Races decided in General Election
- K.D. Michaels
- 11 hours ago
- 2 min read
The General Municipal Election had a light voter turnout on Tuesday, with only 9.1% of Taney County's registered voters heading to the polls.
The county-wide Proposition #1, a proposed Homestead Real Estate Tax Credit to limit property tax increases on primary residences in Taney County passed by a large margin, with 65.37% of voters saying Yes.
Ashley Harkness, candidate for Branson's Board of Aldermen, Ward 3, defeated incumbent Ralph LeBlanc, with 52.57 % of the vote. Both Harkness and LeBlanc worked diligently on their respective campaigns.
Other candidates in the Branson Board of Alderman race ran unopposed. Alex Williams will become the new alderman for Ward 1, a seat formerly held by Marshall Howden who did not seek reelection. Glenn Schulz, alderman in Ward 2, will retain his seat on the board of aldermen.
Sonja Myer and Dustin Price retained their positions on the Branson School Board, and in a very narrow race, Richard Marks beat Andi Selby for the remaining School Board seat.
Hollister Mayor Jeff Long, who ran unopposed, will remain in the office of Mayor.
In Merriam Woods, incumbent Robert Amos defeated Barbara Durham for the position of Mayor, garnering a large percentage of the vote.
There was a much larger voter turnout in Stone County, where 31.6 % of the county's registered voters cast ballots.
Stone County voters decided to continue to maintain the Stone County Planning and Zoning. The question passed by a very narrow margin, with 50.50% of voters giving their nod.
Kimberling City Mayor Bob Fritz defeated challenger Justin Braden, to continue as Mayor. Fritz received 54.3 % of the vote.
Reeds Spring Mayor Barbara Hoke, who ran unopposed, will continue in the office of mayor.
Reeds Spring's City Public Safety Tax passed after receiving more than 66% of votes cast.
Thank you, Taney and Stone County voters, for making your voices heard in the Municipal Election.