Editing Cole County, Missouri (section)

===State===
====Gubernatorial====
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Past Gubernatorial Elections 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"|'''71.03%''' ''28,418''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|26.67% ''10,671''
|align="center" |2.39% ''917''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2020|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''67.94%''' ''26,886''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|29.63% ''11,726''
|align="center" |2.43% ''961''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2016|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''55.58%''' ''20,872''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|42.09% ''15,806''
|align="center" |2.33% ''877''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''51.85%''' ''19,099''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|45.64% ''16,810''
|align="center" |2.51% ''926''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''49.87%''' ''19,285''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|48.98% ''18,941''
|align="center" |1.15% ''447''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''63.13%''' ''23,147''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|36.08% ''13,229''
|align="center" |0.80% ''292''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''51.14%''' ''16,673''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|47.23% ''15,397''
|align="center" |1.63% ''532''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Missouri gubernatorial election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|33.77% ''9,902''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''63.80%''' ''18,708''
|align="center" |2.43% ''713''
|}

====Missouri House of Representatives====
Cole County is divided into five legislative districts in the [[Missouri House of Representatives]], all of which elected Republicans.

*District 49 — [http://house.mo.gov/member.aspx?district=049 Travis Fitzwater] (R-[[Holts Summit, Missouri|Holts Summit]]). Consists of a small unincorporated area of the county just west of the city of Jefferson City.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 49 — Cole County (2020)<ref name="2020 results" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Travis Fitzwater'''
  |votes      = '''963'''
  |percentage = '''96.59%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 49 — Cole County (2016)<ref name=Cole2016>{{cite web|title=Cole County, Missouri, General Election|url=http://www.colecounty.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/2017|date=November 8, 2016|publisher=Cole County Clerk|access-date=April 15, 2017|archive-date=April 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408111437/http://www.colecounty.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/2017|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Travis Fitzwater'''
  |votes      = '''918'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''+35.66'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 49 — Cole County (2018)<ref name="2018 results" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Travis Fitzwater'''
  |votes      = '''692'''
  |percentage = '''69.69%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Lisa Buhr
  |votes      = 300
  |percentage = 30.21%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 49 — Cole County (2014)<ref name=Cole2014>{{cite web|title=Cole County, Missouri, General Election|url=http://www.colecounty.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1049|date=November 7, 2014|publisher=Cole County Clerk|access-date=April 8, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422061749/http://www.colecounty.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1049|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Travis Fitzwater'''
  |votes      = '''442'''
  |percentage = '''64.34%'''
  |change     = '''-5.57'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Gracia Yancey Backer]]
  |votes      = 245
  |percentage = 35.66%
  |change     = +5.57
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 49 — Cole County (2012)<ref name=Cole2012>{{cite web|title=Cole County, Missouri, General Election|url=http://www.colecounty.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1060|date=November 8, 2012|publisher=Cole County Clerk|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Jeanie Riddle'''
  |votes      = '''704'''
  |percentage = '''69.91%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Pam Murray
  |votes      = 303
  |percentage = 30.09%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

*District 50 — [[Sara Walsh (politician)|Sara Walsh]]. Consists of unincorporated areas in the northwest corner of the county.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 50 — Cole County (2020)<ref name="2020 results" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sara Walsh'''
  |votes      = '''691'''
  |percentage = '''81.29%'''
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Kari Chesney
  |votes      = 159
  |percentage = 18.71%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 50 — Cole County (2018)<ref name="2018 results" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Sara Walsh'''
  |votes      = '''536'''
  |percentage = '''76.90%'''
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Michela Skelton
  |votes      = 161
  |percentage = 23.10%
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 50 — Cole County (2016)<ref name=Cole2016/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Caleb Jones'''
  |votes      = '''684'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 50 — Cole County (2014)<ref name=Cole2014/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Caleb Jones'''
  |votes      = '''426'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''0.00'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 50 — Cole County (2012)<ref name=Cole2012/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Caleb Jones'''
  |votes      = '''611'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

*District 59 — [[Rudy Veit]] (R-[[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City]]). Consists of the communities of Centertown, Eugene, Lohman, Russellville, St. Martins, Taos, and Wardsville.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 59 — Cole County (2022)<ref name=Cole2022>https://colecounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/8358/Nov-8-2022-Cumulative</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Rudy Viet'''
  |votes      = '''13,613'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 59 — Cole County (2020)<ref name="2020 results" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Rudy Veit'''
  |votes      = '''15,592'''
  |percentage = '''98.27%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 59 — Cole County (2018)<ref name="2018 results" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Rudy Veit'''
  |votes      = '''11,226'''
  |percentage = '''76.05%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Linda Ellen Greeson
  |votes      = 3,518
  |percentage = 23.83%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 59 — Cole County (2016)<ref name=Cole2016/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Mike Bernskoetter'''
  |votes      = '''14,923'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 59 — Cole County (2014)<ref name=Cole2014/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Mike Bernskoetter'''
  |votes      = '''8,396'''
  |percentage = '''88.59%'''
  |change     = '''+7.84'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Michael Eberle
  |votes      = 1,081
  |percentage = 11.41%
  |change     = +11.41
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 59 — Cole County (2012)<ref name=Cole2012/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Mike Bernskoetter'''
  |votes      = '''12,604'''
  |percentage = '''80.75%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Vonnieta Trickey
  |votes      = 3,005
  |percentage = 19.25%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

*District 60 — Dave Griffith (R-[[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City]]) Consists of the city of Jefferson City.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 60 — Cole County (2022)<ref name=Cole2022>https://colecounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/8358/Nov-8-2022-Cumulative</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Griffith'''
  |votes      = '''7,577'''
  |percentage = '''62.20%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = J. Don Salcedo
  |votes      = 4,605
  |percentage = 37.80%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 60 — Cole County (2020)<ref name="2020 results" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Griffith'''
  |votes      = '''11,404'''
  |percentage = '''63.66%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Joshua Dunne
  |votes      = 6,483
  |percentage = 36.19%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 60 — Cole County (2018)<ref name="2018 results" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Griffith'''
  |votes      = '''8,944'''
  |percentage = '''57.57%'''
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Sara Michael
  |votes      = 6,572
  |percentage = 42.30%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 60 — Cole County (2016)<ref name=Cole2016/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Jason (Jay) Barnes'''
  |votes      = '''11,139'''
  |percentage = '''64.24%'''
  |change     = '''-35.76'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Kevin Nelson
  |votes      = 6,202
  |percentage = 35.76%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 60 — Cole County (2014)<ref name=Cole2014/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Jason (Jay) Barnes'''
  |votes      = '''9,041'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''-39.89'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 60 — Cole County (2012)<ref name=Cole2012/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Jason (Jay) Barnes'''
  |votes      = '''10,674'''
  |percentage = '''60.11%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Thomas Minihan
  |votes      = 7.084
  |percentage = 39.89%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

*District 62 — [http://house.mo.gov/member.aspx?year=2017&district=062 Tom Hurst] (R-[[Meta, Missouri|Meta]]) Consists of the community of St. Thomas.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Cole County (2020)<ref name="2020 results" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Bruce Sassmann'''
  |votes      = '''955'''
  |percentage = '''83.63%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Nancy Ragan
  |votes      = 187
  |percentage = 16.37%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Cole County (2018)<ref name="2018 results" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Tom Hurst'''
  |votes      = '''774'''
  |percentage = '''83.50%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Ashley Fajkowski
  |votes      = 153
  |percentage = 16.50%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Cole County (2016)<ref name=Cole2016/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Tom Hurst'''
  |votes      = '''991'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Cole County (2014)<ref name=Cole2014/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Tom Hurst'''
  |votes      = '''592'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''-25.51'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Cole County (2012)<ref name=Cole2012/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Tom Hurst'''
  |votes      = '''765'''
  |percentage = '''74.49%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Greg Stratman
  |votes      = 262
  |percentage = 25.51%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

====Missouri Senate====
Cole County is a part of Missouri's 6th District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and is currently represented by Mike Bernskoetter (R-[[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City]]).
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 6 — Cole County (2022)<ref name=Cole2022>https://colecounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/8358/Nov-8-2022-Cumulative</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Mike Bernskoetter'''
  |votes      = '''23,302'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 6 — Cole County (2018)<ref name="2018 results" />}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Mike Bernskoetter'''
  |votes      = '''23,058'''
  |percentage = '''69.49%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Nicole Thompson
  |votes      = 9,473
  |percentage = 28.55%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Steven Wilson
  |votes      = 625
  |percentage = 1.88%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 6 — Cole County (2014)<ref name=Cole2014/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Mike Kehoe'''
  |votes      = '''17,157'''
  |percentage = '''75.64%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Mollie Kristen Freebairn
  |votes      = 5,526
  |percentage = 24.36%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}