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November 4, 2008

Anonymous The Joplin Globe Tue Nov 04, 2008, 09:59 PM CST

McDonald

County

With 18 of 18 precincts reporting, complete but unofficial returns from Tuesday’s balloting are as follows:

President,

vice president

McCain-Palin (R) 5,499

Obama-Biden (D) 2,454

Barr-Root (L) 42

Baldwin-Castle (C) 56

Nader-Gonzales (I) 84

Governor

Kenny Hulshof (R) 4,766

Jay Nixon (D) 2,922

Andrew Finkenstadt (L) 119

Gregory Thompson (C) 171

Lieutenant governor

Peter Kinder (R) 5,042

Sam Page (D) 2,445

Teddy Fleck (L) 165

James Rensing (C) 142

Secretary of state

Mitch Hubbard (R) 4,294

Robin Carnahan (D) 3,142

Wes Upchurch (L) 144

Denise C. Neely (C) 237

State treasurer

Brad Lager (R) 5,098

Clint Zweifel (D) 2,240

Rodney Farthing (C) 310

Attorney general

Mike Gibbons (R) 5,261

Chris Koster (D) 2,398

U.S. House

7th District

Roy Blunt (R) 5,761

Richard Monroe (D) 1,879

Kevin Craig (L) 185

Travis Maddox (C) 149

Sheriff

Gregg Sweeten (R) 3,956

Robert Evenson (D) 3,974

County Commission

Eastern District

Sam Gaskill (R) 2,568

Loren Garren (D) 1,770

Western District

Ronnie Walker (R) 1,971

Gayle Brock (D) 1,544

Coroner

Tracy Dowd (R) 5,729

Doc Halverson (D) 2,059

Assessor

Laura Pope (R) 5,227

Paul Sprenkle (D) 2,697

Public administrator

Donna Underwood (R) 5,271

Joyce Cruikshank (D) 2,575

911 Board

Chairman

Michael Hall 4,166

Tim Miller 2,968

Eastern District

Bill Davenport 1,843

Bill Anderson 1,946

School-bond issues

Seneca R-7 District

Yes 60

No 64

(Tallies reflect only those from the McDonald County portion of the district, which also has territory in Newton County.)

Neosho R-5 District

Yes 336

No 573

(Tallies reflect only those from the McDonald County portion of the district, which also has territory in Newton County.)

City of Noel

Proposition 1

To make police-chief post appointive.

Yes 168

No 175

Proposition 2

To make collector post appointive.

Yes 161

No 183

State questions

Amendment No. 1

Yes 7,228

No 616

Amendment No. 4

Yes 3,638

No 3,529

Proposition A

Yes 4,488

No 3,236

Proposition B

Yes 5,479

No 2,178

Proposition C

Yes 4,624

No 2,864

Judicial retention

State Supreme Court

Patricia Breckenridge

Yes 5,323

No 1,730

Court of Appeals

Gary Lynch

Yes 4,972

No 1,837

Daniel Scott

Yes 4,940

No 1,776

Unopposed

The following candidates are unopposed and virtually assured of election.

Republicans

State Senate, 29th District— Jack Goodman.

State House, 130th District — Kevin Wilson.

State House, 130th. District — Marilyn Ruestman.

911 Board, Western District — Ted Huston.

Surveyor — Travis Green.

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