April 2019 Election

League of Women Voters celebrating 100 years (2/13/20)

In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted some women the right to vote, and of Feb. 14 of that year, the League of Women Voters was founded. The Southeast Missouri chapter is joining more than 750 chapters around the country in celebrating the 100-year milestone this year with a unified Day of Action on Friday, said Jill Young Rickard, chapter president...
Cape County Sheriff Ruth Ann Dickerson announces intent to run for reelection (2/6/20)

Cape Girardeau County Sheriff Ruth Ann Dickerson has been the county’s chief law enforcement officer for about a year and a half, and Wednesday she announced she wants to stay on the job for at least another four years. Speaking before a gathering of nearly 100 supporters at the Concourse in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday evening, Dickerson said she intends to file for reelection on the Republican ballot as the county’s first and only woman to ever serve as the county’s sheriff...
Thomas, Green win Ward 3 primary election (2/5/20)

The candidates for Cape Girardeau City Council’s Ward 3 seat were officially determined Tuesday, setting the stage for the April 7 general election. About 5%t of registered Ward 3 voters turned out for Tuesday’s primary election, casting a total of 194 ballots...
Ward 3 primary set for Tuesday (2/4/20)

Some Cape Girardeau voters will have a chance to choose a City Council member today. Voters in Ward 3 will choose from among three candidates. The top two vote-getters advance to the April general election ballot. The candidates are incumbent Nate Thomas, Renita Green and Bradley Tuschhoff...
Cape Girardeau County voters to receive new voter ID cards (1/14/20)

Cape Girardeau County voters will soon receive new voter identification cards ahead of this year’s elections. The wallet-sized cards will be mailed to registered voters in the next few days and will replace all previously issued voter ID cards, the Cape Girardeau County Clerk’s Office said in a news release...
Five file for Scott City municipal elections (12/23/19)

One week after the start of Scott City’s filing period, five people have filed to run in April’s municipal election, including the incumbent mayor and a challenger. Keith Baggott filed early last week to put his name on the ballot in the mayor’s race. Scott City’s current mayor, Norman Brant, has also filed for reelection The filing continues through Jan. 21...
Wrongful-termination lawsuit settled with Stoddard County (12/6/19)

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — A former deputy clerk has settled her wrongful termination lawsuit filed against Stoddard County for nearly $95,000. Ginger McCoy had sued Stoddard County Clerk Cecil Weeks individually and in his official capacity, as well as Stoddard County, after she was fired April 8 for allegedly questioning irregularities in the April 2 municipal election...
Voters voting on 'I Voted' stickers (11/22/19)

The Cape Girardeau County Clerk’s office is asking the public to help select the design for the county’s new “I Voted” stickers. Online voting is underway through a link on the clerk’s website through which voters are being asked to choose from among four designs submitted earlier this fall by Michael Gentry of Cape Girardeau and Brian Hahs, Ryan Hicks and Lindsey Limbaugh, all of Jackson...
Renita Green secures place on council ballot (11/21/19)

Cape Girardeau pastor Renita Green has qualified as a City Council candidate, submitting sufficient, last-minute signatures on a petition Tuesday, city officials said. Cape Girardeau’s municipal election next April will feature only one contested City Council race...

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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