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You Decide: 2010 election coverage

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August 3, 2010

Jasper County election returns

Final, unofficial results

Staff Writer From staff reports

JASPER COUNTY, MO. — State Proposition C

Proposed denial of government authority to penalize citizens for refusing to purchase health insurance or for paying for medical care out of their own pockets.

Yes   13321

No    3020



U.S. Senate: Republicans

R.L. Praprotnik   154

Hector Maldonado    198

Kristi Nichols  1070

Roy Blunt    10851

Deborah Solomon    373

Davis Conway   158

Mike Vontz  108

Chuck Purgason   1222

Tony Laszacs   149

U.S. Senate: Democrats

Francis Vangeli  97

Robin Carnahan  1446

Richard Tolbert   164

U.S. Senate: Libertarians

Jonathan Dine   36

Cisse Spragins  21

U.S. Senate: Constitution

Joe Martellaro   6

Jerry Beck    3

Mike Simmons    3



U.S. House 7th District: Republicans



Jeff Wisdom    709

Gary Nodler   4970

Mike Moon   414

Darrell Moore   220

Jack Goodman  3036

Billy Long    4113

Michael Wardell   166

Steve Hunter   778

U.S. House 7th District: Democrats

Tim Davis    828

Scott Eckersley    789



129th District House: Republicans

Bill White   2081

Shelly Dreyer   950

(Tallies represent only those from the Jasper County portion of the district; additional results under Newton County listing.)



Presiding Jasper County Commissioner: Republicans

David Troyer    2992

Jeff Hammons    2267

John Bartosh    5874

James Pendergraft    2227



Jasper County Circuit clerk: Republicans

Linda Williams    7005

Melissa Holcomb    6330

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You Decide: 2010 election coverage
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