2008 Lafayette County Election Results

LAFAYETTE COUNTY
ELECTION 2008 STATS

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Registered Voters – 23,112
Ballots cast -- 16,745
% of Voter Turnout – 72.45%

FOR PRESIDENT:
John McCain (REP) – 9,433 (56.70 % of vote)
Barrack Obama (DEM) – 6891 (41.42% of vote)

FOR STATE SENATE: 21ST District, Lafayette County only
Bill Stouffer (REP) – 10,124 (63.18% of vote)
Joe Sadeghi (DEM) – 5,887 (36.7% of vote)

FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE: 122ND District, Lafayette County only
Mike McGhee (REP) – 5,303 (53.48% of vote)
Beth Grubb (DEM) – 4,608 (46.48% of vote)

FOR COUNTY COMMISSION, Southern District
Tracy Dyer (REP) – 5,295 (62.71% of vote)
Fred Hughes (DEM) – 3,145 (37.25% of vote)

FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR
Barb Copenhaver (REP) – 8,278 (51.86 % of vote)
Pat Scott (DEM) – 6,781 (42.48% of vote)
Ed Butler (IND) –893 (5.59% of vote)

FOR SURVEYOR
Mark Nolte (REP) –13,972 (99.9% of vote)
Write-in –129 (.91% of vote)

FOR SHERIFF
Mark Lamphier (REP) – 5,948 (36.45 % of vote)
Kerrick Alumbaugh (DEM) – 10,353 (63.44% of vote)

FOR CORONER
Dr. Steve Porter (REP) – 6,143 (38.32% of vote)
Dr. Daljeet Singh (DEM) – 9,873 (61.59% of vote)

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DISTRICT STATS

2008-- Summary of 21st Senatorial District:
Bill Stouffer (REP) –47, 245 (64% of vote)
Joe Sadeghi (DEM) 26,626 (36% of vote)

(Note in 2004, Senator Stouffer lost Lafayette County by 309 votes to Page Bellamy although Stouffer won the race district-wide. In 2008, Senator Stouffer won in Lafayette County by 4,237 votes.)
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2008--Summary of entire 122nd Legislative District:
Mike McGhee (REP) –10,904 (56. 6% of vote)
Beth Grubb (DEM) – 8,361 (43.4% of vote)

Cass: McGhee 2563; Grubb 1624
Johnson: McGhee 3039; Grubb 2129
Lafayette: McGhee 5302; Grubb 4608

Note: in 2006, Rep. McGhee won his district by 56.4% of vote and in 2008 increased that to 56.6% of vote.

Additional stats comparing 2008 with 2006 in the 122nd District:
In Cass County in 2006, McGhee won by 384 votes; in 2008 he won by 839.
In Johnson County in 2006, McGhee won by 562 votes; in 2008 by 910.
In Lafayette County in 2006, McGhee won by 863 votes; in 2008 by 694.
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Other candidates results in Lafayette County (not state totals):
Ike Skelton (DEM) for 4th U.S. Congressional won 74% to Jeff Parnell’s (REP) 25%.
Jay Nixon (DEM) for Governor won 55% to Kenny Hulshof’s (REP) 42%.
Peter Kinder (REP) for Lt. Gov. won 52% to Sam Page’s (DEM) 44%.
Robin Carnahan (DEM) for SOS won 60% to Mitch Hubbard’s (REP) 36%.
Mike Gibbons (REP) for Att. Gen. won 51% to Chris Koster’s (DEM) 48%.
Brad Lager (REP) for Treasurer won 51% to Clint Zweifel’s (DEM) 45%.
Joe Aull (DEM) for State Rep. 26th was unopposed winning 98% with 58 Write-in.
Brian Pratt (REP) for State Rep. 55th won 54% to Mike O’Donnell’s (DEM) 41%.
Stanley Cox (REP) for State Rep. 118th won 76% to Stan Bowlin’s (DEM) 23%.
Gil Rector for Northern Commissioner, Mike Dobson for Assessor, & Dale Ensor for Treasurer, all were unopposed and running as Dems.