The unofficial election results from the Tuesday, Nov. 3, election have been released for Taney and Stone counties.

In Taney County, the clerk’s office is preliminarily reporting they received a total of 17,901 ballots for 43.31% voter turnout. In Stone County, the clerk’s office is preliminarily reporting they received 13,356 ballots for a 51.2% voter turnout. Results can be found below, as well as by visiting our Election Live-2026 Results page here on MoArk News Now.

Taney County

CANDIDATES

Missouri State Auditor

• Scott Fitzpatrick (REP): 13,048
• Quentin Wilson (DEM): 3,884
• Dustin Coffell (LIB): 497

 

District 7 United States Representative

• Eric W. Burlison (REP): 12,793
• Missi Hesketh (DEM): 4,375
• Kevin Craig (LIB): 368

 

District 155 State Representative

• Matthew Overcast (REP): 4,487
• Joshua Berzins (DEM): 1,371

 

District 156 State Representative

• Brian H. Seitz (REP): 8,483
• Trent Davis (DEM): 3,094

 

Division 1 Associate Circuit Judge

• R. Tiffany Yarnell (REP): 14,555

 

Division 2 Associate Circuit Judge

• Eric Eighmy (REP): 13,678

 

Presiding Commissioner

• Nick Plummer (REP): 14,531

 

County Clerk

• Stephanie Spencer (REP): 14,526

 

Circuit Clerk

• Amy Strahan (REP):14,655

 

Recorder of Deeds

• Jody C. Stahl (REP): 14,495

 

Prosecuting Attorney

• Brad W. Hughes (REP): 14,353

 

County Collector

• Myka Braschler (REP): 14,452

 

County Auditor

• Dawn Bilyeu (REP): 14,521

 

JUDICIAL

Missouri Supreme Court Judges

Shall Judge PAUL C. WILSON of the Missouri Supreme Court be retained in office?

• YES: 10,329
• NO: 5,393

 

Missouri Court of Appeals Judge, Southern District

Shall Judge MATTHEW P. HAMNER of the Southern District Court of Appeals be retained in office?

• YES: 12,204
• NO: 3,241

 

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS & PROPOSITIONS

Constitutional Amendment No. 3

Proposed by the 103rd General Assembly (First Regular Session) HCS HJR 73

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

• Repeal the 2024 voter-approved Amendment providing reproductive healthcare rights, including abortion through fetal viability;
• Allow abortions for rape and incest (under twelve-weeks’ gestation), emergencies, and fetal anomalies;
• Allow legislation regulating abortion;
• Ensure parental consent for minors’ abortions;
• Prohibit gender transition procedures for minors?

State governmental entities estimate no costs or savings. Greene County estimates it may experience an unknown increase in tax revenue. Other local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

• YES: 11,934
• NO: 5,806

 

Constitutional Amendment No. 6

Proposed by Initiative Petition

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

• Expand the initiative and referendum petition process by making it a fundamental right;
• Allow courts to revise ballot summaries through lawsuits;
• Prohibit the legislature from weakening initiative or referendum powers;
• Prohibit the legislature from changing or repealing laws enacted through the initiative process, or passing laws similar to those rejected by referendum, without approval from at least 80% of both chambers; and
• Preserve existing majority vote and signature requirements for initiative and referendum petitions?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

• YES: 7,766
• NO: 9,706

 

Constitutional Amendment No. 7

Proposed by 103rd General Assembly (Second Regular Session) SS SCS SJR 95

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to establish a permanent public endowment fund to support state government instead of taxing Missouri residents, prohibit the General Assembly from appropriating or diverting the fund, and eliminate state-imposed taxes once the fund generates sufficient revenue to replace them?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

• YES: 9,501
• NO: 7,742

 

Constitutional Amendment No. 8

Proposed by the 103rd General Assembly (Second Regular Session) CCS HCS SS SJR 87

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to support law enforcement by preserving the right of citizens to elect a county sheriff, prohibiting the removal of a county sheriff except by a writ of quo warranto, and recognizing the office of sheriff as part of the administration of justice?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

• YES: 11,943
• NO: 5,347

 

Proposition A

Proposed by Referendum Petition

Do the people of the state of Missouri approve the act of the General Assembly entitled “House Bill No. 1 (2025 Second Extraordinary Session),” which repeals Missouri’s existing congressional plan, and replaces it with new congressional boundaries that keep more counties intact?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

• YES: 9,496
• NO: 7,662

 

LOCAL QUESTIONS

Western Taney County Fire Protection District

Question: Shall the number of members of the board of directors of the Western Taney County Fire Protection District be increased to five members?

• YES: 6,405
• NO: 7,662

 

City of Rockaway Beach

Question: Shall the City of Rockaway Beach, Missouri impose a local use tax at the same rate as the total local sales tax rate, currently 2 percent (2%), provided that if the local sales tax rate is reduced or raised by voter approval, the local use tax rate shall also be reduced or raised by the same action?

A use tax return shall not be required to be filed by persons whose purchases from out-of-state vendors do not in total exceed two thousand dollars in any calendar year.

• YES: 90
• NO:175

 

Village of Taneyville

Question: Shall the Village of Taneyville, Missouri, impose a property tax levy of Fifty Cents ($0.50) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of assessed valuation upon all taxable real property within the Village for the sole purpose of funding road maintenance and repair, and related transportation infrastructure improvements?

The Tax shall remain in effect for a period of five (5) years and shall expire November 7, 2031 unless renewed or extended by approval of the voters. The Village shall be authorized to submit the tax for renewal or extension prior to its expiration.

• YES: 24
• NO: 46

(Unofficial Election Results for Taney County are courtesy of the Taney County Clerk’s Office)

Stone County

Candidates

Missouri State Auditor

• Scott Fitzpatrick (REP): 10,226
• Quentin Wilson (DEM): 2,546
• Dustin Coffell (LIB): 292
• Write-In: 12

 

District 7 United States Representative

• Eric W. Burlison (REP): 9,994
• Missi Hesketh (DEM): 2,853
• Kevin Craig (LIB): 267
• Write-In: 14

 

District 138 State Representative

• Burt Whaley (REP): 8,670
• Chris Daugherty (DEM): 2,781
• Write-In: 17

 

District 155 State Representative

• Matthew Overcast (REP): 1,263
• Joshua Berzins (DEM): 329
• Write-In: 1

 

Presiding Commissioner

• Kelly Power (REP): 10,657
• Write-In: 240

 

Northern Road Commissioner

• Bo Jenkins (REP): 4,666
• Write-In: 53

 

Southern Road Commissioner

• Roy Campbell (REP): 5,996
• Write-In: 72

 

County Clerk

• Denise Dickens (REP): 10,657
• Write-In: 154

 

Clerk Of The Circuit Court

• Mechelee Lebow (REP): 10,885
• Write-In: 122

 

Recorder Of Deeds

• Amy Jo Larson (REP): 10,911
• Write-In: 121

 

County Treasurer

• Kristi Stephens (REP): 10,832
• Write-In: 132

 

Division I Associate Circuit Judge

• Andrea Pate (REP):10,772
• Write-In: 166

 

Division II Associate Circuit Judge

• Eric Chavez (REP): 10,775
• Write-In: 175

 

Prosecuting Attorney

• Wesley M. Weber (REP): 10,672
• Write-In: 153

 

Collector Of Revenue

• Anna Burk (REP): 10,961
• Write-In: 121

 

Judicial

Missouri Supreme Court Judges

Shall Judge PAUL C. WILSON of the Missouri Supreme Court be retained in office?

• YES:  7,946
• NO: 3,811

 

Missouri Court Of Appeals Judge, Southern District

Shall Judge MATTHEW P. HAMNER of the Southern District Court of Appeals be retained in office?

• YES: 9,223
• NO: 2,415

 

Constitutional Amendments & Propositions

Constitutional Amendment No. 3

Proposed by the 103rd General Assembly (First Regular Session) HCS HJR 73

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

• Repeal the 2024 voter-approved Amendment providing reproductive healthcare rights, including abortion through fetal viability;
• Allow abortions for rape and incest (under twelve-weeks’ gestation), emergencies, and fetal anomalies;
• Allow legislation regulating abortion;
• Ensure parental consent for minors’ abortions;
• Prohibit gender transition procedures for minors?

State governmental entities estimate no costs or savings. Greene County estimates it may experience an unknown increase in tax revenue. Other local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

• YES: 8,764
• NO: 4,478

 

Constitutional Amendment No. 6

Proposed by Initiative Petition

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

• Expand the initiative and referendum petition process by making it a fundamental right;
• Allow courts to revise ballot summaries through lawsuits;
• Prohibit the legislature from weakening initiative or referendum powers;
• Prohibit the legislature from changing or repealing laws enacted through the initiative process, or passing laws similar to those rejected by referendum, without approval from at least 80% of both chambers; and
• Preserve existing majority vote and signature requirements for initiative and referendum petitions?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

• YES: 5,843
• NO: 7,186

 

Constitutional Amendment No. 7

Proposed by 103rd General Assembly (Second Regular Session) SS SCS SJR 95

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to establish a permanent public endowment fund to support state government instead of taxing Missouri residents, prohibit the General Assembly from appropriating or diverting the fund, and eliminate state-imposed taxes once the fund generates sufficient revenue to replace them?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

• YES: 6,675
• NO: 6,299

 

Constitutional Amendment No. 8

Proposed by the 103rd General Assembly (Second Regular Session) CCS HCS SS SJR 87

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to support law enforcement by preserving the right of citizens to elect a county sheriff, prohibiting the removal of a county sheriff except by a writ of quo warranto, and recognizing the office of sheriff as part of the administration of justice?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

• YES: 9,158
• NO: 3,834

 

Proposition A

Proposed by Referendum Petition

Do the people of the state of Missouri approve the act of the General Assembly entitled “House Bill No. 1 (2025 Second Extraordinary Session),” which repeals Missouri’s existing congressional plan, and replaces it with new congressional boundaries that keep more counties intact?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

• YES: 7,229
• NO: 5,688

 

Local Questions

Stone County Public Water Supply District #1

Question: Shall Stone County Public Water Supply District No. 1 be dissolved, its water system and related assets sold and transferred, and Missouri-American Water Company become the provider of water service to the customers formerly served by the District?

• YES: 637
• NO: 180

 

Village Of Indian Point

Question: Shall the Village of Indian Point impose a city sales tax of one half of one percent (0.5%) for public safety purposes and public improvements?

• YES: 62
• NO: 203

(Unofficial Election Results for Stone County are courtesy of the Stone County Clerk’s Office)