The Nov. 3 ballot is nearly finalized after the respective political parties in Missouri decided on who to nominate for general election races.
Out of 15,082 registered voters in Audrain County, …
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The Nov. 3 ballot is nearly finalized after the respective political parties in Missouri decided on who to nominate for general election races.
Out of 15,082 registered voters in Audrain County, 3,895 ballots were cast, resulting in 25.83% voter turnout.
Gov. Mike Parson and Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway will square off in the race for governor. Parson received roughly 77% of the vote among the Republican candidates in Audrain County, while Galloway received 89% of the Democratic vote, ensuring they would be on the November ballot. Joining them on the ballot are Libertarian candidate Rik Combs and the Green Party’s Jerome Bauer.
Audrain County voted down Medicaid expansion in a nearly 2-to-1 vote. There were 2,434 ’No’ votes, or roughly 63% and 1,426 ’Yes’ votes, or 37%. A majority of Missouri voters, however, approved the measure, with counties with larger communities supporting the measure. It passed in Boone County, Green County, which is home to Springfield, and the counties of the St. Louis and Kansas City metropolitan areas.
U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler was renominated by the Republican Party for the November ballot in the fourth district. She will face Democrat Lindsey Simmons, who ran unopposed. The Libertarian candidate seeking to unseat Hartzler is Steven K. Koonse.
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves also was renominated for the sixth district. He will face Democrat Ramona Farris in November. The Libertarian candidate hoping to unseat Graves is Jim Higgins.
Stat Rep. Kent Haden faced no opposition for the Republican nomination. He also faces no opposition from other parties in the November election.
All county-level races were unopposed for the primary and those races also face no opposition for the November general election.
| REPUBLICAN | ||
| Governor | ||
| Raleigh Ritter | 86 votes | 3.18% |
| Mike Parson | 2,075 | 76.77% |
| Jim Neely | 176 | 6.51% |
| Saundra McDowell | 366 | 13.54% |
| Lieutenant Governor | ||
| Arnie C. AC Dienoff | 87 | 3.39% |
| Mike Kehoe | 2,066 | 80.39% |
| Aaron T. Wisdom | 106 | 4.12% |
| Mike Carter | 311 | 12.1% |
| Secretary of State | ||
| Jay Ashcroft | 2,428 | 100% |
| State Treasurer | ||
| Scott Fitzpatrick | 2,336 | 100% |
| Attorney General | ||
| Eric Schmitt | 2,362 | 100% |
| U.S. Rep. District 4 | ||
| Neal Gist | 457 | 21.85% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 1,635 | 78.15% |
| U.S. Rep. District 6 | ||
| Sam Graves | 436 | 84.39% |
| Chris Ryan | 81 | 15.61% |
| State Rep. District 43 | ||
| Kent Haden | 2,420 | 100% |
| Audrain County Eastern District Commissioner | ||
| Alan Winders | 1,042 | 100% |
| Audrain County Western District Commissioner | ||
| Tracy R. Graham | 1,270 | 100% |
| Audrain County Sheriff | ||
| Matt Oller | 2,462 | 100% |
| Audrain County Coroner | ||
| Todd D. Yager | 2,433 | 100% |
| DEMOCRAT | ||
| Governor | ||
| Nicole Galloway | 919 | 89.22% |
| Jimmie Matthews | 28 | 2.72% |
| Antoin Johnson | 21 | 2.04% |
| Eric Morrison | 47 | 4.56% |
| Robin John Daniel Van Quaethem | 15 | 1.46% |
| Lieutenant Governor | ||
| Gregory A. Upchurch | 354 | 36.61% |
| Alissia Canady | 613 | 63.39% |
| Secretary of State | ||
| Yinka Faleti | 859 | 100% |
| State Treasurer | ||
| Vicki Lorenz Englund | 880 | 100% |
| Attorney General | ||
| Rich Finneran | 643 | 68.33% |
| Elad Gross | 298 | 31.67% |
| U.S. Rep. District 4 | ||
| Lindsey Simmons | 706 | 100% |
| U.S. Rep. District 6 | ||
| Ramona Farris | 83 | 44.62% |
| Charles West | 37 | 19.89% |
| Gena L. Ross | 49 | 26.34% |
| Henrty Martin | 14 | 7.53% |
| Donald Robert Sartain | 3 | 1.61% |
| Audrain County Assessor | ||
| Melissa Maupin | 930 | 100% |
| Audrain County Public Administrator | ||
| Connie J. Hagan | 937 | 100% |
| LIBERTARIAN | ||
| Governor | ||
| Rik Combs | 26 | 100% |
| Lieutenant Governor | ||
| Bill Slantz | 26 | 100% |
| Secretary of State | ||
| Carl Herman Freese | 26 | 100% |
| State Treasurer | ||
| Nick Kasoff | 26 | 100% |
| Attorney General | ||
| Kevin C. Babcock | 26 | 100% |
| U.S. Rep. District 4 | ||
| Robert E. Smith | 9 | 37.50% |
| Steven K. Koonse | 15 | 62.5% |
| U.S. Rep. District 6 | ||
| Jim Higgins | 2 | 100% |
| GREEN PARTY | ||
| Governor | ||
| Jerome Howard Bauer | 2 | 100% |
| Lieutenant Governor | ||
| Kelley Dragoo | 2 | 100% |
| Secretary of State | ||
| Paul Lehmann | 2 | 100% |
| State Treasurer | ||
| Joseph Civettini | 2 | 100% |
| CONSTITUTION PARTY | ||
| Secretary of State | ||
| Paul Venable | 1 | 100% |
| BALLOT QUESTION | ||
| Missouri Amendment No. 2 (Medicaid expansion) | ||
| YES | 1,426 | 36.94% |
| NO | 2,434 | 63.06% |