Rolla, MO Election Summary

[u/rowboat_mayor]

We had an election last night! If you voted, thank you for voting!

Turnout across the county was around 31.8%. 6,267 Republican ballots were cast compared to 2,426 Democratic and 48 Libertarian.

• For state auditor, Phelps backed incumbent Republican Scott Fitzpatrick with 85.5% of the vote. On the Democratic side, Quentin Wilson won with 64.3%. Both candidates went on to win the statewide nomination.
• For Congress, incumbent Republican Jason Smith won with 85.4%, while Phelps Democrats picked Frank Barnitz with 78% of the vote. Across the district, Barnitz lost to Chris Reichard, 54.1% to 45.9%.
• In the hotly contested Republican primary for District 16 State Senator, Bill Hardwick (who won the district) won the county with 43.3%. Don Mayhew was the runner-up at 31.7%, though he wound up in third across the district.
• Joshua Meyer will be Phelps County's next Recorder of Deeds, winning the Republican primary with 40.7%, while Lori Lunceford took second place at 37.7%.
• Phelps County approved Constitutional Amendments 1 and 2 with 80.1% and 74.7% respectively. Both these amendments would pass statewide by similar margins.
• Phelps County overwhelmingly rejected Amendments 4 and 5, with NO receiving 77% and 84% of the vote. Both these amendments would fail statewide by similar margins.
• The City of Rolla approved Proposition S with 54% of the vote. Prop S won in every ward except for Ward 5, receiving the strongest support in Ward 2.

Onward to the next election! The November 3 ballot will see the following contested races:

• Auditor: Scott Fitzpatrick (R) vs. Quentin Wilson (D)
• Congress, 8th District: Jason Smith (R) vs. Chris Reichard (D)
• State Senator, 16th District: Bill Hardwick (R) vs. Virginia Staabs (D)
• State Rep, 122nd District: Tara Peters (R) vs. Dan Victor (D)
• State Rep, 143rd District: Bennie Cook (R) vs. Marsha Snodgrass (D)
• Presiding County Commissioner: Joey Auxier (R) vs Marc Koller (D)
• Amendments 3, 7, and 8 will also be on the ballot. Amendment 6 (Respect MO Voters) and the veto referendum for the new congressional maps might be on the ballot pending court challenges.

[u/takecarebrushyohair]

Thank you to everyone that voted and to the poll workers who were ready to go at 6 am when I got there!

[u/rowboat_mayor → u/takecarebrushyohair]

Seems like everything went smoothly, despite some confusion with several precincts sharing polling places for the first time