Missouri's 33rd Senate district

Missouri's 33rd
State Senate district
Missouri's 33rd; State Senate district
Senator
	Karla Eslinger; R–Wasola
Demographics	91% White; 1% Black; 3% Hispanic; 1% Asian; 3% Other
Population (2022)	179,927

Missouri's 33rd Senatorial District is one of 34 districts in the Missouri Senate. The district has been represented by Republican Karla Eslinger since 2021.^[2]^[3]

Geography[edit]

The district is based in southwest Missouri on the Ozark Plateau and includes the counties of Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Shannon, Stone, Taney, and Texas.^[4] Major cities in the district include Ava, Branson, Houston, Kimberling City, Mountain View, and Willow Springs. The district is also home to the Branson Landing, Dolly Parton's Stampede, Silver Dollar City, and Table Rock Lake.

Missouri's 33rd Senatorial District Election (1996)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John T. Russell	38,042	67.48
	Democratic	Clifford Keith (incumbent)	18,333	32.52
Total votes			56,375	100.00
	Independent gain from Democratic

Missouri's 33rd Senatorial District Election (2000)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John T. Russell (incumbent)	40,668	62.06
	Democratic	Clara R. Ichord	24,862	37.94
Total votes			65,530	100.00
	Republican hold

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
	Republican hold

Missouri's 33rd Senatorial District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Purgason (incumbent)	53,529	67.31
	Democratic	Eric Reeve	25,997	32.69
Total votes			79,526	100.00
	Republican hold

Missouri's 33rd Senatorial District Election (2012)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Cunningham	59,859	100.00
Total votes			59,859	100.00
	Republican hold

Missouri's 33rd Senatorial District Election (2016)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Cunningham (incumbent)	64,520	100.00
Total votes			64,520	100.00
	Republican hold

Missouri's 33rd Senatorial District Election (2020)^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Karla Eslinger	64,891	83.81
	Democratic	Tammy Harty	12,533	16.19
Total votes			77,424	100.00
	Republican hold

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%
1996	Governor	Margaret Kelly 51.45% - Mel Carnahan 45.46%