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Municipal elections in Jackson County, Missouri (2018)

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2018 Jackson County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 27, 2018
Primary election: August 7, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: County executive, County legislator, Sheriff
Total seats up: 11
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2018
Jackson County, Missouri, held general elections for county executive, county legislator, and sheriff on November 6, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was March 27, 2018.

Elections

County Executive and Legislature

General election candidates

Jackson County Local General Elections 2018

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Jackson County Executive

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank White Jr. (i)

Nathan Kline (Green Party)

Jackson County Legislature District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Burnett (i)

Jackson County Legislature District 1 At-large

Green check mark transparent.pngJalen Anderson

Jackson County Legislature District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Finley

Jackson County Legislature District 2 At-large

Green check mark transparent.pngCrystal Williams (i)

Jackson County Legislature District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlie Franklin

Brice Stewart

Jackson County Legislature District 3 At-large

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Miller (i)

Jackson County Legislature District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Tarwater (i)

Jackson County Legislature District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngJeanie Lauer

Jackson County Legislature District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngTheresa Galvin (i)


Primary election candidates

Jackson County Local Primary Elections 2018

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Jackson County Executive

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank White Jr. (i)
Matthew Merryman
Jeremy Raines

The Republican primary was canceled.


Green Party

Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Kline

Richard Charles Tolbert

Jackson County Legislature District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Burnett (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Jackson County Legislature District 1 At-large

Green check mark transparent.pngJalen Anderson
Sherwood Smith

The Republican primary was canceled.


Jackson County Legislature District 2

Arimeta Dupree
Green check mark transparent.pngRon Finley
Sandra Jiles

The Republican primary was canceled.


Jackson County Legislature District 2 At-large

Green check mark transparent.pngCrystal Williams (i)
John Burnett

The Republican primary was canceled.


Jackson County Legislature District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlie Franklin
Lois McDonald
Paul Wrabec

Green check mark transparent.pngBrice Stewart

Jackson County Legislature District 3 At-large

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Miller (i)
Roberta Gough

The Republican primary was canceled.


Jackson County Legislature District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Tarwater (i)
John Maloney

The Republican primary was canceled.


Jackson County Legislature District 5

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJeanie Lauer

Jackson County Legislature District 6

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTheresa Galvin (i)


Sheriff (Unexpired Term)

On July 31, 2018, Judge David M. Byrn of Missouri's 16th Circuit Court ruled that election officials would not be allowed to tabulate results for the primary election for sheriff. State law mandates that party officials choose nominees for sheriff if the position is vacated voluntarily within one year of when the position would be up for election. Former Sheriff Mike Sharp resigned in April 2018. Because the ruling came down one week before the primary election, the names of primary candidates could not be removed from the ballot. The county Democratic Party committee selected a general election candidate on August 21. The chairman of the county Republican Party committee said on July 31 that a Republican nominee would be selected by August 7.[1] Darryl Forte (D) and David Bernal (R) were selected to run in the general election.

General election candidates

Judicial

16th Judicial Circuit Court

Judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit 2018 Retention election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Division 4

Green check mark transparent.pngJustine Del Muro (i)
Division 5

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Kanatzar (i)
Division 11

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Wolf (i)
Division 13

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles H. McKenzie (i)
Division 15

Green check mark transparent.pngJalilah Otto (i)
Division 16

Green check mark transparent.pngMarco Roldan (i)
Division 17

Green check mark transparent.pngJack Richard Grate (i)
Division 19

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Styles Jr. (i)


Associate Judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit 2018 Retention election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Division 25

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard T. Standridge (i)
Division 27

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory B. Gillis (i)
Division 30

Green check mark transparent.pngTwila K. Rigby (i)
Division 31

Green check mark transparent.pngMary F. Weir (i)
Division 33

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey L. Bushur (i)
Division 34

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Long (i)


Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Missouri elections, 2018

About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Jackson County, Missouri
Jackson County Missouri
Population 674,158 5,988,927
Land area (sq mi) 604 68,746
Race and ethnicity**
White 67% 82.2%
Black/African American 23.3% 11.5%
Asian 1.8% 2%
Native American 0.4% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.1%
Two or more 3.3% 2.6%
Hispanic/Latino 9% 4.2%
Education
High school graduation rate 90.6% 89.9%
College graduation rate 31.6% 29.2%
Income
Median household income $55,134 $55,461
Persons below poverty level 14.7% 13.7%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Missouri. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Missouri with 56.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 38.1 percent. In presidential elections between 1820 and 2016, Missouri voted Democratic 60 percent of the time and Republican 36 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Missouri voted Republican all five times.[2]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Missouri. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 43 out of 163 state House districts in Missouri with an average margin of victory of 42.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 43 out of 163 state House districts in Missouri with an average margin of victory of 42.3 points. Clinton won two districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 120 out of 163 state House districts in Missouri with an average margin of victory of 28.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 120 out of 163 state House districts in Missouri with an average margin of victory of 39.8 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

See also

Jackson County, Missouri Missouri Municipal government Other local coverage
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