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).
