April 2019 Election

Voters approve Cape tax measure for city hall, airport, streets and water lines (8/7/19)

Cape Girardeau voters overwhelmingly agreed Tuesday to extend a quarter-cent capital improvements sales tax for another 15 years. Less than 7% of the city’s 23,460 registered voters cast ballots in the single-issue election. But the vast majority of those who did go to the polls voted for the tax measure, election returns show...
Election official expects low voter turnout for Cape tax issue (8/3/19)

Fewer than 2,500 voters are projected to turn out in Tuesday’s election in Cape Girardeau to decide the fate of a measure to extend the city’s capital improvement sales tax. Cape Girardeau County Clerk Kara Clark Summers, the county’s top election official, estimated Friday only 8% to 10% of the city’s 23,460 registered voters will go to the polls...
Special prosecutor will not seek charges after Stoddard County election investigation (7/29/19)

A special prosecutor will not seek charges against Stoddard County Clerk Cecil Weeks following an investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol into whether the April 2 municipal election was fraudulently certified. “After looking through reports and questioning witnesses of my own, I’ve come to the conclusion that I would not be able to meet the elements necessary to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Cecil Weeks willfully and fraudulently certified that election,” said Butler County Prosecuting Attorney Kacey Proctor, who was appointed to the case. ...
Cape city seeks sales tax extension to fund city hall, airport, street and water projects; vote is Aug. 6 (7/27/19)

Cape Girardeau city officials want to spend some $40 million over the next 15 years for a new city hall and an airport terminal and tower, as well as street repairs and upgrades to the water system. For that to occur, voters Aug. 6 will have to extend a quarter-cent capital improvements sale tax that has been levied for 25 years. ...
Former Cape councilman John Voss to run for House seat, setting up GOP battle (7/17/19)

Former Cape Girardeau City Council member John Voss will run for a state House seat, setting up a Republican primary battle next year with state Sen. Wayne Wallingford. Voss announced his candidacy Tuesday in an emailed news release. Voss said his lack of time in Jefferson City will be an asset, not a hurdle in his campaign. ...

April 2019 election

(contested races only)

Prop Y

Yes	2,207 (62%)
No	1,362

Jackson use tax

Yes	608 (47%)
No	690

Morley sales tax

Yes	70
No	11

Morley fire issue

Yes	77
No	4

Perry County Hotel tax

Yes	861
No	264

Jackson Ward 4 Alderman

Tom Kimbel	158
Steven Lee	84

Scott City School Board (two seats)

Gary Miller	199
Erica Huffman	60
Bekky Underwood	131
Timothy Lowery	202
Raquel Dannenmueller	119

Scott City Ward 1

Michael Ellison	33
Kenny Page	85

Perryville, Ward 2

Sharon Unterrreiner	88
Douglas K. Martin	105

Delta City Collector

Teresa Lesch Byram	19
Carla Perry	31

Whitewater Board (2 seats)

Bonnie Stroder	8
Nathan Stroder	11
Jonathan Stidham	17

Chaffee, Ward 3

Alan Cook	33
Doyle Wilson	7

Oran Ward 4

John Daniels	5
Karen LeGrand	8

Morley Board (two seats)

Kenneth Rodgers	61
Gennell Casey	54
Margaret “Peggy” Belcher	28

Advance mayor

Carl Ritter	66
Gary McCullough	34
Ryan Slinkard	86

Advance, Ward 1

James Cato	40
Timothy Hill	21
Jason Smith	29

Marble Hill Ward 1

Earl Parker	33
Roger Burr	30

Marble Hill Ward 2

Charles Fisher Sr.	88
Chastity Tragesser	27

Sedgewickville Fire Protection District

Cindy Mungle	10
Wayne Johnson	48
Charles “Chuck” Schuessler	50
Chris Hrabik	9
Dan Friese	59

Perry County Memorial Hospital

William “Bill” Bohnert	495
Beth Guth	627

Perry County Health Department (two seats)

Mary Boxdorfer	753
Ali Dibooglu	187
Sharon K. Unterreiner	586

Meadow Heights R-2 School (two seats)

Jerry W. Boyd	170
Wyatt Bollinger	129
Paul Alexander Lochirco	94
Sheila Kay Bess	130

Advance R-4 (one seat)

David Kennedy	79
Adam Cato	89
Chase Robins	111

Delta R-5 (two openings for three-year terms)

James Gloth	179
Amy White	52
Merdith Cox Scherer	133

Delta R-5 (one opening, one year term)

Evelyn Nussbaum	111
Matt Huffman	78

Oak Ridge R-6 (two seats)

Ronald Tracy	148
James Urhahn	172
Robert Eisenhauer	96
Chris Layton	136

Woodland R-4 (two seats)

Lance VanGennip	443
Chelsea Baker	181
Tim Hastings	166
Chris Jordan	192
Jason T. Cook	170

Kelly School District (two seats)

Dorothy Lewer	218
Paul Ruff	225
Rob Staggs	35
John Felter	124
Robby Lemonds	89

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