Robert Flowers returns to the Columbia City Council after a brief hiatus and the five incumbents who ran for one of the six seats will remain, with Ben Burris falling short in a race of seven people for six seats.
Local unofficial election results are in, but the nation awaits for news on the national level.
The victory was clear in Adair County, with President Donald Trump, the Republican, grabbing almost 83 percent of the vote, and Democrat Joseph Biden netting just under 16 percent of the vote.
John “Bam” Carney, who is working his way back from a serious illness that started just before Christmas last year, got the nod from voters in Adair and Taylor counties to continue in the House of Representatives.
In Adair, Carney received 7,223 votes, (84.08%) with Democrat Richard Steele – receiving 1368 votes (15.92%).
In Taylor County, the Republican incumbent received 9,233 votes (74.8%) with Steele garnering 3,118 votes (25.2%).
ADAIR COUNTY UNOFFICIAL TOTALS
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Republican Donald J. Trump, Michael R. Pence 7275 82.99%
Democrat Joseph R. Biden, Kamala D. Harris 1391 15.87%
Libertarian Jo Jorgensen, Jeremy “Spike” Cohen 60 .68%
Ind Kanye West, Michelle Tidball 25 .29%
Ind Brock Pierce, Larla Ballard 10 .11%
U.S. SENATOR
Republican Mitch McConnell 6752 77.41%
Democrat Amy McGrath 1622 18.6%
Libertarian Brad Barron 348 3.99%
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
Republican James Comer 7372 85.99%
Democrat James Rhodes 1201 14.01%
STATE REPRESENTATIVE (ADAIR COUNTY)
Republican John “Bam” Carney 7223 84.08%
Democrat Richard Steele 1368 15.92%
STATE REPRESENTATIVE (TAYLOR COUNTY)
Carney 9,233 74.8%
Steele 3,118 25.2%
BOARD OF EDUCATION
District 2
Dana King 972 100%
District 4
David Karnes 1255 100%
District 5
Troy Grider 1126 100%
COLUMBIA CITY COUNCIL
Mark D. Harris 933 17.09%
Ben Burris 527 9.66%
Ronald “Butch” Rogers 820 15.02%
Robert W. Flowers 781 14.31%
Linda Waggener 791 14.49%
Craig Dean 725 13.28%
Sharon Payne 881 16.14%
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Amendment 1, Marsy’s Law
Yes 3511 56.01%
No 2757 43.99%
Amendment 2 Judicial Terms
Yes 2022 31.82%
No 4332 68.18%
