Crawford County voters selected party nominees for county, state and federal offices on Aug. 4, and decided the future of four proposed constitutional amendments to the Missouri Constitution.

According to unofficial election results from Crawford County Clerk Kim Gibbs, 4,213 ballots were cast from 15,519 registered voters, representing a 25.5 percent turnout.

Republican primary

In the Republican primary for Missouri State Auditor, incumbent Scott Fitzpatrick received 2,232 votes, or 84.77 percent, while Gerald “Jerry” Wistrand Jr. received 401 votes, or 15.23 percent. Fitzpatrick carried Crawford County, as well as the districtwide nomination with 549,997 votes, or 85.535 percent.

Five candidates sought the Republican nomination for U.S. representative in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District. In Crawford County, Peter A. Pfeifer received 405 votes, or 14.81 percent; Brandon Wilkinson received 329 votes, or 12.03 percent; incumbent Ann Wagner received 1,721 votes, or 62.93 percent; Matthew R. Grant received 191, or 6.98 percent; and Elizabeth Sparks-Holmes received 89 votes, or 3.25 percent. Wagner received the most Republican votes in Crawford County, as well as districtwide, with 63,637 votes, or 73.852 percent.

John W. Hewkin was unopposed for the Republican nomination for Missouri House District 120 and received 2,608 votes.

Crawford County had nine incumbents run uncontested under the Republican ballot.

Division 2 Circuit Court Judge Michael Randazzo received 2,374 votes; Associate Circuit Judge Patrick J. Horsefield received 2,518 votes; Circuit Court Clerk Karen Harlan received 2,521 votes; and Prosecuting Attorney David S. Smith received 2,428 votes.

Presiding Commissioner Steve Black received 2,456 votes; County Clerk Kim Gibbs received 2,503 votes; Recorder of Deeds Kim Cook had 2,543 votes; Collector of Revenue Pat Schwent had 2,450 votes; and Treasurer Karen Sikes received 2,440 votes.

Democratic primary

In the Democratic primary for Missouri State Auditor, Quentin Wilson received 389 votes, or 55.65 percent, while Gregory Upchurch received 310 votes, or 44.35 percent. Wilson carried Crawford County, and the statewide selection with 325,648 of 479,994 votes, or 67.844 percent, securing the Democratic nomination.

Three candidates sought the Democratic nomination for U.S. representative in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District. Timothy D. Bilash received 151 votes, or 21.24 percent; Joan VonDras received 327 votes, or 45.99 percent; and Fred Wellman received 233 votes, or 32.77 percent. VonDras received the most Democratic votes in Crawford County, securing the Democratic nomination.

Ray Bruno was unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Missouri House District 120 and received 628 votes.

Libertarian primary

Dustin Coffell was unopposed for the Libertarian nomination for Missouri state auditor and received 35 votes.

Brandon Coulter Daugherty was unopposed for the Libertarian nomination for U.S. representative in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District and received 37 votes.

Constitutional amendments

Crawford County voters considered four proposed amendments to the Missouri Constitution.

Amendment 1 asked voters whether Missouri should continue for another 10 years the existing one-tenth of one percent sales and use tax supporting soil and water conservation, state parks and historic sites. The measure received 2,976 yes votes, or 71.54 percent, and 1,184 no votes, or 28.46 percent, passing in Crawford County.  The amendment passed statewide with 1,141,865 yes votes, or 82.288 percent, to 245,778 no votes, or 17.712 percent.

Amendment 2 asked whether all charter counties, including Jackson County, should be required to elect a county assessor and whether assessors in charter counties should comply with training requirements established by state law. The measure received 2,970 yes votes, or 72.51 percent, and 1,126 no votes, or 27.49 percent, passing in Crawford County. The amendment passed statewide with 1,042,413 yes votes, or 76.924 percent, and 312,713 no votes, or 23.076 percent.

Amendment 4 proposed requiring citizen-initiated constitutional amendments to receive majority approval statewide and in each congressional district. The proposal would also require that the full text of an initiative petition be made available to voters with their ballots. The measure received 816 yes votes, or 19.51 percent, and 3,366 no votes, or 80.49 percent, failing in Crawford County. The amendment failed statewide with 275,040 yes votes, or 19.677 percent, and 1,122,748 no votes, or 80.323 percent.

Amendment 5 proposed requiring the General Assembly to phase out and eliminate Missouri’s individual income tax based on revenue growth. It would also authorize expanded sales and use taxes and require local tax-rate reductions under certain circumstances when sales-tax revenues increase. The measure received 598 yes votes, or 14.31 percent, and 3,582 no votes, or 85.69 percent, failing in Crawford County. The amendment failed statewide with 233,309 yes votes, or 16.684 percent, and 1,165,085 no votes, or 83.316 percent.

The statewide outcome of each constitutional amendment was determined by votes cast throughout Missouri, not solely by the Crawford County totals. The official Crawford County ballots include Amendments 1, 2, 4 and 5.

These results are unofficial and remain subject to certification by the Crawford County Clerk’s Office.