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| | + | ==Government== |
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| | + | In the Missouri House of Representatives, all of Stoddard County is part of the 151st District (which also includes the western portions of neighboring Scott County). It is currently represented by Herman Morse (R-Dexter), who took office after a special election in November 2017, winning 70.45% of the vote. |
| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
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| | + | ! Candidate !! Party !! Votes !! Vote percentage |
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| | + | | Herman Morse || Republican || 1,557 || 70.452% |
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| | + | | Curtis Clark || Democrat || 602 || 27.240% |
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| | + | | Rick Vandeven || Libertarian || 51 || 2.308% |
| | + | |} |
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| | + | In the Missouri Senate, Stoddard County is part of the 25th District, along with Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Shannon Counties. It is currently represented by Doug Libla (R-Poplar Bluff), who has served since 2012. In the 2016 election, Libla won re-election with 69.35% of the vote. |
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| | + | {| class="wikitable" |
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| | + | ! Candidate !! Party !! Votes !! Vote percentage |
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| | + | | Doug Libla || Republican || 44,373 || 69.354% |
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| | + | | Bill Burlison || Democrat || 19,607 || 30.646% |
| | + | |} |
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| | + | (Libla performed significantly better than average in Stoddard County, receiving 76.11% of the vote.) |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |