2000Final results
2000 election for Missouri House District 17
Missouri House of Representatives · Missouri
B. W. Holt (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Joe Smith (R) by 4.1 points.
B. W. HoltDemocrat · winner
52.1%5,581
Joe SmithRepublican
47.9%5,140
10,721 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET