Editing Dent County, Missouri (section)

===State===
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In the [[Missouri House of Representatives]], all of Dent County is a part of Missouri's 143rd District and is currently represented by Jeff Pogue (R- [[Salem, Missouri|Salem]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://house.mo.gov/member.aspx?year=2017&district=143|title=Missouri House of Representatives|website=house.mo.gov|access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 143 — Dent County (2016)<ref name=MOSOS>{{cite web|title= County Results - State of Missouri - 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016 - Official Results|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State| url=http://house.mo.gov/member.aspx?year=2017&district=143|date=December 12, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2017}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Jeff Pogue'''
  |votes      = '''5,863'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 143 — Dent County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Jeff Pogue'''
  |votes      = '''3,430'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     = '''+24.36'''
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives — District 143 — Dent County (2012)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Jeff Pogue'''
  |votes      = '''4,964'''
  |percentage = '''75.64%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Shane Van Steenis
  |votes      = 1,599
  |percentage = 24.36%
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}

In the [[Missouri Senate]], all of Dent County is a part of Missouri's 16th District and is currently represented by [http://www.senate.mo.gov/mem16/ Dan W. Brown] (R- [[Rolla, Missouri|Rolla]]).
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate — District 16 — Dent County (2014)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Dan Brown'''
  |votes      = '''3,297'''
  |percentage = '''100.00%'''
  |change     =
  }}
{{Election box end}}