The April 2 general municipal and board of education elections were postponed to Tuesday, June 2.
According to the unofficial election night final report, nearly 11 percent of Platte County’s close to 55,000 registered voters turned out for the June 2 election.
A brief rundown of contested races follows:
• City of Platte City; mayor.
Tony Paolillo..................201
David Sharp.....................198
• City of Northmoor; alderman-at-large, three positions open.
Bennie Pate......................10
Cari Bossow-Murdock........7
John Butner.........................9
Jackie Newman...................4
• City of Lake Waukomis; Ward 1 alderman.
John Wurzer......................40
Bentley Allen....................79
• City of Camden Point; Ward 1 alderman.
Donn Swaggerty.................7
Todd Wolf.........................25
• Village of Farley; three trustee seats open.
Jennifer Wymore..............34
Chuck McCardie..............32
Roger W. Sullins...............39
Roger J. Verschraegen.......61
Dave Davis.......................58
Barbara Mnatzakanian......40
• City of Dearborn; two alderman-at-large seats open.
Donald Swanstone Jr........52
Breanna L. Cheadle...........64
Pat Downing.....................87
• City of Parkville; three aldermen.
Ward 1
Tina Welch.....................112
Patricia Robinson.............48
Ward 2
Dave Rittman.................151
Brett Krause......................21
Ward 3
Robert J. Lock.................150
Doug Bias Jr......................41
Since filing closed, Bias moved out of Ward 3 and is no longer eligible for the seat. Dr. John Carter ran as a write-in candidate. There were 15 write-in votes cast.
• City of Riverside; Ward 1 alderman.
Mike Fuller.......................59
Marilee Dawn Cockrell....78
• City of Platte Woods; mayor.
John C. Smedley..............107
Thomas Noon...................42
• City of Tracy; mayor.
Nathan Larrabee...............33
Rita Rhoads.......................15
Two aldermen-at-large
Kristi Colstion-George.....23
Laura Colstion..................23
Darrin Addison.................21
Sean Van Tol Sr................25
• West Platte School District; three school board director seats.
Matthew Parker..............283
Antonio Cutolo-Ring......243
Shane Bartee....................422
Ronald Rowe...................287
Phillip Pattison...............255
• North Platte School District; three positions open.
Bennett French ...............263
Jeffrey Scott Hinton........228
Jennifer Hernandez.........198
James Kubly....................208
• Parkville Road District; one commissioner’s position.
Gary Gulden...................672
John Cookinham..........1,045
BALLOT ISSUES
• Platte City, a local use tax issue was decided. The question asks if Platte City should impose a local use tax at the same rate as the total sales tax rate, which is currently at 2.375 percent, to fund police, street maintenance, parks and capital improvement functions, providing that if the local sales tax is reduced or raised by voter approval, the local use tax shall also be reduced or raised by the same action.
YES................................206
NO.................................202
• City of Dearborn had a proposition on the ballot asking if the City of Dearborn should amend its code to permit keeping no more than six chickens, but not roosters that crow, at any household and to prescribe the conditions under which said animals shall be maintained.
YES................................68
NO.................................50
• City of Kansas City had a sales tax issue on the ballot. The question asks if the City of Kansas City should impose a sales tax of 1/2 percent to expire on Dec. 31, 2036, for the purpose of providing revenues for the operation of the Kansas City Fire Department which will include making capital improvements to, and purchasing equipment for, such department, which will have the effect of increasing the existing sales tax from 1/4 percent to 1/2 percent.
YES..............................1,577
NO...............................1,418
• Weston Benefit Assessment Special Road District had a question on the ballot asking whether or not the Weston Benefit Assessment Special Road District should levy an additional tax rate of $.35 on the $100 valuation for a period of four years.
YES................................273
NO.................................147