Election results for the seven surrounding counties in the KCHI listening area have been tabulated. Grundy County results were delayed as they had a manual count of one of their precincts due to a machine error.
Here are the results for contested races in the local area:
Caldwell County:
State Representative 8th District
Republican James W. Neely 77.9%
Democrat Caleb McNight 21.75%
Caldwell County Presiding Commissioner:
Republican Bud Motsinger 62.6%
Democrat Dennis Walker 37.16%
County Clerk:
Republican Christine Owen 59.89%
Democrat Sharon Wright 40.0%
Carroll County:
State Representative District 39
Republican Peggy McGaugh 2872
Democrat Rick Mellon 814
Presiding Commissioner
Republican Stan Flake 2626
Democrat Cheryl Sanders 1066
Carrollton Proposition to increase the Carrollton Sales Tax by ¾ of 1% to fund a new Aquatic Center:
677 Yes
671 No
Chariton County:
State Senate District 18
Republican Cindy O’Laughlin 68.97%
Democrat Crystal Stephens 30.94%
State Representative District 39
Republican Peggy McGaugh 68.95%
Democrat Rick Mellon 30.97%
State Representative District 48
Republican Dave Muntzel 71.31%
Democrat Jeff Faubion 28.55%
Presiding Commissioner
Republican Evan Emmerich 59.66%
Democrat Tony McCollum 40.28%
Daviess County:
State Senate District 12
Republican Dan Hegeman 75.37%
Democrat Terry Richard 24.59%
County Clerk
Republican Ronetta Burton 61.5%
Democrat Teresa Eaton 38.4%
Adams Memorial Ambulance District Question to discontinue collecting the taxes on vehicles, boats and trailers purchased outside the state. The district is primarily in Harrison County. The Daviess County vote is:
40% no
59% yes
Grundy County:
State Senate District 12
Republican Dan Hegeman 2820
Democrat Terry Richard 697
State Representative District 7
Republican Rusty Black 2968
Democrat Dennis VanDyke 635
Linn County:
State Senate District 18
Republican Cindy O’Laughlin 71.18%
Democrat Crystal Stephens 28.76%
State Representative District 6
Republican Tim Remole 63.6%
Democrat Mitch Wrenn 36.4%
State Representative District 7
Republican Rusty Black 71.59%
Democrat Dennis Vandyke 28.41%
Circuit Clerk
Democrat Amber Boley 57.4%
Republican Jean Ham 42.5%
E911 Board – At Large
Tom Parks 74.69%
Robert Donelson 24.82%
Sullivan County:
State Senate District 12
Republican Dan Hegeman 76.31%
Democrat Terry Richard 23.59%
State Representative District 3
Republican Danny Busick 80.1%
Democrat Joni Perry 19.9%
Sullivan County asked voters to approve the establishing a Road and Bridge Tax for the county. Voters defeated the proposal:
842 Yes
1108 No