Election 2024

MARYVILLE, Mo. — Locally, Tuesday’s election went relatively smoothly, but because of no-excuse absentee voting, what was previously primarily a one-day event meant that the election was a two-week period. Nodaway County Clerk Melinda Patton said that when all was said and done, 1,581 voters cast their ballots early at her office during the no-excuse…

Below are official results for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election released by the Nodaway County Clerk’s Office on Nov. 11. The winners and winners projected by the Associated Press are bolded, even in races where the candidate or ballot measure received more votes in Nodaway County. Unresolved write-ins are write-in votes for candidates who…

MARYVILLE, Mo. — More than 1,200 voters have already cast their ballots in Nodaway County, according to County Clerk Melinda Patton. As of the close of business on Tuesday, 1,226 absentee ballots had been submitted since absentee voting began on Sept. 24, Patton said in an email — 1,095 walk-in voters and 131 mail-in ballots.…

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Forum invited each candidate for national and statewide office other than president and vice president to write a 500-word letter to Nodaway County residents about why they are the right choice for voters here. We asked each statewide and national candidate to write a message specifically tailored to Nodaway County voters and…

U.S. SENATE Senator Josh Hawley’s office and campaign did not respond to multiple invitations to send a letter. The Missouri Libertarian Party did not respond to an email seeking contact information for candidate W.C. Young. Lucas Kunce, Democrat I’m running for Senate because I think working people should be calling the shots in our country.…

ATTORNEY GENERAL Andrew Bailey, Republican Serving as your Attorney General for the past two years has been the honor of a lifetime. We have accomplished a lot during this short period, but there is so much more to be done. I want our children and grandchildren to grow up with the same opportunities we had…

GOVERNOR Libertarian candidate Bill Slantz did not respond to multiple invitations to send a letter. The Missouri Green Party did not respond to an email seeking contact information for candidate Paul Lehmann. Mike Kehoe, Republican Growing up, no one would have looked at my life and said, one day, that kid is going to be…

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 6 Libertarian candidate Andy Maidment’s campaign did not respond to multiple invitations to send a letter. The Missouri Green Party did not respond to an email seeking contact information for candidate Mike Diel. Sam Graves, Republican I’m a sixth-generation Missouri farmer. My son is the seventh. One day, I hope my grandchildren…

SECRETARY OF STATE Libertarian candidate Carl Herman Freese did not respond to multiple invitations to send a letter. The Missouri Green Party did not respond to an email seeking contact information for candidate Jerome Bauer. Denny Hoskins, Republican Overseeing our state’s election process is the aspect of the Secretary of State’s duties that has the…

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Republican Dave Wasinger’s campaign did not respond to multiple invitations to send a letter. The Missouri Green Party did not respond to an email seeking contact information for candidate Danielle Elliott. Richard Brown, Democrat I am running for Missouri Lieutenant Governor for one simple reason. I want to do the job. It is…