Jasper County
President, vice president
McCain-Palin (R) 31,634
Obama-Biden (D) 15,718
Barr-Root (L) 194
Baldwin-Castle (C) 123
Nader-Gonzales (I) 311
Governor
Kenny Hulshof (R) 27,736
Jay Nixon (D) 18,661
Andrew Finkenstadt (L) 506
Gregory Thompson (C) 424
U.S. House, 7th District
Roy Blunt (R) 34,476
Richard Monroe (D) 11,477
Kevin Craig (L) 790
Travis Maddox (C) 479
County coroner
Rob Chappel (R) 25,957
J.D. Love (D) 19,979
Adult cabaret tax
Yes 28,019
No 16,640
State questions
Proposition A
Yes 23,198
No 23,312
Proposition B
Yes 28,950
No 16,779
Proposition C
Yes 27,565
No 17,113
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With 25 of 25 precincts reporting
Newton County
President, vice president
McCain-Palin (R) 17,637
Obama-Biden (D) 7,450
Barr-Root (L) 87
Baldwin-Castle (C) 74
Nader-Gonzales (I) 158
Governor
Kenny Hulshof (R) 15,570
“Jay” Nixon (D) 9,134
Andrew Finkenstadt (L) 246
Gregory Thompson (C) 222
U.S. House 7th District
Roy Blunt (R) 18,892
Richard Monroe (D) 5,568
Kevin Craig (L) 383
Travis Maddox (C) 229
State questions
Proposition A
Yes 11,763
No 12,848
Proposition B
Yes 15,194
No 8,977
Proposition C
Yes 14,390
No 9,238
Sheriff
Ken Copeland (R) 18,336
Lonny Steele (D) 6,148
Roxie Fausnaught (L) 495
School bond issues
Neosho R-5 District
Yes 4,097
No 5,402
Seneca R-7 District
Yes 2,227
No 1,473
Campaigns and Politics
<img src=" http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/election.gif " Border=0> 9:47 p.m. Jasper, Newton County final election results
With 47 of 48 precincts reporting, plus 77 provisional ballots to be varified on Wednesday
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Missouri voters endorse state Proposition C
Missouri voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a key provision of President Barack Obama’s health care law, sending a clear message of discontent to Washington and Democrats less than 100 days before the midterm elections. With about 70 percent of the vote counted late Tuesday, nearly three-quarters of voters had supported the measure.
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Neosho voters say ‘no’ to property tax
A proposal to levy a property tax to help bail the city of Neosho out of its financial meltdown failed to muster even 40 percent approval from voters in Tuesday’s election.
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Jasper County choose incumbents for posts
Voters in Jasper County on Tuesday tabbed the incumbents for two positions, Linda Williams as circuit clerk and John Bartosh for the Republican nomination as presiding commissioner.
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Pittsburg voters reject sales tax increase
A proposed quarter-cent city sales tax increase in Pittsburg for street repairs was defeated Tuesday by voters, 1,243 to 1,031. The margin was 55 percent “no” votes to 45 percent “yes” votes. The totals are based on complete, but unofficial, returns from the Crawford County clerk’s office.
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Ruestman receives GOP nod; Krueger prevails in circuit clerk bid
Republicans in Newton County on Tuesday overwhelmingly selected a state lawmaker to be their nominee for presiding county commissioner, according to complete but unofficial returns. Current state Rep. Marilyn Ruestman, of Joplin, with a total of 6,125 votes, led a field of four GOP hopefuls.
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Bill White beats Shelly Dreyer for nomination
An intense and costly battle for the Republican nomination for Missouri’s 129th District House seat concluded Tuesday with a lopsided victory for William “Bill” White, who is seeking to fill the seat being vacated by Ron Richard.
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Moran holds lead in tight Kansas race
Western Kansas U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran held the lead over Todd Tiahrt late Tuesday night in a contentious battle for the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat from Kansas.
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Calloway defeats Titterington in 3rd District GOP race
Terry Calloway defeated Chad Titterington Tuesday in the Republican primary race for the 3rd District seat of the Kansas House of Representatives.
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Former legislator leads race for Senate seat
A former legislator and sheriff from the Bolivar area had a wide lead for the Republican nomination for the Missouri Senate District 28 seat, according to incomplete returns Tuesday night. Mike Parson, 54, of Bolivar, the former state representative in House District 133, was the leader with 12,723 votes.
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Long, Eckersley win nods in 7th district
Billy Long, a Springfield auctioneer, real estate salesman and former radio talk show host, won the Republican nomination for Congress from Missouri’s 7th District on Tuesday, while the Democratic nod went to Scott Eckersley, an attorney from Kimberling City who at one time worked for former GOP Gov. Matt Blunt.
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Missouri voters endorse state Proposition C
