Source: Prairie Star:<\/p>\n
ELK COUNTY RESULTS:
\nThere were no surprises in the outcome of Elk County\u2019s election on Tuesday night, with all county candidates running unopposed.<\/p>\n
Those elected include: Elizabeth M. Hendricks of Howard, Democrat, county commissioner, Dist. 2; K.R. \u201cKen\u201d Liebau, Grenola, Republican, county commissioner, Dist. 3; Donna K. Kaminska, Longton, Republican, Elk County Clerk; Deanna L. Jones, Longton, Republican, Elk County Treasurer; Neva L. Walter, Howard, Republican, Elk County Register of Deeds; Marla Foster Ware, Moline, Elk County Clerk; Doug Hanks, Howard, Elk County Sheriff.<\/p>\n
Also winning in Elk County: David A. Ricke, Rose Hill, Republican for district judge on the Republican ticket, Dist. 13, Div. 3; Charles M. \u201cChuck\u201d Hart, Andover, Republican for district judge, Dist. 14, Div. 2; and Kristin Hutchison, Howard, Republican, district magistrate judge, Dist. 1, Pos. 1.<\/p>\n
Numerous township positions also were on the ballot.<\/p>\n
For president, Elk Countians followed the Kansas trend of supporting John McCain and Sarah Palin with 1,035 votes to only 359 for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.<\/p>\n
Rep. Todd Tiahrt and Sen. Pat Roberts easily won re-election and had heavy support in Elk County, as did State Sen. Derek Schmidt.<\/p>\n
State Rep. Jeff King of Independence easily carried Elk County by a vote of 1,146 to 219 for his opponent, Sandra Frisco. King won the election district-wide.<\/p>\n
The new officers will be sworn in on Jan. 10.<\/p>\n
A total of 1,111 voters went to the polls on Tuesday with another 336 casting advance ballots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Source: Prairie Star: ELK COUNTY RESULTS: There were no surprises in the outcome of Elk County\u2019s election on Tuesday night, with all county candidates running unopposed. Those elected include: Elizabeth M. Hendricks of Howard, Democrat, county commissioner, Dist. 2; K.R. … Continue reading