The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO

November 4, 2008

Cherokee County final election results


Cherokee

County

With 40 of 40 precincts reporting, complete but unofficial returns from Tuesday’s elections are as follows:



President,

vice president

Obama-Biden (D) 3,366

McCain-Palin (R) 5,750

Barr-Root (L) 43

Baldwin-Castle (C) 21

Nader-Gonzales (I) 115



U.S. Senate

Jim Slattery (D) 3,632

Pat Roberts (R) 5,409

Randall Hodgkinson (L) 164

Joseph Martin (Ref) 157



U.S. House

2nd District

Nancy Boyda (D) 3,743

Lynn Jenkins (R) 5,378

Robert Garrard (L) 124

Leslie Martin (Ref) 143



State Senate

13th District.

Patty Horgan (D) 2,046

Bob Marshall (R) 2,704

Larry Monaghan (L) 103

14th District

David Miller (D) 1,613

Dwayne Umbarger (R) 2,735



State House

2nd District

Bob Grant (D) 420

Jeffrey Locke (R) 147

Shirley Roy (L) 21



County Commission

2nd District

Jack Garner (D) 1,853

James Lucian (R) 1,285

3rd District

Fred Low (D) 1,332

Richard Hilderbrand (R) 1,931



County clerk

Crystal Gatewood (D) 4,784

Rodney Edmondson (R) 4,564



Sheriff

David Groves (D) 5,908

Garry Abram (R) 3,440



Register of deeds

Vickie Hess (D) 3,927

Christy Grant (R) 5,368



Unopposed candidates

The following candidates are unopposed and virtually assured of nomination. An (I) denotes an incumbent:

Democrats

Kansas House, 1st District - Doug Gatewood (I).

County treasurer - Juanita Hodgson (I).

County attorney - John Bullard (I).