ELECTION INFORMATION
November 4, 2008 General Election
UNOFFICIAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY RESULTS
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
(R) - Republican (D) - Democratic
(L) - Libertarian (C) - Constitution
President & Vice President
(R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2981
(D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden 1886
(L) Bob Barr & Wayne A. Root 31
(C) Chuck Baldwin & Darrell Castle 32
(I) Ralph Nader & Matt Gonzalez 58
Governor:
(R) Kenny Hulshof 2093
(D) Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon 2734
(L) Andrew W. Finkenstadt 53
(C) Gregory E. Thompson 115
Lieutenant Governor:
(R) Peter Kinder 2900
(D) Sam Page 1855
(L) Teddy Fleck 79
(C) James C. Rensing 83
Secretary of State:
(R) Mitchell (Mitch) Hubbard 1938
(D) Robin Carnahan 2859
(L) Wes Upchurch 58
(C) Denise C. Neely 80
State Treasurer:
(R) Brad Lager 2575
(D) Clint Zweifel 2113
(C) Rodney D. Farthing 175
Attorney General:
(R) Mike Gibbons 2638
(D) Chris Koster 2244
U.S. Representative, District 4:
(R) Jeff Parnell 1599
(D) Ike Skelton 3376
State Representative, District 119:
(R) Larry D. Wilson 4343
County Commissioner, North District:
(R) Leroy Strope 1523
(D) Shirley Perry Edmunds 784
County Commissioner, South District:
(R) Gerald Williams 1567
(D) Robert (Rob) Self 1086
Sheriff:
(R) Larry McCrea 2262
(D) Ron Snodgrass 2760
Assessor:
(D) Gladys Smith 4387
Public Administrator:
(R) Laurie Stinnett 4339
Coroner:
(R) C. Randy Sheldon 4481
Constitutional Amendment No. 1
Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to add a statement that English shall be the language of all governmental meetings at which any public business is discussed, decided, or public policy is formulated whether conducted in person or by communication equipment including conference calls, video conferences, or Internet chat or message board?
It is estimated this proposal will have no costs or savings to state or local governmental entities.
YES 4355 NO 523
Constitutional Amendement No. 4
Shall the Missouri Consitution be amended to change provisions relating to the financing of stormwater control projects by:
* limiting availability of grants and loans to public water and sewer districts only;
* removing the cap on available funding and existing restrictions on disbursements;
* requiring loan repayments to be used only for stormwater control projects?
It is estimated the cost to state governmental entities is $0 to $236,000 annually. It is estimated state governmental entities will will save approximately $7,500 for each bond issuance. It is estimated local governmental entities participating in this program may experience savings, however the amount is unknown.
YES 2267 NO 2233
Proposition A
Shall Missouri law be amended to:
* repeal the current individual maximum loss limit for gambling;
* prohibit any future loss limits;
* require identification to enter the gambling area only if necessary to establish that an individual is at least 21 years old;
* restrict the number of casinos to those already built or being built;
* increase the casino gambling tax from 20% to 21%;
* create a new specific education fund from gambling tax proceeds generated as a result of this measure called the "Schools First Elementary and Secondary Education Improvement Fund"; and
* require annual audits of this new fund?
State governmental entities will receive an estimated $105.1 to $130.0 million annually for elementary and secondary education, and $5.0 to $7.0 million annually for higher education, early childhood development, veterans, and other programs. Local governmental entities receiving gambling boat tax and fee revenues will receive an estimated $18.1 to $19.0 milliion annually.
YES 2751 NO 2057
Proposition B
Shall Missouri law be amended to enable the elderly and Missourians with disabilities to continue living independently in their homes by creating the Missouri Quality Homecare Council to ensure the availability of quality home care services under the Medicaid program by recruiting, training, and stablilizing the home care workforce?
The exact cost of this proposal to state governmental entities is unknown, but is estimated to exceed $510,560 annually. Additional costs for training are possible. Matching federal funds, if available, could reduce state costs. It is estimated there would be no costs or savings to local governmental entities.
YES 3396 NO 1348
Proposition C
Shall Missouri law be amended to require investor-owned electric utilities to generate or purchase electricity from renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, biomass, and hydropower with the renewable energy sources equaling at least 2% of retail sales by 2011 increasing incrementally to at least 15% by 2021, including at least 2% from solar energy; and restricting to no more than 1% any rate increase to consumers for this renewable energy?
The estimated direct cost to state governmental entities is $395,183. It is estimated there are no direct costs or savings to local governmental entities. However, indirect costs may be incurred by state and local governmental entities if the proposal results in increased electricity retail rates.
YES 2736 NO 1917
Missouri Supreme Court Judge
Shall Judge Patricia Breckenridge of the Missouri Supreme Court be retained in office?
YES 3070 NO 1277
Missouri Court of Appeals Judges, Southern District
Shall Judge Gary W. Lynch of the Southern District Court of Appeals be reatined in office?
YES 2973 NO 1364
Shall Judge Daniel E. Scott of the Southern District Court of Appeals be retained in office?
YES 3052 NO 1325