Osage County recorded an abundance of voters in Tuesday’s general election, with many polling places across the county experiencing waiting lines when the polls opened and at peak voting times throughout the day. Even sparsely populated Barclay Township had more voters than usual, with poll workers Donna Williams, Mary Lou Estes, and Ruth Figgs, reporting their usual number of voters, around 40, was reached by noon on Election Day; 92 votes in Barclay were cast by poll closing.
In a record voter turnout in recent history, 7,398 of 10,133 registered voters in Osage County cast ballots in the Nov. 8, 2016, general election. The unofficial tally of votes in Osage County released by the Osage County Clerk’s office on Election Night are as follows:
President and Vice-President ….. Countywide ….. statewide
- Clinton and Kaine, Democratic……………………………. 1,730……413,482
- Trump and Pence, Republican…………………………….. 4,713……655,035
- Johnson and Weld, Libertarian……………………………… 289……53,476
- Stein and Baraka, Independent…………………………….. 162……22,628
United States Senate
- Patrick Wiesner, Lawrence, Democratic………………. 1,609……367,596
- Jerry Moran, Republican, Manhattan………………….. 4,872……715,363
- Robert D. Garrard, Edgerton, Libertarian………………. 478……63,280
United States Representative, 2nd District
- Britani Potter, Ottawa, Democratic………………………. 1,607……94,386
- Lynn Jenkins, Topeka, Republican……………………… 4,903……177,728
- James Houston Bales, Lawrence, Libertarian……….. 429……18,685
State Offices
State Senator, 19th District
- Anthony Hensley, Topeka, Democratic………………. 3,261……16,614
- Zach Haney, Topeka, Republican……………………….. 3,650……11,769
State Representative 54th District
- Renae Hansen, Berryton, Democratic…………………. 1,285……5,024
- Ken Corbet, Topeka, Republican…………………………. 1,802……5,825
State Representative 59th District
- Blaine Finch, Ottawa, Republican……………………….. 1,328
State Representative 76th District
- Teresa Briggs, Reading, Democratic………………………. 943……3,323
- Eric L. Smith, Burlington, Republican………………….. 1,308……5,832
State Board of Education Member, 4th District
- Ann E. Mah, Topeka, Democratic……………………….. 2,865……71,938
- Sue E. Mollenkamp, Topeka, Republican……………. 3,918……51,254
County Offices
County Commissioner, 2nd District
- James R. Foster, Carbondale, Democratic ……………. 798
- Gaylord D. Anderson, Carbondale, Republican…… 1,701
County Commissioner 3rd District
- Kenneth J. Kuykendall, Osage City, Republican….. 1,925
- Write-in…………………………………………………………………… 58
County Clerk
- Rhonda Beets, Lebo, Republican………………………… 6,188
- Write-in…………………………………………………………………… 76
County Treasurer
- Lexie Fager, Osage City, Republican……………………. 6,222
- Write-in…………………………………………………………………… 86
Register of Deeds
- Linda L. Massey, Lyndon, Republican………………… 5,998
- Write-in………………………………………………………………….. 306
County Attorney
- Brandon L. Jones, Ottawa, Republican……………….. 5,984
- Write-in………………………………………………………………….. 143
County Sheriff
- David Kidwell, Scranton, Democratic………………….. 1,732
- Laurie Dunn, Lyndon, Republican………………………. 5,111
- Write-in…………………………………………………………………… 31
Township Offices
Agency Township Trustee
- Sam Watts, Quenemo, Democratic……………………….. 128
Agency Township Treasurer
- Write-in…………………………………………………………………… 57
Arvonia Township Trustee
- James (Jim) Wallace, Lebo, Republican…………………. 51
Arvonia Township Treasurer
- Kyle J. Barr, Lebo, Republican……………………………….. 50
Barclay Township Trustee
- Russell H. Balding, Reading, Republican……………….. 88
Barclay Township Treasurer
- Dennis D. Brock, Reading, Republican…………………… 86
Burlingame Township Trustee
- David Dreyer, Burlingame, Democratic…………………. 613
Burlingame Township Treasurer
- Write-in………………………………………………………………….. 111
Dragoon Township Trustee
- David W. Thompson, Burlingame, Republican…….. 105
Dragoon Township Treasurer
- Mike McCue, Burlingame, Republican…………………. 106
Elk Township Trustee
- Tom Moore, Overbrook, Republican…………………….. 825
Elk Township Treasurer
- Hope Koger, Overbrook, Democratic…………………….. 743
Fairfax Township Trustee
- Robert Scheid, Scranton, Republican……………………. 265
Fairfax Township Treasurer
- Jan Koehler, Lyndon, Republican…………………………. 262
Grant Township Trustee
- Fred L. Pearson, Osage City, Republican………………. 123
Grant Township Treasurer
- Patrick S. Bean, Osage City, Republican……………….. 127
Junction Township Trustee
- Jacob A. Sand, Overbrook, Republican…………………. 518
Junction Township Treasurer
- Jane M. Smith, Vassar, Democratic………………………. 449
Lincoln Township Trustee
- Darin Patterson, Melvern, Republican……………………. 50
Lincoln Township Treasurer
- Charles Wilde, Quenemo, Republican……………………. 48
Melvern Township Treasurer
- Jim Irey, Melvern, Republican………………………………. 297
Olivet Township Trustee
- David L. Combes, Lebo, Republican…………………….. 114
Olivet Township Treasurer
- Brian Allison, Lebo, Democratic……………………………. 103
Ridgeway Township Treasurer
- Clarence J. Wolfe, Carbondale, Republican………….. 860
Scranton Township Treasurer
- Edward Hug, Scranton, Republican………………………. 381
Superior Township Trustee
- Chris Croucher, Osage City, Republican……………….. 108
Superior Township Treasurer
- Ronda Harmon, Osage City, Republican………………. 115
Valley Brook Township Trustee
- Dan Dehn, Lyndon, Republican……………………………. 560
Reading Rural Fire District Board Member
- Joshua M. Weltha, Reading……………………………………. 33
Kansas Supreme Court Justices…………………………….. Yes……… No
- Position No. 1 Carol A. Beier, Topeka………………….. 3,759….. 2,934
- Position No. 2 Dan Biles, Shawnee………………………. 3,682….. 2,954
- Position No. 3 Lawton R. Nuss, Topeka………………. 3,688….. 2,949
- Position No. 5 Marla Luckert, Topeka…………………. 3,746….. 2,887
- Position No. 7 Caleb Stegall, Lawrence………………… 4,387….. 2,147
Kansas Court Of Appeals Judges…………………………… Yes……… No
- Position No. 2. Steve Leben, Fairway…………………… 3,768….. 2,703
- Position No. 3. G. Joseph Pierron, Jr., Lawrence…… 3,698….. 2,703
- Position No. 6. David E. Bruns, Topeka……………….. 4,405….. 2,022
- Position No. 8. G. Gordon Atcheson, Overland Park……….. 3,649….. 2,753
- Position No. 9. Karen Arnold-Burger, Overland Park………. 3,701….. 2,698
- Position No. 14. Kathryn A. Gardner, Topeka……… 4,481….. 1,930
District Court Judges, 4th Judicial District……………… Yes……… No
- Division No. 2. Douglas P. Witteman, LeRoy………. 4,225….. 1,930
- Division No. 3. Eric W. Godderz, Garnett……………… 4,462….. 1,959
District Magistrate Judge, 4th Judicial District……….. Yes……… No
- Position No. 1. Taylor J. Wine, Lyndon………………… 4,768….. 1,668