Adair County voters made their choices Tuesday in the Nov. 3 general election, selecting candidates for federal, county and city offices and deciding a proposed constitutional amendment.
Republican Chris Reeder defeated Democrat Todd Davenport in the race for Adair County judge-executive, receiving 4,003 votes to Davenport's 1,443. Write-in candidate Bridget Compton received 478 votes.
In the Columbia City Council race, Sharon Payne led the field with 577 votes, followed by Hannah Peck with 550, Charles Grimsley with 544, Ronald Rogers with 489, Beverly Loy with 458 and Andrea Burke with 454. Craig Dean received 452 votes, while Richard Swartz received 266.
The six candidates receiving the highest vote totals were Payne, Peck, Grimsley, Rogers, Loy and Burke.
In the race for Kentucky's 1st Congressional District, incumbent Republican James Comer received 4,870 votes, defeating Democrat John Drew Williams, who received 1,040.
In the U.S. Senate race, Republican Andy Barr led Adair County with 4,724 votes. Democrat Charles Booker received 1,107 votes, and Christopher Campbell received 113.
Other local races included:
Magistrate District 3: Todd Smith received 629 votes, defeating Jimmy Bennett, who received 235.
Adair County Board of Education, 1st District: Terry Harvey received 603 votes, defeating Cassie Burns, who received 323.
Adair County voters also approved the constitutional amendment, with 3,383 voting yes and 1,296 voting no.
All vote totals are from Adair County.
