Editing Butler County, Missouri (section)

===State===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Past gubernatorial election results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[2024 Missouri gubernatorial election|2024]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''82.17%''' ''14,510''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|16.23% ''2,866''
|align="center" |1.60% ''282''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2020|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''79.63%''' ''14,337''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|18.60% ''3,349''
|align="center" |1.77% ''318''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''73.78%''' ''12,598''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|23.65% ''4,039''
|align="center" |2.57% ''438''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''55.46%''' ''9,251''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|42.18% ''7,036''
|align="center" |2.36% ''393''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''54.12%''' ''9,205''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|43.86% ''7,459''
|align="center" |2.02% ''343''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''66.12%''' ''10,796''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|32.85% ''5,364''
|align="center" |1.03% ''168''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''58.40%''' ''8,301''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|39.80% ''5,657''
|align="center" |1.80% ''257''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|47.71% ''6,793''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''50.63%''' ''7,208''
|align="center" |1.66% ''237''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1992|1992]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|49.18% ''7,335''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''50.82%''' ''7,581''
|align="center" |0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1988|1988]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''66.86%''' ''9,060''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|33.12% ''4,488''
|align="center" |0.02% ''3''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1984|1984]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''59.67%''' ''7,875''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|40.33% ''5,323''
|align="center" |0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1980|1980]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''53.17%''' ''7,471''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|46.75% ''6,569''
|align="center" |0.07% ''10''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1976|1976]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''52.91%''' ''6,489''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|46.82% ''5,742''
|align="center" |0.27% ''33''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1972|1972]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''54.67%''' ''6,972''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|45.23% ''5,768''
|align="center" |0.09% ''12''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1968|1968]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|41.44% ''5,393''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''58.56%''' ''7,621''
|align="center" |0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1964|1964]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|38.67% ''5,021''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''61.33%''' ''7,964''
|align="center" |0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1960|1960]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|49.56% ''6,772''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''50.44%''' ''6,891''
|align="center" |0.00% ''0''
|}

Butler County is split between two legislative districts in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]], both of which are represented by Republicans.

* District 152 is currently represented by [https://www.house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2021&code=R&district=152 Hardy Billington] (R-[[Poplar Bluff, Missouri|Poplar Bluff]]). It consists of all of the cities of Neelyville, Qulin, and Poplar Bluff; all of the census-designated place of Harviell; and the unincorporated communities of Angus, Batesville, Belcher, Booser, Broseley, Fagus, Hubbel, Kremlin, Loma Linda, Nyssa, Oglesville, Platanus, Resnik, Roxie, Taft, and Vastus.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 152 — Butler County (2020)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Hardy Billington'''
  |votes      = '''9,595'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''+30.81'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 152 — Butler County (2018)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Hardy Billington'''
  |votes      = '''5,890'''
  |percentage = '''69.19%'''
  |change     = '''-30.81'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Robert L. Smith
  |votes      = 2,623
  |percentage = 30.81%
  |change     = +30.81
  }}
{{Election box end}}

* District 153 is currently represented by [https://www.house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2021&code=R&district=153 Darrell Atchison] (R-[[Williamsville, Missouri|Williamsville]]). It consists of all of the city of Fisk and the unincorporated communities of Ash Hill, Barron, Empire, Halloran, Hamtown, Hendrickson, Hilliard, Keener, Kinzer, Morocco, Rombauer, and Wilby.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 153 — Butler County (2020)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Darrell Atchison'''
  |votes      = '''6,147'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''+18.87'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 153 — Butler County (2018)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Jeff Shawan'''
  |votes      = '''4,249'''
  |percentage = '''81.13%'''
  |change     = '''+0.04'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Matt Michel
  |votes      = 988
  |percentage = 18.87%
  |change     = -0.05
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Butler County is included in Missouri's 25th Senatorial District and is represented by Republican [https://www.senate.mo.gov/mem25/ Jason Bean] (R-[[Holcomb, Missouri|Holcomb]]) in the [[Missouri Senate]].
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 25 — Butler County (2020)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Jason Bean'''
  |votes      = '''16,168'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''+23.84'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 25 — Butler County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Doug Libla'''
  |votes      = '''12,741'''
  |percentage = '''76.16%'''
  |change     = '''+6.54'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Bill Burlison]]
  |votes      = 3,989
  |percentage = 23.84%
  |change     = -6.54
  }}
{{Election box end}}