Barton
County
With 17 of 17 precincts reporting, complete but unofficial returns from Tuesday’s balloting are as follows:
President,
vice president
McCain-Palin (R) 4,415
Obama-Biden (D) 1,455
Barr-Root (L) 27
Baldwin-Castle (C) 22
Nader-Gonzales (I) 30
Governor
Kenny Hulshof (R) 3,662
Jay Nixon (D) 2,089
Andrew Finkenstadt (L) 58
Gregory Thompson (C) 81
Lieutenant governor
Peter Kinder (R) 4,305
Sam Page (D) 1,340
Teddy Fleck (L) 84
James Rensing (C) 49
Secretary of state
Mitch Hubbard (R) 3,468
Robin Carnahan (D) 2,102
Wes Upchurch (L) 80
Denise C. Neely (C) 90
State treasurer
Brad Lager (R) 4,174
Clint Zweifel (D) 1,310
Rodney Farthing (C) 149
Attorney general
Mike Gibbons (R) 4,189
Chris Koster (D) 1,456
U.S. House
4th District
Jeff Parnell (R) 3,118
Ike Skelton (D) 2,621
State House
126th District
Ed Emery (R) 4,014
Linda Crane (D) 1,800
School bond issue
Jasper R-5 District
Yes 117
No 140
(Tallies reflect only those from the Barton County portion of the district, which also has territory in Jasper County.)
State questions
Amendment No. 1(English)
Yes 5,175
No 536
Amendment No. 4 (Storm-water)
Yes 2,656
No 2,665
Proposition A (Gambling)
Yes 2,318
No 3,386
Proposition B (Home care)
Yes 3,033
No 2,595
Proposition C (Clean energy)
Yes 2,876
No 2,633
Judicial retention
State Supreme Court
Patricia Breckenridge
Yes 3,642
No 1,548
Court of Appeals
Gary Lynch
Yes 3,716
No 1,398
Daniel Scott
Yes 3,721
No 1,357
Unopposed
The following candidates are unopposed and virtually assured of election.
Republicans
Commission, 1st District — Dennis Wilson.
Commission, 2nd District — John Stockdale.
Sheriff — Mitchell Shaw.
Collector-treasurer — Frances Cato.
Assessor — Ivan Frieden.
Public administrator — Tersa Moore.
Coroner — Tucker Joustra.
\911 Board, Western District — Ted Huston.
Surveyor — Travis Green.
Campaigns and Politics
<img src=" http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/election.gif " Border=0>9:20 p.m. Barton County final results
- Campaigns and Politics
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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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