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Municipal elections in Jackson County, Missouri (2020)

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2020 Jackson County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 31, 2020
Primary election: August 4, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: County prosecutor, sheriff, and circuit court and associate circuit court judges
Total seats up: 10
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2020

Jackson County, Missouri, held general elections for county prosecutor, sheriff, and circuit court and associate circuit court judges on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was March 31, 2020.

Election procedure changes in 2020

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Missouri modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Any registered voter could cast an absentee ballot (subject to a notarization requirement) in the general election.

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Elections

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Prosecutor

General election

General election for Jackson County Prosecutor

Incumbent Jean Peters Baker defeated Tracey Chappell in the general election for Jackson County Prosecutor on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jean Peters Baker
Jean Peters Baker (D)
 
59.0
 
191,021
Image of Tracey Chappell
Tracey Chappell (R)
 
40.8
 
131,979
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
619

Total votes: 323,619
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Jackson County Prosecutor

Incumbent Jean Peters Baker advanced from the Democratic primary for Jackson County Prosecutor on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jean Peters Baker
Jean Peters Baker
 
100.0
 
73,759

Total votes: 73,759
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Jackson County Prosecutor

Tracey Chappell advanced from the Republican primary for Jackson County Prosecutor on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tracey Chappell
Tracey Chappell
 
100.0
 
31,330

Total votes: 31,330
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Sheriff

General election

General election for Jackson County Sheriff

Incumbent Darryl Forté won election in the general election for Jackson County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Darryl Forté (D)
 
95.8
 
266,939
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.2
 
11,719

Total votes: 278,658
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Jackson County Sheriff

Incumbent Darryl Forté defeated Mike Sharp in the Democratic primary for Jackson County Sheriff on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Darryl Forté
 
81.7
 
67,164
Mike Sharp
 
18.3
 
14,997

Total votes: 82,161
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Judicial

Circuit Court

16th Circuit Court general election, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Division 2

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth R. Garrett (i)
Division 10

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick W. Campbell (i)
Division 14

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn M. Torrence (i)
Division 17

Green check mark transparent.pngCory Atkins (i)
Division 18

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin D. Harrell (i)

Associate Circuit Court

16th Associate Circuit Court general election, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Division 28

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey C. Keal (i)
Division 29

Green check mark transparent.pngJanette Kay Rodecap (i)
Division 32

Green check mark transparent.pngKyndra Stockdale (i)

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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 717,204 6,154,913
Land area (sq mi) 604 68,745
Race and ethnicity**
White 66.2% 81.3%
Black/African American 23.2% 11.4%
Asian 1.8% 2%
Native American 0.3% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.1%
Other (single race) 3.8% 1.3%
Multiple 4.3% 3.5%
Hispanic/Latino 9.2% 4.3%
Education
High school graduation rate 91.3% 90.6%
College graduation rate 32.1% 29.9%
Income
Median household income $56,960 $57,290
Persons below poverty level 13.6% 13%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**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.[1]

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.[2][3]

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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