Welcome to the portal for Ballotpedia's coverage of Missouri politics! Ballotpedia's encyclopedic coverage of Missouri politics includes information on the local, state and federal levels, as well as state policies.

Missouri, also called "The Show Me State," is located in the Midwestern region of the United States. The capital isJefferson City. The state was first acquired from France in the Louisiana Purchase.

TheConstitution of Missouri was adopted in 1945. Missouri has two members of theU.S. Senate, a total of eight members of theU.S. House of Representatives, 163 members of theHouse of Representatives and 34 members of theState Senate.

State Leadership

Governor

Mike Kehoe

Capital:

Jefferson City

Motto:

Salus populi suprema lex esto

Translation:

The Welfare of the People is the Highest Law

Population:

6,160,281

Land Area of State:

68,746 square miles

Admitted to U.S.:

1821

Missouri Elections

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