2012 General Election

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Baxter - Marion - Fulton - Izard - Searcy - Stone - Boone - Ozark
Arkansas state races
Missouri state races
U.S. Presidential race

Baxter County (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
County Judge *Joe Bodenhamer (D) Mickey D. Pendergrass (R)	8,827 10,285	46% 54%
Circuit/County Clerk Shelly Cranor (D) Canda Reese (R)	8,440 10,260	45% 55%
Assessor Jayme Nicholson (R) Karen Risley (D)	9,770 9,022	52% 48%
Treasurer Cindy A. Isbell (D) Jenay Mize (R)	7,217 11,439	39% 61%
Collector Paul Schwindt (R) *Willa May Tilley (D)	6,464 12,584	34% 66%
Coroner John P. Conner (D) *William R. Snow (R)	7,121 11,758	38% 62%
Justice of the Peace, District 3 Michael Beck (R) Keven Darrell Shrable (D)	1,079 772	58% 42%
Justice of the Peace, District 4 William J. Lucas (R) *Eddie White (D)	945 676	58% 42%
Justice of the Peace, District 6 *Dick House (D) Gary Tennison (R)	730 966	43% 57%
Justice of the Peace, District 10 Evelyn Denton (D) Sheila Wingard (R)	611 825	43% 57%
Constable, District 6 *Larry Barker (R) Randy Weaver (D)	1,088 552	66% 34%
Constable, District 8 Clay Maple (R) Tommy D. Steen (D)	1,033 690	60% 40%
1/4 cent sales tax for Baxter County Detention Center For Against	7,917 10,916	42% 58%

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City of Mountain Home (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
City Council, Ward 1, Position 1 Joe Dillard *Ronald D. Rhodes	2,853 1,934	60% 40%
City Council, Ward 3, Position 2 *Darrel R. Bennett Don Webb	1,722 2,747	39% 61%
City Council, Ward 4, Position 1 *Dave Almond Lee J. Carlson	2,849 1,541	65% 35%
Change terms for City Alderman from two to four years For Against	2,497 2,532	50% 50%

City of Cotter(Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
City Council, Ward 1, Position 1 *John Adams Abrian A. Blumthal	197 180	52% 48%
City Council, Ward 2, Position 1 Roland Morris Elwood Mo Mosley	236 142	62% 38%

City of Norfork (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
City Council, Ward 2, Position 2 *Nina Brewer Michael L. Watson	131 73	64% 36%
City Council, Ward 3, Position 2 Frankie Baker Jerald (Jerry) German *Jimmy Mincey	105 46 55	51% 22% 27%

City of Salesville (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
City Council, Ward 2, Position 2 *Betty A. Anderson Jerry Gragg	75 129	37% 63%
City Council, Ward 3, Position 1 Maynard Gadway *James R. Whitehead	54 151	26% 74%
City Council, Ward 3, Position 2 Tim D. Mayfield *Scott F. Sillence	117 98	57% 43%

City of Briarcliff (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
City Council, Ward 1, Position 1 George Rogacki Bob Smith	37 48	44% 56%

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Marion County (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
County Judge *James "Pete" Giles (D) Terry C. Ott (R)	2,855 4,101	41% 59%
Circuit/County Clerk *Dee Carleton (D) Elaine Ryder (R)	4,100 2,744	60% 40%
Assessor Alesia Owen (R) *Glenda Treat (D)	3,174 3,765	46% 54%
Treasurer Debra Doshier (R) *Shirley Ply (D)	3,591 3,284	52% 48%
Justice of the Peace, District 1 Donald J. Austin (D) Michael Scrima (I)	394 486	45% 55%
Justice of the Peace, District 7 John M. Kennedy (R) Wesley Shipman (D)	396 354	53% 47%
Justice of the Peace, District 8 Ron McPherson (D) Holly Moore (R)	370 220	63% 37%

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City of Bull Shoals (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
Recorder/Treasurer/Clerk *Jenny Hargleroad Teri Jacques	491 396	55% 45%
City Council, Ward 2, Position 1 *Marty Nickels Lenora "Lee" Powell	723 212	77% 23%
City Council, Ward 2, Position 2 Phillip "Phil" Friese Richard J. Sass	512 400	56% 44%
City Council, Ward 3, Position 1 Mirta Z. Van Gorden *Allen L. Webb	410 472	46% 54%
City Council, Ward 3, Position 2 *Anna Harper Beth M. Sator	595 333	64% 36%

City of Flippin (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
City Council, Ward 1, Position 1 *Danna Joy Hunt Jennifer Porter	187 243	43% 57%
City Council, Ward 1, Position 2 Joe P. Cantrall *Walter K. Reed, Jr.	243 186	57% 43%
City Council, Ward 2, Position 1 Heith Hogan *Stacie Hopper	153 288	35% 65%
City Council, Ward 2, Position 2 K. Samuel Heilson *C. Dane Hudson	207 224	48% 52%
Sunday liquor sales For Against	209 246	46% 54%

City of Summit (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
Sunday liquor sales For Against	88 67	57% 43%

Precinct 24 (small area south of Yellville) (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
Liquor sales For Against	66 108	38% 62%

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Fulton County (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
County Treasurer Kristina L. Henkels (R) Seth Jones (D)	1,871 2,577	42% 58%
Justice of the Peace, District 1 *Cris Newberry (D) George Wiggam (R)	356 129	73% 27%
Justice of the Peace, District 2 *Lynn Guffey (I) Sherrie L. Keylon (D)	336 230	59% 40%
Justice of the Peace, District 3 Robert R. Windsor (R) Burton E. Yarnell (D)	191 306	38% 62%
Justice of the Peace, District 4 *Michael C. Barnett (D) Gary Phillips (R)	245 209	54% 46%
Justice of the Peace, District 6 Larry Rhynes (I) *Marjorie A. Rogers (R)	248 269	48% 52%
Justice of the Peace, District 7 *David Cunningham (D) Mark Guffey (I)	203 311	39% 61%
Constable, Township Number One Boyd Dailey (I) Lynn "Arless" Linderman (D)	2,377 1,871	56% 44%

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City of Cherokee Village (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
City Council, Ward 1, Position 1 Mark Leite Pamela Rowland	163 175	48% 52%
City Council, Ward 4, Position 1 David L. Gruger Linda O'Neal Chuck Wolff	59 159 127	17% 46% 37%

City of Hardy (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
City Council, Ward 1, Position 1 Bob Gilliand Amy Hussung	8 8	50% 50%
City Council, Ward 2, Position 1 Dale Maddox Louie Seibert Mary Yates	4 6 6	37% 37% 25%
City Council, Ward 2, Position 2 Sherri Groves Liane Maddox	10 6	62% 38%
City Council, Ward 3, Position 2 Peter Martin Sue Taylor	3 13	19% 81%

City of Horseshoe Bend (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
Recorder/Treasurer *Michelle Grabowski Michelle Muncie	5 2	71% 29%
City Council, Ward 1, Position 1 James I. Davis Larry Kirby	2 5	28% 71%
City Council, Ward 1, Position 2 Harold Faigle Joe Moser	6 2	75% 25%

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Izard County (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
County Sheriff *Tate Lawrence (D) Kenneth Kent (I) Terry Williams (R)	3,043 288 1,959	58% 5% 37%
County Assessor Kelly Anderson (R) Tammy H. Sanders (D)	1,897 3,332	36% 64%
County Treasurer Walter R. Hagan (R) Nancy Pratt (D)	2,300 2,889	44% 56%
Justice of the Peace, District 5 Michelle Gray (R) John David Miller (D)	280 448	38% 62%
Justice of the Peace, District 7 Randal Lovelace (R) Bill Savell (D)	276 296	48% 52%
Justice of the Peace, District 8 Wayen Boren (D) David D. Watts (I)	316 283	53% 47%

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City of Franklin (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
Recorder/Treasurer Darlene Folyer *Stevie Smith	23 73	24% 76%

City of Horseshoe Bend (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
Recorder/Treasurer *Michelle Grabowski Michelle Muncie	616 355	63% 37%
City Council, Ward 1, Position 1 James I. Davis Larry Kirby	72 52	58% 42%
City Council, Ward 1, Position 2 Harold Faigle Joe Moser	73 59	55% 45%
City Council, Ward 2, Position 2 *F. Lee Mears Nicki West	105 178	37% 63%
City Council, Ward 3, Position 1 Marty McKnight *Cliff Summey	144 83	63% 37%
City Council, Ward 4, Position 2 *Richard Emmens Ronald S. Yow	151 172	47% 53%

City of Oxford (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
City Council, Ward 3, Position 2 Christina Oliver *Randy Sherrell	65 211	24% 76%

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Searcy County (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
County Judge Edward "Duane" Griffin (I) *Johnny Hinchey (R)	970 2,725	26% 74%
County Sheriff *Kenney Cassell (R) Lang Holland III (I) Paul Ray Johns (D) Eddie Whitmire (I)	2,639 482 369 234	71% 11% 10% 6%
Justice of the Peace, District 1 John Coopersmith (R) *Jimmy Dale Harris (I)	179 263	40% 60%
Justice of the Peace, District 2 Robert "Bobby" Garmoe (D) Danny Hiett (R) Dosen Rea (I)	146 219 93	32% 48% 20%
Justice of the Peace, District 8 Charles W. Morrison (R) Wesley Smith (D)	237 247	49% 51%
Constable, Spring *Joe England (I) Ronald Ragland (R)	73 177	29% 71%

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City of Marshall

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
Recorder/Treasurer Gail Cypert Mashelle Hartley Nadine Marshall Patricia "Patty" Ratchford	0 0 0 0	0% 0% 0% 0%

City of Leslie

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
City Council, Ward 1, Position 2 Holley Gibbs Thomas Knapp	0 0	0% 0%

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Stone County (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
County Sheriff *Lance Bonds (D) Junior Golden (I)	4,357 857	84% 16%
Justice of the Peace, District 2 Chip Edward Doss (I) *Larry Gammill (D)	248 361	41% 59%
Justice of the Peace, District 3 *Darlene Garman (D) Paul Jackson (I)	354 204	63% 37%
Justice of the Peace, District 4 Jimmy Holland (D) *Stanley D. Morrison (I)	273 308	47% 53%
Justice of the Peace, District 5 *Jimmy Qualls (I) Michael J. Steward (D)	314 282	53% 47%
Justice of the Peace, District 8 Eddie Cowell (D) Roland E. Pugh, Jr. (I)	356 216	62% 38%
Justice of the Peace, District 9 Truman L. Bullard (D) *Jimmie D. Nesbitt (R)	236 320	42% 57%
Constable, District 1, Northside James Jerry Brewer (D) *Jimmy H. Bullard (I)	188 390	33% 67%
Constable, District 2, West *Rusty Clark (D) Jim Doss (I)	341 259	57% 43%
Constable, District 3, Northwest Paul H. Balentine (I) *William L. Snow (D)	338 205	62% 38%
Constable, District 4, Fox Colin Crouch (R) Jim Rodgers (D)	339 227	60% 40%

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City of Mountain View (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
City Council, Ward 2, Position 1 *Roger D. Gardner Mindi A. Younger	254 109	70% 30%
City Council, Ward 2, Position 2 *Dwight Johnson Wayne R. "Ricky" Shuttleworth	176 195	48% 52%
City Council, Ward 3, Position 2 Huey Red Gilbert *Richard Hubberd	171 210	45% 55%

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Boone County (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
County Judge *James Norton (R) Bobby Woods (D)	9,016 5,546	62% 38%
County Sheriff *Danny Hickman (D) Mike Moore (R)	6,529 8,328	44% 56%
Justice of the Peace, District 2 Frank. W. Hampson (I) Jay Lawrence (I)	324 1,061	23% 77%
Justice of the Peace, District 4 Freeland Dunscombe (I) Ann Kimes (R)	196 937	17% 83%
Justice of the Peace, District 5 Bud Atkinson (D) Kathy A. Valentine (R)	714 667	52% 48%
Justice of the Peace, District 7 Robert Jones (D) Robert Meek (R)	419 819	34% 66%
Justice of the Peace, District 8 Bobby Connor (D) Tony G. Rees (R)	736 830	47% 53%
Justice of the Peace, District 10 Roger Husser James C. Widner	403 763	35% 65%
Constable, South Boone D.R. Hickman (D) George "Jay" White (R)	2,156 3,230	40% 60%
Carroll Boone Water Board Frank A. Brooks, III Teresa Matthews	6,272 5,913	51% 49%
NAC Trustee, Position 2 Kirk O. Campbell Bryan Pruitt	7,216 5,425	57% 43%
NAC Trustee, Position 3 Dave Fitton Scott Miller	4,209 8,173	34% 66%

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City of Harrison (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
City Council, Ward 1, Position 1 Jason E. Brisco Brian Herring	1,416 1,292	52% 48%
City Council, Ward 2, Position 1 Jason Lovell Dan Sherrell	1,985 2,296	46% 54%
City Council, Ward 2, Position 2 #Karen Hill Rick Maples #Johnny Savage	1,561 910 1,719	37% 22% 41%
City Council, Ward 3, Position 1 Nathan Burdick #Mark Steven Fowler #Dan Roberts Ron Tatro	551 1,402 1,776 523	13% 33% 42% 12%
City Council, Ward 3, Position 2 Cloyd M. Baltimore #Rick Griffin #*Wendell E. Stephens	1,186 1,763 1,200	29% 42% 29%
City Council, Ward 4, Position 1 Rick Schoenberger Dena Taylor	1,610 2,373	40% 60%
City Council, Ward 4, Position 2 #Wayne S. Cone Larry Kent Kimes #Shannon Snow	1,999 994 1,420	45% 23% 32%
Measure One One Percent Sales Tax and allow free trash service For Against	1,910 2,957	39% 61%
Measure Two Allow the on-premise sale of liquor For Against	2,545 2,306	52% 48%
Measure Four Change terms for City Alderman from two to four years For Against	1,486 3,141	32% 68%

City of Alpena (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
City Council, Position 5 Herman Kolb, Jr. Christopher Massengale	12 76	14% 86%

City of Diamond City (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
City Council, Ward 3, Position 1 Coetta Andrews-Davison Teresa Robertson	201 131	61% 39%
City Council, Ward 3, Position 2 Teresa Robertson Don West	160 177	47% 53%

City of Lead Hill (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
Sunday liguor sales For Against	49 62	44% 56%
One percent sales & use tax For Against	33 78	30% 70%

City of Zinc (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
City Council, Position 1 Roger Ralls Stacy Slagley	17 13	43% 57%

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Ozark County (Final)

Candidates	Votes	Percentage
County Commissioner, Western District Greg Donley (D) Steve Evans (R)	1,231 1,068	54% 46%

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U.S. Congress from Arkansas, District 1 (99% reporting)

Candidates	Baxter	Fulton	Izard	Searcy	Stone	District
*Rick Crawford (R) Scott Ellington (D) Jacob Holloway (G) Jessica Paxton (L)	13,033 5,011 365 520	2,541 1,689 60 130	3,197 1,727 113 160	2,360 724 120 147	1,829 775 58 75	137,440 95,115 4,973 6,364

U.S. Senate from Arkansas, District 3 (final)

Candidates	Marion	Boone	Searcy	Netwon	District
Rebekah Kennedy (G) David Pangrac (L) *Steve Womack (R)	906 533 5221	1,745 760 11,563	24 8 172	0 0 0	35,633 17,642 163,403

Arkansas State Senate, District 18 (final)

Candidates	Baxter	Marion	Fulton	Searcy	Stone	Cleburne	Faulkner	White	Van Buren
*Missy Thomas Irvin (R) Paul White (I) William "Zac" White (D)	1,686 279 749	409 80 182	1,446 218 855	2,418 433 720	3,494 831 1,008	7,553 1,005 2,852	873 153 442	3,097 407 972	1,295 131 619

Arkansas State Senate, District 19 (final)

Candidates	Fulton	Izard	Sharp	Independence	Randolph	District
Linda Collins-Smith (R) *David Wyatt (D)	1154 750	2722 2471	4,158 3,003	4,800 7,391	1,872 1,820	14,707 15,436

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Arkansas State Representative, District 99 (final)

Candidates	Baxter	Marion	Searcy	Boone	District
*Kelley Linck (R) Anton Such (I)	1,290 371	5,166 1,521	340 73	2,009 546	8,804 2,511

Arkansas State Representative, District 64 (final)

Candidates	Baxter	Marion	Stone	Searcy	District
Dennis Knapp (I) John Payton (R)	1,101 2,482	3 20	1,377 1,484	381 557	4,963 7,661

Arkansas State Representative, District 62 (final)

Candidates	Izard	Stone	Independence	Sharp	District
Roger Delffs (R) *Tommy Wren (D)	2,068 3,168	1,129 1,074	334 569	1,386 1,406	4,918 6,217

Arkansas State Representative, District 61 (final)

Candidates	Baxter	Fulton	Sharp	Randolph	District
Scott Baltz (D) *Lori Benedict (R)	63 103	2,011 2,431	769 1,143	2,583 1,443	5,426 5,120

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Arkansas Issue 1 (95% reporting)

Would place a half-cent sales tax in the state to provide additional funding for state highways, county roads, city streets, bridges, and other surface transportation

Options	Baxter	Marion	Fulton	Izard	Stone	Searcy	Boone	State
Yes No	8,195 10,442	3,451 3,307	2,319 2,038	2,702 2,446	2,467 2,709	1,676 1,828	6,541 7,702	584,738 418,263

Arkansas Issue 2 (95% reporting)

Authorize cities and counties to create districts for redevelopment projects.

Options	Baxter	Marion	Fulton	Izard	Stone	Searcy	Boone	State
Yes No	6,147 11,995	2,454 4,154	1,593 2,608	1,758 3,197	1,695 3,301	1,120 2,197	4,109 9,578	418,897 544,993

Arkansas issue 5 (95% reporting)

Authorize the use of medical marijuana in the state.

Options	Baxter	Marion	Fulton	Izard	Stone	Searcy	Boone	State
Yes No	8,550 10,312	3,266 3,625	1,779 2,642	2,281 2,943	2,344 2,922	1,641 1,984	5,434 8,571	496,425 525,632

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U.S. Senator, Missouri District 8 (Final)

Candidates	Ozark	District toals
Todd Akin (R) Jonathan Dine (L) *Claire McCaskill (D)	2,202 338 1,866	1,063,698 164,991 1,484,683

U.S. Representative, Missouri District 8 (Final)

Candidates	Ozark	District totals
*Jo Ann Emerson (R) Jack Rushin (D) Rick Vandeven (I)	3,264 907 176	215,975 73,720 10,544

Missouri Governor (Final)

Candidates	Ozark	State totals
Jim Higgins (L) *Jeremiah "Jay" Nixon (D) David "Dave" Spence (R)	153 1,948 2,334	73,196 1,485,147 1,157,475

Missouri Lieutenant Governor (Final)

Candidates	Ozark	State totals
Matthew Copple (L) Cynthia L. Davis (C) *Peter Kinder (R) Susan Montee (D)	147 118 2,655 1,426	74,892 63,391 1,316,655 1,211,352

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Missouri Secretary of State (Final)

Candidates	Ozark	State totals
Justin Harter (C) Jason Kander (D) Shane Schoeller (R) Cisse W. Spragins (L)	79 1,390 2,713 127	27,615 1,289,655 1,256,035 70,539

Missouri State Treasurer (Final)

Candidates	Ozark	State totals
Cole McNary (R) Sean O'Toole (L) *Clint Zweifel (D)	2,467 246 1,539	1,197,451 108,780 1,324,489

Missouri Attorney General (Final)

Candidates	Ozark	State totals
Dave Browning (L) *Chris Koster (D) Ed Martin (R)	215 1,995 2,115	92,465 1,482,381 1,081,510

Missouri Constitutional Amendment 3 (Final)

Grants Governor the power to appoint four members to the Appellate Judicial Commission

Options	Ozark	State totals
Yes No	770 3,239	606,063 1,921,868

Missouri Proposition A (Final)

Requires that all municipal police forces or departments be controlled by the local governing body.

Options	Ozark	State totals
Yes No	2,490 1,477	1,610,427 910,295

Missouri Proposition B (Final)

Imposes an additional $1 tax on each package of twenty cigarettes

Options	Ozark	State totals
Yes No	1,451 2,876	1,314,856 1,357,437

Missouri Proposition E (Final)

Prohibits creation of a health insurance exchange unless created by legislature or initiative.

Options	Ozark	State totals
Yes No	2,678 1,401	1,567,816 970,924

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U.S. President & Vice President

Candidates	Baxter	Marion	Fulton	Izard	Boone	Searcy	Stone	Ozark
Gary Johnson / James P. Gray (L) Peta Lindsay Yari Osorio (S&L) *Barack Obama / Joe Biden (D) Mitt Romney / Paul Ryan (R) Jill Stein / Cheri Honkala (G)	293 9 5,172 13,688 177	147 9 2,024 4,771 78	66 20 1,452 2,949 35	99 18 1,563 3,571 62	252 34 3,627 10,787 157	95 16 814 2,699 70	141 13 1,356 3,773 68	86 0 1,261 3,080 0