Municipal Election ends in tie
Photo by Christy Porter
Election Judges participating at the voting booths are from left: Rita Mitchell, Trish Knight, Diane Beers, Brenda Bartleson and Berna Dean Schultz as they assist voter Marcie Ammons (right). Not pictured are Linda Roberts, Deputy County Clerk and Election Judge Danny Howell.
The General Municipal Election held on April 5, 2022, ended in a tie between Ward II Alderman candidates Mike Aiken (incumbent) and Linda Breedlove.
In consideration of all, a special election will be held, tentatively on Tuesday, May 3, to decide the seat on the Board of Aldermen.
Any questions about voting in the special election may be directed to the County Clerk’s office at the Texas County Courthouse, 417-967-2112.
A notice regarding the special election will be posted at City Hall, on their Facebook page and in The Licking News prior to the special election.
School board elections brought two new members to the board, in Ashli Todaro and Heidi Moloney.
Both the City of Licking and Texas County Law Enforcement Sales Tax questions passed.
The unofficial Texas County Election results follow:
April 2022 General Municipal Election
Unofficial Results
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
11 of 11 precincts reporting 100.00%
Texas County: Registered Voters 16,178
Total Ballots 2,819: 17.42%
Licking Alderman, Ward I
Vote for 1
Total Votes 59
Joe DIllard 57 96.61%
Write In 2 3.39%
Licking Alderman, Ward II
Vote for 1
Total Votes 120
Mike Aiken 60 50.00%
Linda Breedlove 60 50.00%
Write In 0 0.00%
Licking R-8 School Board Member
Vote for 2
Total Votes 1,240
Ashli Todaro 255 20.56%
Heidi Moloney 240 19.35%
Jake Floyd 218 17.58%
Roy Kinder 200 16.13%
John Huff 187 15.08%
Joseph Satterfield 136 10.97%
Write In 4 0.32%
Licking Question
Total Votes 191
Yes 98 51.31%
No 93 48.69%
Texas County Question
Total Votes 2,773
Yes 1,608 57.99%
No 1,165 42.01%
Texas County Hospital Trustee
Vote for 1
Total Votes 2,503
Jim Perry 1,258 50.26%
Beverly S Clark 661 26.41%
George Sholtz 570 22.77%
Write In 14 0.56%
Cabool R-4 School Board Member
Vote for 2
Total Votes 769
Shaun Watson 304 39.53%
Jacob Reese 242 31.47%
Nadine Wallace 104 13.52%
Dennis Brown 68 8.84%
Tony Hughes 40 5.20%
Write In 11 1.43%
Houston R-1 School Board Member
Vote for 2
Total Votes 1,478
Jennifer Scheets 626 42.35%
Jeff Gettys 537 36.33%
Andrew (Andy) Wells 307 20.77%
Write In 8 0.54%
Mountain Grove R-3 Board Member
3 Year Term
Vote for 2
Total Votes 111
James (Jay) C. Loveland 60 54.05%
Howard Hawkins 51 45.95%
Write In 0 0.00%
Mountain Grove R-3 Board Members
1 Year Term
Vote for 1
Total Votes 67
Ryan L. Morris 45 67.16%
Cheyanne R. Smith 22 32.84%
Write In 0 0.00%
Plato R-5 Board Members – 3 Year Term
Vote for 2
Total Votes 446
Jody Fry 156 34.98%
Don Rose 116 26.01%
Robert Murray 106 23.77%
Eric Crews 64 14.35%
Write In 4 0.90%
Plato R-5 Board Members – 2 Year Term
Vote for 1
Total Votes 216
Stacy Fletcher 204 94.44%
Write In 12 5.56%
Summersville R-2 School Board Members
Vote for 2
Total Votes 312
Ryan Hunt 105 33.65%
Jason Greear 83 26.60%
Jason Rutledge 55 17.63%
Emily J Doosing 43 13.78%
Max Racicot 26 8.33%
Write In 0 0.00%
Willow Springs R-IV School Board Members
Vote for 2
Total Votes 103
Jeff Lovan 33 32.04%
Jeffery Cunningham 23 22.33%
Tony Friga 19 18.45%
Dean P. Aye 17 16.50%
Andy Roberts 11 10.68%
Write In 0 0.00%
Mountain Grove Alderman, Ward I
Vote for 1
Total Votes 19
Carolyn Mitchell 16 84.21%
Write In 3 15.79%
Mountain Grove Question 1
Total Votes 22
Yes 17 77.27%
No 5 22.73%
Mountain Grove Question 2
Total Votes 20
Yes 6 30.00%
No 14 70.00%
Houston Alderman, Ward I – 2 Year Term
Vote for 1
Total Votes 101
Kevin Stilley 74 73.27%
Dale Depler Jr. 27 26.73%
Write In 0 0.00%
Houston Alderman, Ward I – 1 Year Term
Vote for 1
Total Votes 74
Sam Kelly 73 98.65%
Write In 1 1.35%
Houston Alderman, Ward II
Vote for 1
Total Votes 72
Sheila Campbell Walker 72 100.00%
Write In 0 0.00%
Houston Alderman, Ward III
Vote for 1
Total Votes 188
Don Romines 125 66.49%
Joe C. Honeycutt 62 32.98%
Write In 1 0.53%
Cabool Mayor
Vote for 1
Total Votes 240
Danny Cannon 143 59.58%
Brenda J. Jarrett 88 36.67%
Lane M. Daniel 5 2.08%
Shyanne Daniel 3 1.25%
Write In 1 0.42%
Cabool Alderman, Ward I
Vote for 1
Total Votes 29
No Candidates
Write In 29 100.00%
Cabool Alderman, Ward II
Vote for 1
Total Votes 98
John Williams 94 95.92%
Write In 4 4.08%
Village of Plato Trustee
Vote for 2
Total Votes 15
Justin Copley 12 80.00%
Write In 3 20.00%
