Editing Howard County, Missouri (section)

===State===
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Howard County is split between two districts of the [[Missouri House of Representatives]], both of which are represented by Republicans.
*District 47 — [http://house.mo.gov/member.aspx?year=2017&district=047 Chuck Basye] consists of the eastern part of the county.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 47 — Howard County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Chuck Basye'''
  |votes      = '''625'''
  |percentage = '''72.17%'''
  |change     = '''+8.83'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Susan McClintic
  |votes      = 241
  |percentage = 27.83%
  |change     = -8.83
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 47 — Howard County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Chuck Basye'''
  |votes      = '''330'''
  |percentage = '''63.34%'''
  |change     = '''+5.61'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = John Wright
  |votes      = 191
  |percentage = 36.66%
  |change     = -5.61
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 47 — Howard County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Mitch Richards'''
  |votes      = '''474'''
  |percentage = '''57.73%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = John Wright
  |votes      = 347
  |percentage = 42.27%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
*District 48 — [http://house.mo.gov/member.aspx?year=2017&district=048 Dave Muntzel] consists of the central and western parts of the county.
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 48 — Howard County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Muntzel'''
  |votes      = '''2,893'''
  |percentage = '''78.15%'''
  |change     = '''-21.85'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Debra Dilks
  |votes      = 809
  |percentage = 21.85%
  |change     = +21.85
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 48 — Howard County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Muntzel'''
  |votes      = '''1,962'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''+50.61'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 48 — Howard County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dave Muntzel'''
  |votes      = '''1,910'''
  |percentage = '''49.39%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Ron Monnig
  |votes      = 1,957
  |percentage = 50.61%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

All of Howard County is a part of Missouri's 21st District in the [[Missouri Senate]] and is currently represented by [http://www.senate.mo.gov/mem21/ Denny Hoskins] (R-[[Warrensburg, Missouri|Warrensburg]]).
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 21 — Howard County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Denny Hoskins'''
  |votes      = '''2,970'''
  |percentage = '''65.36%'''
  |change     = '''+3.81'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = ElGene Ver Dught
  |votes      = 1,254
  |percentage = 27.60%
  |change     = -4.68
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Bill Wayne
  |votes      = 320
  |percentage = 7.04%
  |change     = +0.87
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 21 — Howard County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''David Pearce'''
  |votes      = '''2,835'''
  |percentage = '''61.55%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = ElGene Ver Dught
  |votes      = 1,487
  |percentage = 32.28%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Steven Hedrick
  |votes      = 284
  |percentage = 6.17%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}