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LYNDON—Republican candidates carried all of the contested
county, state and United States races in Tuesday’s general
election in Osage County where 5,639 ballots were cast.
County residents voted to retain 59th District Representative William
Prescott by a 4,125 to 1,366 margin over Democrat Blossom Barth.
Voters also retained Osage County Commissioner Carl Meyer, who received
1,198 voters against a write-in campaign by Fred Diver. There were
410 write in votes, which will be canvassed on Friday.
County voters also followed state trends in voting for Sam Brownback
for Governor; Jerry Moran for U.S. Senator; Lynn Jenkins for U.S.
Congress; Kris Kobach for Secretary of State; Derek Schmidt for
Attorney General; Ron Estes for State Treasurer; and Sandy Prager
for Commissioner of Insurance.
Unofficial Osage County general election results are posted below.
State numbers reflect 100 percent of precincts reporting Wednesday.
County Positions
Should the City of Carbondale allow the sale of retail liquor
and retail cereal malt beverages on Sunday?
Yes 253
No 173
Should the City of Overbrook allow the sale of retail liquor
within the corporate limits of the city.
Yes 215
No 159
Should the Switzler Creek Watershed District issue bonds
to pay for the rehabilitation of a flood retardation structure?
Yes 276
No 152
Kansas Constitutional Amendment No. 1 - Amendment to Section
4 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, concerning an Individual’s
right to bear arms.
Yes – County – 4,968; State – 483,060
No – County – 443; State – 68,495
Kansas Constitutional Amendment No. 2 – Amendment to
Section 4 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, concerning
removing disqualification to vote based on a person’s mental
illness.
Yes – County – 3,374; State – 333,350
No – County – 1,963; State – 206,357
County Positions
County Commissioner
(R) Carl Meyer 1,198
Write Ins 410
State Positions
Governor
(L) Andrew Gray – County – 334; State – 17,254
(D) Tom Holland – County – 1,719; State – 209,916
(R) Sam Brownback – County – 3,393; State –
403,263
(Ref.) Ken Cannon – County – 120; State –
11,401
Secretary of State
(Ref.) Derek Langseth – County – 124; State –
10,187
(L) Phillip Horatio Lucas – County – 139; State –
12,847
(D) Chris Biggs – County – 1,942; State – 237,847
(R) Kris Kobach – County – 3,326; State – 374,850
Attorney General
(D) Steve Six – County – 2,228; State – 268,303
(L) Dennis Hawver – County – 262; State – 18,367
(R) Derek Schmidt – County – 3,064; State –
346,345
State Treasurer
(D) Dennis McKinney – County – 2,095; State –
257,308
(R) Ron Estes – County – 3,409; State – 367,453
Commissioner of Insurance
(R) Sandy Praeger 4,723 NA
Write Ins 70
Kansas House of Representatives, 59th District
(D) Blossom Barth – County – 1,366; State –
1,908
(R) William Prescott – County – 4,125; State –
5,383
Write Ins 15
State Board of Education, Ninth District
(R) Jana Shaver – County – 789; State – 31,771
(D) Robert Medford – County – 329; State –
16,254
Kansas Senate, 17th District
(D) Jerry Karr – County – 441; State – 5,640
(R) Jeff Longbine – County – 731; State – 7,200
U.S. Positions
United States Senate
(D) Lisa Johnston – County – 1,236; State –
215,270
(R) Jerry Moran – County – 3,992; State – 578,768
(Ref.) Joseph K. Bellis – County – 95; State –
11,356
(L) Michael Dann – County – 242; State – 17,437
Write Ins 12
United States House of Representatives
(R) Lynn Jenkins – County – 3,678; State – 128,083
(L) Robert Garrard – County – 390; State – 9,166
(D) Cheryl Hudspeth – County – 1,468; State –
65,448
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For updated unofficial results, visit the Secretary of State’s
web site at http://www.kssos.org/ent/osage.html |
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