Newton County
With 25 or 25 precincts reporting, complete but unofficial returns from Tuesday’s balloting are as follows:
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
Lieutenant governor
Peter Kinder (R) 17,384
Sam Page (D) 6,769
Teddy Fleck (L) 376
James Rensing (C) 229
Secretary of state
Mitch Hubbard (R) 14,596
Robin Carnahan (D) 9,389
Wes Upchurch (L) 360
Denise C. Neely (C) 361
State treasurer
Brad Lager (R) 17,356
Clint Zweifel (D) 6,475
Rodney Farthing (C) 497
Attorney general
Mike Gibbons (R) 17,496
Chris Koster (D) 6,939
U.S. House
7th District
Roy Blunt (R) 18,892
Richard Monroe (D) 5,568
Kevin Craig (L) 383
Travis Maddox (C) 229
County Commission
2nd District
Jack Sanders (R) 8,000
David J. Baker (D) 3,728
Sheriff
Ken Copeland (R) 18,336
Lonny Steele (D) 6,148
Roxie Fausnaught (L) 495
Assessor
Gloria Gourley (R) 18,293
Estella Osborn (D) 6,292
Treasurer
Gina Rodriguez (R) 16,359
Robert Brumback (D) 8,185
Public administrator
Diane Dodson (R) 17,163
Bill Horton (D) 7,191
School bond issues
Neosho R-5 District
Yes 4,097
No 5,402
(Tallies reflect only those from the Newton County portion of the district, which also has territory in McDonald County.)
Seneca R-7 District
Yes 2,227
No 1,473
(Tallies reflect only those from the Newton County portion of the district, which also has territory in McDonald County.)
Sewer bonds
City of Seneca
Yes 759
No 195
Silver Creek
Yes 204
No 192
State questions
Amendment No. 1
Yes 22,427
No 2,099
Amendment No. 4
Yes 12,325
No 10,607
Proposition A
Yes 11,763
No 12,848
Proposition B
Yes 15,194
No 8,977
Proposition C
Yes 14,390
No 9,238
Judicial retention
State Supreme Court
Patricia Breckenridge
Yes 16,386
No 5,612
Court of Appeals
Gary Lynch
Yes 16,449
No 5,612
Daniel Scott
Yes 16,181
No 5,301
Unopposed candidates
The following candidates were unopposed and virtually assured of election. An (I) denotes an incumbent.
Republicans
State House, 130th District — Kevin Wilson (I).
Commissioner — 1st District — Jerry Black (I).
Coroner — Mark Bridges (I).
Surveyor — James Loncarich (I).
Campaigns and Politics
Newton 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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