	67,577	100.00%
Totals			67,577	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

1996

Missouri's 29th Senatorial District Election (1996)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Doyle Childers	44,767	60.24%
	Democratic	D.J. Gross	29,546	39.76%
Totals			74,313	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold