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Bucker

Buckner Alderman Ward 1 Follow

  1. Jimmie Jones ✔ 100%
  2. Leesa Wilson 0%

Buckner Alderman Ward 2 Follow

  1. Randy Buckallew ✔ 65%
  2. David Maxwell ✔ 13%
  3. Chester Denton 12%
  4. James Holder 10%

Clay

Clay County Health District (3 elected) Follow

  1. Patricia Dixon ✔ 32%
  2. Russell Andrews ✔ 24%
  3. Charles Journ'ee 22%
  4. Patrick Avila 21%

Freeman

Freeman mayor Follow

  1. Jim DeRemer ✔ 83%
  2. Don Jackson 17%

Freeman Alderman East Ward Follow

  1. Thomas Bray ✔ 63%
  2. Travis Ash 38%

Garden City

Garden City Alderman East Ward Follow

  1. Judy Williams ✔ 60%
  2. Ronald Holdgrafter 40%

Garden City Alderman West Ward Follow

  1. Alvin Poisal ✔ 57%
  2. Tammy Marten 43%

Grain Valley

Grain Valley Alderman Ward 1 Follow

  1. Dale Arnold ✔ 67%
  2. Joe Panza 33%

Harrisonville

Harrisonville Alderman Ward 1 Follow

  1. Stacy Davis-Dahlman ✔ 51%
  2. Les Unruh 49%

Harrisonville Alderman Ward 2 Follow

  1. Morris Coburn ✔ 50%
  2. Gabe Sweitzer 50%

Harrisonville Alderman Ward 3 Follow

  1. David Dickerson ✔ 51%
  2. Vanessa Zaroor 49%

Harrisonville Alderman Ward 4 Follow

  1. Ivan Stull ✔ 52%
  2. Jason Woodson (I) 48%

Independence

Independence City Council District 4 Follow

  1. Eileen Weir ✔ 64%
  2. Mike Fielding 36%

Kansas City Public Schools

Kansas City School Board Sub-district 1 Follow

  1. Jonathan Hile ✔ 57%
  2. Arthur Benson 43%

Lake Winnebago

Lake Winnebago Alderman Ward 1 Follow

  1. Jerry Fortney ✔ 65%
  2. Daryl Granzella 35%

Lake Winnebago Alderman Ward 2 Follow

  1. Robert Bryant ✔ 65%
  2. Steve Silverstein 35%

Leawood

Leawood City Council Ward 3 2-year term Follow

  1. Carrie Rezac ✔ 69%
  2. Cheryl Schoenberg 31%

Mission

Mission City Council Ward 4 Follow

  1. David Shepard ✔ 64%
  2. Allen Anderson 36%

Mission City Council Ward 1 Follow

  1. Pat Quinn ✔ 67%
  2. Sue Grosdidier 33%

Mission City Council Ward 2 Follow

  1. Amy Miller ✔ 53%
  2. James Brown 47%

Mission City Council Ward 3 Follow

  1. Jennifer Cowdry ✔ 56%
  2. Connie Footlick 44%

Mosby

Mosby Alderman Ward 2 Follow

  1. Harlin Russell Clements ✔ 64%
  2. Brandy Gatlin 36%

Peculiar

Peculiar Mayor Follow

  1. Ernest Jungmeyer ✔ 64%
  2. Harry Davis 36%

Peculiar Alderman Ward 2 Follow

  1. Donald Turner ✔ 54%
  2. Kimberly A. Mallinson (I) 46%

Peculiar Alderman Ward 3 Follow

  1. Michael Gallagher ✔ 65%
  2. James Antonides 35%

Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill Council Precinct 22 Follow

  1. Steve Long ✔ 57%
  2. D. A. Kramer 43%

Pleasant Hill School District

Pleasant Hill School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. David Hertzog ✔ 41%
  2. John Kohler ✔ 29%
  3. Michael Mansfield 20%
  4. Brian Barnum 10%

Prairie Village

Prairie Village City Council Ward 1 Follow

  1. Ashley Weaver ✔ 75%
  2. Al Herrera 25%

Prairie Village City Council Ward 4 Follow

  1. Brooke Morehead ✔ 57%
  2. Dale Beckerman 43%

Prairie Village City Council Ward 6 Follow

  1. Ted Odell ✔ 71%
  2. Diana Sharp 29%

Raymore

Raymore Mayor Follow

  1. Peter Kerckhoff ✔ 70%
  2. Jeff Adams 30%

Raymore City Council Ward 3 Follow

  1. Richard Hall (I) ✔ 60%
  2. Nathan Hughes 33%
  3. Adam Jones 7%

Raymore City Council Ward 4 Follow

  1. Sonja Abdelgawad ✔ 40%
  2. Charlene Hubach 39%
  3. Jonathan Seeley 21%

Raymore-Peculiar School District

Raymore-Peculiar School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Dana Hille ✔ 25%
  2. Maria Cannova Davies ✔ 24%
  3. Scott Bruegge 22%
  4. Matthew Johnson 16%
  5. Rich Bartow 12%

Riverside

Riverside Mayor Follow

  1. Kathy Rose ✔ 79%
  2. Mike Fuller 21%

Riverview Estates

Riverview Estates Trustee (3 elected) Follow

  1. Linda Emmons ✔ 31%
  2. Leisa Zawada ✔ 29%
  3. Randall Swetnam ✔ 22%
  4. David Misener 19%

Shawnee

Shawnee Mayor Follow

  1. Jeff Meyers ✔ 56%
  2. Eric Jenkins 44%

Shawnee City Council Ward 1 Follow

  1. Jim Neighbor ✔ 56%
  2. Charles Macheers 44%

Shawnee City Council Ward 2 Follow

  1. Neal Sawyer ✔ 50%
  2. Mike Kemmling 50%

Shawnee City Council Ward 3 Follow

  1. Dawn Kuhn ✔ 56%
  2. James Ferris 44%

Shawnee City Council Ward 4 Follow

  1. Michael Sandifer ✔ 61%
  2. Dylan McAfee 39%

Sherwood Cass School District

Sherwood Cass School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Kellie Morgan ✔ 34%
  2. Rusty Miller ✔ 19%
  3. Mike Depew 14%
  4. Gary Jones 12%
  5. John West 11%
  6. Donnie Chambers 10%

Smithville Area Fire Protection District

Smithville Area Fire Protection District Board Follow

  1. Greg Atkins ✔ 67%
  2. Bill McPherson 33%

West Line

West Line Board of Trustees (3 elected) Follow

  1. Steve Chandler ✔ 28%
  2. Barry Lyon ✔ 24%
  3. Eric Sechrest ✔ 18%
  4. Romaine Dennis 14%
  5. Daniel Bailey (R) 10%
  6. Brad Richardson 6%

Weston Benefit Assessment Special Road District

Weston Benefit Assessment Special Road District Follow

  1. Bill Baker ✔ 72%
  2. Brian Rose 28%

Westwood

Westwood City Council At large (2 elected) Follow

  1. Paul Day ✔ 42%
  2. Matt Jones 40%
  3. Jake Culwell 18%

Archie

Archie Question 1 Follow

  1. Yes ✔ 55%
  2. No 45%

Archie School District

Archie School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Dennis Kurzweil ✔ 42%
  2. Wade Plattner ✔ 37%
  3. Allison Willson 21%

Belton School District

Belton School District bond issue Follow

  1. Yes ✔ 61%
  2. No 39%

Belton School District

Drexel School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Lynn Stark ✔ 30%
  2. Judy Still ✔ 18%
  3. Chris Collins 16%
  4. Jill Collins 10%
  5. Tim Eastwood 8%
  6. Sheryl Gillbert 7%
  7. Chuck Martin 6%
  8. Share Young 5%

Birmingham

Birmingham Trustee (2 elected) Follow

  1. Cherryl Jo Axtell ✔ 44%
  2. Hattie Bramble ✔ 31%
  3. Robert Welsh 20%
  4. Rex Seymour 5%

Blue Springs

Blue Springs Mayor Follow

  1. Carson Ross ✔ 64%
  2. Michael Freeman 36%

Bucker

Buckner Mayor Follow

  1. Dan Hickson ✔ 74%
  2. Timothy Runyon 26%

Buckner Alderman Ward 3 Follow

  1. Molly Kinne ✔ 100%
  2. Eric Gaiser 0%

Buckner Alderman Ward 3 unexpired Follow

  1. Darrel Box ✔ 83%
  2. Theresa Runyon 17%

Cass

Cass County sales tax Follow

  1. Yes ✔ 52%
  2. No 48%

Central Platte Fire Protection District

Central Platte Fire Protection District Follow

  1. Andy Stanton 50%
  2. Stanley George 50%

Claycomo

Claycomo property tax lid increase Follow

  1. No ✔ 57%
  2. Yes 43%

Claycomo Trustee (2 elected) Follow

  1. Ben Watkins ✔ 27%
  2. Debbie Taylor 25%
  3. Larry Barrera 24%
  4. Jay Vantuyl 24%

Clinton County School District

Clinton County R-III School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Jeff Richerson ✔ 36%
  2. Linda Hoover-Hoskins 32%
  3. David Dow 32%

Creighton

Creighton Question 1 Follow

  1. Yes ✔ 84%
  2. No 16%

East Buchanan School District

East Buchanan School Board (3 elected) Follow

  1. Dean Walkup ✔ 40%
  2. Fredy Plackemeier ✔ 21%
  3. Todd McPike ✔ 20%
  4. Kyle Archdekin 19%

Excelsior Springs

Excelsior Springs Council (2 elected) Follow

  1. Brad Eales ✔ 27%
  2. Sonya Morgan ✔ 26%
  3. Keith Bowen 20%
  4. Maynard Moore 14%
  5. Reggie St. John 13%

Excelsior Springs School District

Excelsior Springs School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Terry Krier ✔ 28%
  2. Troy Snelling ✔ 28%
  3. Charles Harkins III 25%
  4. Robert Barnes 14%
  5. Gerald Lewis 5%

Ferrelview

Ferrelview Question 1 Follow

  1. No ✔ 62%
  2. Yes 38%

Ferrelview Question 2 Follow

  1. No ✔ 53%
  2. Yes 47%

Ferrelview Trustee (3 elected) Follow

  1. Gary McCaslin ✔ 21%
  2. Dave Kitchell ✔ 20%
  3. Scott Plowman 18%
  4. Jim Pesco 17%
  5. Frank Baumann 12%
  6. Theresa Wilson 11%

Fort Osage School District

Fort Osage School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Diana Rice ✔ 35%
  2. Kelly Scott ✔ 19%
  3. Ben Schloman 18%
  4. James Calderon 15%
  5. Michael Baker 13%

Gladstone

Gladstone City Council 1-year term Follow

  1. Bill Garnos ✔ 52%
  2. Donald Ward 48%

Grain Valley

Grain Valley Mayor Follow

  1. Mike Todd ✔ 59%
  2. Chuck Johnston 41%

Grain Valley Alderman Ward 3 Follow

  1. Bob Headley ✔ 79%
  2. Lynne Berend 21%

Grain Valley School District

Grain Valley School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Chris Bamman ✔ 38%
  2. Eddie Saffell ✔ 33%
  3. Scot Sodano 29%

Grandview

Grandview Alderman Ward 2 Follow

  1. Annette Turnbaugh ✔ 84%
  2. Charles Conner 16%

Grandview Alderman Ward 3 Follow

  1. James Crain ✔ 72%
  2. Cornelius Blow 28%

Grandview School District

Grandview School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Rachel Casey ✔ 40%
  2. Leonard Greene ✔ 35%
  3. Donald Fisher 25%

Greenwood

Greenwood Mayor Follow

  1. Marvin Megee
  2. Scott Lamaster

Harrisonville

Harrisonville Question 1 Follow

  1. No ✔ 71%
  2. Yes 29%

Harrisonville Question 2 Follow

  1. Clint Miller ✔ 7%
  2. Chuck Jones ✔ 7%
  3. Brian Hasek (I) ✔ 7%
  4. Judith Reece ✔ 7%
  5. Cynthia Greenwell ✔ 7%
  6. John Foster ✔ 7%
  7. David Dickerson ✔ 7%
  8. Richard Grabill ✔ 7%
  9. Vanessa Zaroor ✔ 7%
  10. Jason Woodson (I) ✔ 7%
  11. Douglas Meyer (I) ✔ 6%
  12. Ivan Stull ✔ 6%
  13. John Cotton ✔ 6%
  14. Morris Coburn 6%
  15. Gary Kidd 6%

Harrisonville School District

Harrisonville School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Chad Reynolds ✔ 41%
  2. Jeff Rudell ✔ 30%
  3. Marvin Cochran 29%

Hickman Mills School District

Hickman Mills School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Eric Lowe ✔ 35%
  2. Darrell Curls (D) ✔ 35%
  3. George Flesher 17%
  4. Terrance Jones 12%

Holden School District

Holden School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Bevy Fletchall ✔ 35%
  2. Bobby Hoffman ✔ 29%
  3. Pat Zvacek 21%
  4. Jeffrey Schoonover 15%

Holt Community Fire Protection District

Holt Community Fire Protection District bonds Follow

  1. Yes 50%
  2. No ✔ 50%

Independence

Independence property tax Follow

  1. No ✔ 72%
  2. Yes 28%

Independence City Council District 2 Follow

  1. Curt Dougherty (D) ✔ 61%
  2. James Engelman 39%

Kearney

Kearney solid waste fee increase Follow

  1. Yes ✔ 58%
  2. No 42%

Kearney Alderman Ward 1 Follow

  1. Gerri Spencer ✔ 53%
  2. Jenny Hayes 47%

Kearney Alderman Ward 2 Follow

  1. Tom Patterson (I) ✔ 65%
  2. Jim Thomas 35%

Kearney School District

Kearney School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Steve McDonald ✔ 38%
  2. Ed Haney ✔ 36%
  3. Jay Bettis 26%

Kingsville School District

Kingsville School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Kristel Spies ✔ 44%
  2. Ed Barnett ✔ 39%
  3. Joseph Clark 17%

Lake Waukomis

Lake Waukomis tax increase Follow

  1. Yes ✔ 92%
  2. No 8%

Lawson School District

Lawson School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Barbara Lanning (D) ✔ 36%
  2. John Wier ✔ 36%
  3. Steven Pickett 29%

Lee's Summit

Lee's Summit Council District 1 Follow

  1. Robert Binney ✔ 62%
  2. Robert Dye 27%
  3. Jacquelyn Gates 6%
  4. Wesley Veasman 5%

Lee's Summit Council District 3 Follow

  1. Derek Holland ✔ 74%
  2. Paul DeWalt 26%

Levasy

Levasy Alderman At-large Follow

  1. J. T. Dieckmann ✔ 41%
  2. Michael Cole 34%
  3. Weldon Woodward 25%

Liberty School Board

Liberty School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Charlene Armitage ✔ 37%
  2. David Evans ✔ 31%
  3. Dan Krueger (R) 16%
  4. Becky Anderson-Poitras 10%
  5. Mattie Ransom 3%
  6. Bruce Cantwell 3%

Lone Jack

Lone Jack Alderman Ward 2 Follow

  1. Wayne Holsten ✔ 58%
  2. Saundra Parke 35%
  3. Aaron Magruder 7%

Lone Jack

Lone Jack School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Brian Snow ✔ 45%
  2. James Leath ✔ 33%
  3. Mike Black 23%

Metropolitan Community Colleges

Metropolitan Community Colleges Trustee Subdistrict 4 Follow

  1. Christopher Whiting ✔ 58%
  2. Jeff Grubb 42%

Metropolitan Community Colleges Trustee Subdistrict 1 Follow

  1. Trent Skaggs (D) ✔ 55%
  2. Bob Ashcroft 45%

Mosby

Mosby Collector Follow

  1. Julie Cazzell ✔ 44%
  2. Nicole Cacioppo 23%
  3. Jason Stooksbury 22%
  4. Karla Sullivan 11%

Mosby Alderman Ward 1 Follow

  1. Lisa Best ✔ 53%
  2. Linda McGrath 47%

New Liberty Hospital District

New Liberty Hospital District Board Trustee Follow

  1. Frank Albani ✔ 65%
  2. Dave Eckert 15%
  3. Roger Duncan 11%
  4. Randy Baker 9%

North Kansas City

North Kansas City hotel tax Follow

  1. Yes ✔ 77%
  2. No 23%

North Kansas City Council Ward 1 Follow

  1. Mark Conarroe ✔ 54%
  2. Jerry Barham 46%

North Kansas City Council Ward 2 Follow

  1. Bill Sanders ✔ 82%
  2. Zach Dierks 18%

North Kansas City Council Ward 3 Follow

  1. Jeffrey Young ✔ 67%
  2. Chris Hertling 33%

North Kansas City Public Library District

North Kansas City Library District tax Follow

  1. Yes ✔ 63%
  2. No 37%

North Kansas City School District

North Kansas City School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Jay Wilson ✔ 24%
  2. Melissa Joy Roberts ✔ 24%
  3. Jeffrey Luerding 22%
  4. Dixie Youngers 19%
  5. Aleasie Branch 11%

Northland Regional Ambulance District

NRAD Ambulance District Subdistrict 3 Follow

  1. Kent Pine ✔ 55%
  2. Joey Coons 45%

NRAD Ambulance District Subdistrict 6 Follow

  1. Jamie Morey 48%
  2. Barry Turner 29%
  3. Ethan Ball 23%

Northmoor

Northmoor Alderman (3 elected) Follow

  1. Bennie Pate ✔ 31%
  2. Charles Frazier ✔ 28%
  3. Mary Edmonds ✔ 28%
  4. Joe Harris 13%

Oak Grove

Oak Grove Mayor Follow

  1. Mark Fulks ✔ 33%
  2. Jeremy Martin 26%
  3. John Humphrey 24%
  4. Kenneth Beal 16%

Oak Grove Alderman Ward 1 Follow

  1. Jeremy Taylor ✔ 53%
  2. Cece Morgan 47%

Oak Grove School District

Oak Grove School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Brian O'Neill ✔ 50%
  2. G. C. Matson ✔ 50%
  3. Chuck Sears 0%

Park Hill School District

Park Hill School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Allison Wurst ✔ 36%
  2. Fred Sanchez ✔ 26%
  3. Chris Seufert 23%
  4. Casey Beane 10%
  5. Edward Stephens 5%

Parkville

Parkville Mayor Follow

  1. Jim Brooks ✔ 52%
  2. Nan McManus 48%

Parkville Alderman Ward 1 Follow

  1. Terry Brown ✔ 71%
  2. Kevin Heaton 29%

Parkville Alderman Ward 3 Follow

  1. Christopher Fisher ✔ 63%
  2. Brian Atkinson 37%

Parkville Benefit Assessment Road District

Parkville Benefit Assessment Road District Commissioner Follow

  1. Frank Korosac ✔ 51%
  2. Norman Beeman 49%

Peculiar

Peculiar Question 1 Follow

  1. Yes 60%
  2. No 40%

Platte City

Platte City Mayor Follow

  1. Frank Offutt ✔ 72%
  2. Dave Brooks 28%

Platte City Municipal Judge Follow

  1. Greg Dorsey ✔ 75%
  2. Anthony Gillette 25%

Platte County School District

Platte County School District tax increase Follow

  1. No ✔ 55%
  2. Yes 45%

Platte Woods

Platte Woods Alderman Ward 2 Follow

  1. Mike Hazlett ✔ 76%
  2. Christopher Stock 24%

Pleasant Valley

Pleasant Valley Alderman Ward 1 Follow

  1. Linda Jacoby ✔ 60%
  2. Mary Stamberger 40%

Pleasant Valley Alderman Ward 3 Follow

  1. John Higgins ✔ 60%
  2. Larry Gallamore 40%

Pleasant Valley Alderman Ward 4 Follow

  1. Damian Clarke ✔ 69%
  2. James Sandridge 31%

Raytown School District

Raytown School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. Amy Tittle ✔ 40%
  2. Kristie Collins-Delarber ✔ 38%
  3. Alonzo Burton 22%

Smithville

Smithville Mayor Follow

  1. Brian Fullmer ✔ 53%
  2. Bob Foreman 47%

Smithville Alderman Ward 3 Follow

  1. Ann Darr 72%
  2. Cecil Leiby 28%

Strasburg School District

Strasburg School District bond issue Follow

  1. Yes ✔ 82%
  2. No 18%

Sugar Creek

Sugar Creek Alderman Ward 1 Follow

  1. Lorcan Doyle ✔ 69%
  2. Christina Tapko 31%

Village of Oaks

Village of Oaks Proposition 1 Follow

  1. Yes ✔ 97%
  2. No 3%

Village of Oaks Proposition 2 Follow

  1. Yes ✔ 77%
  2. No 23%

Village of Oaks Proposition 3 Follow

  1. Yes ✔ 53%
  2. No 47%

Village of Oakview

Village of Oakview Proposition 1 Follow

  1. Yes ✔ 85%
  2. No 15%

West Platte School District

West Platte School Board (2 elected) Follow

  1. John Collier ✔ 38%
  2. Justin Webb ✔ 34%
  3. Patrick Raney 28%

West Platte School Board Unexpired term Follow

  1. Donald Wilson ✔ 52%
  2. Chris Kendall 48%

Weston

Weston Alderman Ward 2 Follow

  1. Joyce Burch ✔ 74%
  2. Tim Hill 26%

Weston Benefit Assessment Special Road District

Weston Benefit Road District levy Follow

  1. Yes ✔ 72%
  2. No 28%