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.
