With all precincts reporting, here are the unofficial results of some of the most high-profile races in the Aug. 6 election, which featured primaries for statewide offices as well as those in Greene and Christian counties.
Greene County logged unofficial voter turnout of 21.82%. Turnout was slightly higher in Christian County, with 25.42% of registered voters casting their ballots.
U.S. Senator
Incumbent Josh Hawley was unopposed in the Republican primary. He will face Democrat Lucas Kunce, Libertarian W. C. Young and Independent Jared Young running under the Better Party in the November general election.
Kunce was joined by three other Democratic candidates on the primary ballot, winning 67.7% of the primary votes.
More: Lucas Kunce to face Josh Hawley in Senate race in November general election
U.S. House 7th District
Incumbent Eric Burlison fought off three challengers in the Republican primary, taking a staggering 83% of the votes in the race. He will face Democrat Missi Hesketh and Libertarian Kevin Craig in the general election.
More: Burlison sweeps past GOP primary challengers, will face Hesketh and Craig in November
U.S. House 4th District
With only the Democratic candidacy contested in this race, Jeanette Cass received 61.5% of the votes against her opponent Mike McCaffree. Cass will face Republican Mark Alford and Libertarian Thomas Holbrook on the November ballot.
Missouri Governor
Missouri Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe defeated a pack of Republican rivals on Tuesday’s ballot, emerging with 39.4% of votes. In total, nine candidates were vying to be the sole Republican gubernatorial candidate. Kehoe faced his strongest opposition from Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and state Sen. Bill Eigel before claiming the top spot.
More: Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe fights off challengers to win Republican primary for MO governor
Springfield’s Crystal Quade won the Democratic primary for governor. Quade, a state representative who has represented parts of Springfield and Greene County in the Missouri House for eight years, received 50.3% of the Democratic primary votes. She faced four other candidates on the Democratic ballot though only Springfield’s Mike Hamra received a substantial amount of votes.
More: Springfield’s Crystal Quade wins Democratic primary for MO governor
Missouri Lt. Governor
In a very tight Republican primary race, Dave Wasinger edged out Springfield’s Lincoln Hough by fewer than 7,500 votes. Four other candidates were on the Republican primary ballot: Holly Rehder, Paul Berry III, Tim Baker and Matthew E. Porter.
Wasinger will run against Democrat Richard Brown, who received nearly 65% of the primary vote against Anastasia Syes, and Libertarian Ken Iverson, who was uncontested.
More: Lincoln Hough concedes MO Lieutenant Governor race to Republican David Wasinger
Missouri Secretary of State
In a full Republican primary for the Secretary of State role, state Sen. Denny Hoskins came out on top with 24.4% of the vote, beating out Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller by roughly 49,000 votes. The Republican ballot included eight total candidates.
In November, Hoskins will face Libertarian Carl Herman Freese, who ran uncontested, and Democrat Barbara Phifer, who received 40.9% of votes against primary challengers Monique Williams and Haley Jacobson. Williams came close with 34.4% of the votes.
More: Denny Hoskins, Barbara Phifer selected as candidates for Missouri Secretary of State
Missouri State Treasurer
Incumbent Vivek Malek took on five other candidates in the State Treasurer Republican primary but came out victorious with 41.5% of the votes.
In November, Malek will vie for the position against Democrat Mark Osmack and Libertarian John Hartwig Jr. both of whom ran uncontested in their party primaries.
More: Vivek Malek wins Republican primary in Missouri State Treasurer’s race
Missouri Attorney General
Current Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will face Democratic challenger Elad Gross and Libertarian challenger Ryan Munro in the November general election. The Republican primary ballot only included one other candidate beside Bailey — Will Scharf, one of President Donald Trump’s former attorneys and a former federal prosecutor.
Bailey came out on top with 63% of the primary votes. Gross and Munro both ran uncontested.
More: Scharf concedes MO Attorney General primary race to current AG Andrew Bailey
Missouri House of Representatives
Legislative district maps can be found on the Secretary of State website to see which district you reside in and which of the following candidates and races are applicable to you.
District 132: Republican Stephanos Freeman will face off against unopposed Democratic candidate Jeremy Dean in the November election for this north Springfield district seat, currently held by Quade. Freeman received just over 230 votes more than his Republican challenger Bernadean McAfee, according to uncertified final results posted by the Secretary of State.District 138: With no Democratic candidate running for this seat, Burt Whaley, who won almost 73% of Republican votes, will take the seat. Whaley took on Tom Franiak on the primary ballot.District 140: Republican Jamie Ray Gragg will run against Democratic candidate Julia Curran, who was uncontested in the primary. Gragg received almost 63% of the votes against his challenger Danny Garrison on the Republican primary ballot.
More: MO legislature primaries: Rep. Jamie Gragg, Sen. Mike Moon to face challengers in November
Other state legislative races had only one candidate per party running in the primary, with the following facing off in the November general election:
District 129: John F. Black (R) and Louise Hansen (D)District 130: Bishop Davidson (R) and Leslie Jones (D)District 131: Bill Owen (R) and Ashley Cossins (D)District 133: Melanie Stinnettt (R) and Derrick Nowlin (D)District 134: Alex Riley (R)District 135: Betsy Fogle (D) and Michael Hasty (R)District 136: Stephanie Hein (D) and Jim Robinette (R)District 137: Darin Chappell (R) and Bryce Lockwood (D)District 139: Bob Titus (R) and Mark Gray (D)Missouri Senate
District 29 Senate seat was contested in the Republican primary with Mike Moon facing off against Susan Haralson. Moon came out on top with landside 77.2% of the votes. He will now run against democratic candidate Ron Monnig who was uncontested in the primary.
Greene County
Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott will remain as the sheriff for another four years after receiving almost 80% of the vote Tuesday, fending off challenger Ben McMains. With no Democrat in the race, the primary was the determining vote.
Uncertified final results show those within the Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District have voted to authorize the Board of Directors to levy an additional 25 cents on $100 of assessed property value to support the fire protection district, with 68.3% of voters supporting the levy.
The race for Greene County Commissioner 2nd District will head to the November election as both party candidates, incumbent John Russell (R) and Tim McGrady (D), were uncontested in the primary.
All other Greene County races were uncontested with the following remaining in their respective offices: Assessor Brent Johnson, Treasurer Justin Hill, Public Administrator Sherri Martin and Commissioner 1st District Rusty MacLachlan.
More: Arnott to remain Greene County Sheriff, fights off McMains with almost 80% of votes
Christian County
Incumbent Bradley Alan Jackson received almost 60% of the votes for Eastern District Commissioner facing Jess Hodges on the primary ballot. In November, Jackson will run against Democratic candidate David Krewson, who ran unopposed in the primary.
For the Western District Commissioner Republican candidate, voters selected Johnny Williams in a tight race against three other candidates receiving 37.39% of the votes. In November, Williams will face off against the Democratic candidate, Sheila Michaels, who was unopposed on the primary ballot.
Current Christian County Deputy Assessor Jeremy Burns was selected to take over the County Assessor position in a landslide, securing 56.8% of the votes. He beat out two other Republican candidates and, with no Democratic candidates running, will take over the position of the current County Assessor Danny Gray.
The coroner will be decided in the November election as incumbent Republican Mandi Yoder-Armitage and Libertarian candidate Danielle Gerstenschlager both ran unopposed in their respective primaries.
Three other positions were uncontested, with only one Republican candidate running for each. Sheriff Brad Cole will remain in the position for a fourth term. Only one person, Susan Pathkiller, ran to be public administrator as the current administrator Ken Davis did not seek office. According to her LinkedIn profile, Pathkiller has worked as a deputy public administrator in Christian County for 15 years. Mellisa Bilyeu will take over for Karen Matthews as the county treasurer.
More: Christian County election results: Jackson, Williams win GOP primaries for commissioner
Statewide ballot measures
Two ballot measures appeared on the Aug. 6 ballots. Amendment 1, Childcare Tax Exemption, which would have allowed places that provide childcare outside of the child’s home to be exempt from property taxes, failed to gain support at the ballot box with 54.7% voting against the measure.
Amendment 4, Kansas City Police Spending, passed by only about 25,000 votes, increasing the minimum required funding for the police department in Kansas City from 20% of its general revenue to 25%, an increase of about $38.7 million. Kansas City is the only city in the state that does not have local control of its police department and is instead controlled by a Board of Police Commissioners appointed by the governor.
Marta Mieze covers local government at the News-Leader. Have feedback, tips or story ideas? Contact her at mmieze@news-leader.com.
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