Editing Cooper County, Missouri (section)

===State===
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|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''72.62%''' ''6,378''
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|align="center" |2.72% ''239''
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|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2020 Missouri gubernatorial election|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''74.58%''' ''5,435''
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|align="center" |3.02 ''226''
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|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''52.28%''' ''4,170''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|45.99% ''3,669''
|align="center" |1.73% ''138''
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|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''61.24%''' ''4,593''
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|align="center" |1.08% ''81''
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|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''53.39%''' ''3,641''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|44.18% ''3,013''
|align="center" |2.44% ''166''
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|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|39.00% ''2,576''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''57.70%''' ''3,811''
|align="center" |3.30% ''218''
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Cooper County is divided into three legislative districts in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]], all of which elected Republicans, but one is currently vacant.
*District 47 — [http://house.mo.gov/member.aspx?year=2017&district=047 Chuck Basye] (R-[[Rocheport, Missouri|Rocheport]]). Consists of areas east of the city of Boonville.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 47 — Cooper County (2020)<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.livevoterturnout.com/coopermo/LiveResults/en/Index_2.html|title=Election Night Results|website=www.livevoterturnout.com}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Chuck Basye'''
  |votes      = '''224'''
  |percentage = '''81.16%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Adrian Plank
  |votes      = 52
  |percentage = 18.84%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 47 — Cooper County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Chuck Basye'''
  |votes      = '''228'''
  |percentage = '''69.30%'''
  |change     = '''+0.83'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Susan McClintic
  |votes      = 101
  |percentage = 30.70%
  |change     = -0.83
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 47 — Cooper County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Chuck Basye'''
  |votes      = '''139'''
  |percentage = '''68.47%'''
  |change     = '''+28.88'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = John Wright
  |votes      = 64
  |percentage = 31.53%
  |change     = -28.88
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 47 — Cooper County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''John Wright'''
  |votes      = '''156'''
  |percentage = '''39.59%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Mitch Richards
  |votes      = 238
  |percentage = 60.41%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
*District 48 — [[Tim Taylor (politician)]] (R-[[Bunceton, Missouri|Bunceton]]). Consists of the communities of Blackwater, Boonville, Bunceton, Otterville, and Pilot Grove.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 48 — Cooper County (2020)<ref name="auto"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''[[Tim Taylor (politician)]]'''
  |votes      = '''4,056'''
  |percentage = '''65.39%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = William (Bill) Betteridge
  |votes      = 2,147
  |percentage = 34.61%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 48 — Cooper County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Muntzel'''
  |votes      = '''5,433'''
  |percentage = '''82.34%'''
  |change     = '''-17.66'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Debra Dilks
  |votes      = 1,165
  |percentage = 17.66%
  |change     = +17.66
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 48 — Cooper County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Muntzel'''
  |votes      = '''2,980'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''+32.00'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 48 — Cooper County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Muntzel'''
  |votes      = '''4,278'''
  |percentage = '''68.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Ron Monnig
  |votes      = 2,013
  |percentage = 32.00%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
*District 50 — [[Sara Walsh (politician)|Sara Walsh]]. (R-[[Ashland, Missouri|Ashland]]). Consists of the community of Prairie Home and much of the rest of the eastern portion of the county.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 50 — Cooper County (2020)<ref name="auto"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''[[Sara Walsh (politician)|Sara Walsh]]'''
  |votes      = '''619'''
  |percentage = '''81.55%'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Kari Chesney
  |votes      = 140
  |percentage = 18.45%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 50 — Cooper County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Caleb Jones'''
  |votes      = '''687'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 50 — Cooper County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Caleb Jones'''
  |votes      = '''336'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}} 
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 50 — Cooper County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Caleb Jones'''
  |votes      = '''514'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Cooper County is a part of Missouri's 19th District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and is currently represented by [http://www.senate.mo.gov/mem19/ Caleb Rowden] (R-[[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]]).
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 19 — Cooper County (2020)<ref name="auto"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Caleb Rowden'''
  |votes      = '''5,707'''
  |percentage = '''78.92%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Judy Baker]]
  |votes      = 1,524
  |percentage = 21.08%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}} 
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 19 — Cooper County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Caleb Rowden'''
  |votes      = '''5,540'''
  |percentage = '''70.47%'''
  |change     = '''-1.90'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Stephen Webber
  |votes      = 2,321
  |percentage = 29.53%
  |change     = +1.90
  }}
{{Election box end}} 
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 19 — Cooper County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Kurt Schaefer'''
  |votes      = '''5,287'''
  |percentage = '''72.37%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Mary Wynne Still
  |votes      = 2,019
  |percentage = 27.63%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}