CQ Risk Rating: Safe Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Kenny Hulshof (R) | 172,787 | 59% |
| Steven R. Carroll (D) | 111,662 | 38% |
| Robert Hoffman (LIBERT) | 3,608 | 1% |
| Devin M. Scherubel (GREEN) | 2,388 | 1% |
| Steven D. Dotson (REF) | 1,165 | 0% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: AUGUST 8, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Steven R. Carroll | 37,465 | 69% |
| Michael Charles Glawson | 10,231 | 19% |
| Joe Cefius Terry | 6,618 | 12% |
| | Libertarian |
| Robert Hoffman | 213 | 100% |
| | Republican |
| Kenny Hulshof | 34,649 | 100% |
| | Reform |
| Steven D. Dotson | 58 | 100% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
MISSOURI 9
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Northeast - Columbia
Besides Columbia and the far western St. Louis suburbs, the 9th consists
of small towns spread among farmlands. Residents include mostly middle-class
and socially conservative Democrats, although rapid suburban growth is
giving way to new wealth and the rise of some Republican sections.
The 9th includes about half of St. Charles County, booming with
newcomers from St. Louis. Suburban growth is also swelling nearby Lincoln,
Warren, Franklin and Gasconade counties. A General Motors plant in
Wentzville and a Boeing hub in St. Charles (in the 2nd) provide lots of
jobs, but most of the growth has come from small businesses. A wine industry
that dates back more than 150 years provides income for Gasconade and
Franklin counties.
Columbia, a steadily growing and mostly middle-class city, hosts the U.
of Missouri's flagship campus and a handful of medical facilities, including
the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital. Farther north, many rural
communities have been unable to weather the agricultural depression of the
1980s and severe floods in the 1990s. Despite a huge exodus of young people
from farming families, cattle, soybean, corn and winter wheat remain
economic mainstays.
Traditionally Democratic, the 9th has become a swing district due to the
growth of suburban St. Louis and the decline of "Yellow Dog" Democrats in
rural communities. Prior to 1996, voters elected a Republican member of
Congress just once, in 1920.
Major Industry
Higher education, electronics, agriculture
Population
568,238 (1990)
Cities
Columbia, 76,756; Hannibal, 17,870 (1997); O'Fallon (pt.), 18,653 (1990)
People
51% rural; 13% age 65+ (ranks eighth of nine in state; middle third
nationally); 62% married couples, 30% married couples with children; 17%
college educated (ranks fourth of nine in state; middle third nationally);
51% white collar (ranks sixth of nine in state; bottom third nationally),
31% blue collar (ranks fourth of nine in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Race
95% white, 4% black, 1% Asian; 1% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$26,055 (ranks fifth of nine in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) born in Hannibal; Westminster College in Fulton,
where Winston Churchill gave his "Iron Curtain" speech after World War II.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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