Republicans Davidson, MacLachlan successful at Aug. 4 primary polls

Medicaid expanding Amendment 2 passes in county, statewide with 53 percent in favor
 
Steve Chapman
Republican Bishop Davidson will square off with Democratic contender Dave Gragg on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to see who will be District 130’s state representative in Jefferson City.
Davidson narrowly defeated Macy Mitchell in the primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Davidson won 2,859 votes, or roughly 45-percent of the votes cast by those voting the Republican ticket in Greene County, while Mitchell won 2,699 votes, or about 43-percent. The other challenger, Samuel Snider, won 745 votes, or about 12-percent. Gragg was the lone Democratic candidate in the primary election.
Greene County Commission Republican Primary
In the race for District One Greene County Commissioner, Rusty MacLachlan defeated former Missouri State Representative Sonya Murray Anderson. MacLachlan won 8,488 votes, or 54-percent of those cast, while Anderson won 7,142 votes, or about 46-percent. MacLachlan will face the Democratic candidate, Wes Zongker, in November.
 Assessor
Brent Johnson won the election for assessor; he received 10,583 votes, or about 38-percent of the votes cast. Joe Durnall came in second, winning 9,666 votes, or about 35-precent. Conan Dougherty won 7,515 votes, or about 27-percent.
Amendment 2
Missouri Constitutional Amendment Two passed with Greene County voters; 27,772, or about 52-percent voted in favor of the amendment, while 25,343, or about 48-percent, voted against it. Statewide, the amendment passed with 672,967 Missouri voters, or about 53-percent voting in favor while 590,809, or about 47-percent, voted against it.
Voter turnout
A total of 53,430 of Greene County’s eligible voters, or about 32-percent, cast ballots in the election. Greene County has a total of 166,222 eligible voters.
Unofficial results of Aug. 4, 2020 primary election
Mo. State Rep., District 130
Bishop Davidson 2,859 votes, 45.359-percent of total vote
Macy Mitchell 2,699 votes, 42.821-percent of total vote
Samuel Snider 745 votes, 11.820-percent of total votes
Commissioner, District One, Republican candidates
Sonya Murray Anderson 2,687 votes, 43.90-percent of total votes
Rusty MacLachlan 3,434 votes, 56.10-percent of total votes
Greene County Assessor, Republican candidates
Conan Dougherty 2,990 votes, 28.45-percent of total votes
Joe Durnall 3,730 votes, 35.49-percent of total votes
Brent Johnson 3,791 votes, 36.07-percent of total votes
Statewide competitive races of local interest (statewide results only)
Missouri Governor, Republic primary
Raleigh Ritter 27,197 votes, 3.998-pecent of total votes
Mike Parson 510,471 votes, 75.035-percent of total votes
James W. (Jim) Neely 59,451 votes, 8.739-percent of total votes
Saundra McDowell 83,191 votes, 12.228-percent of total votes
Missouri Governor, Democratic primary
Nicole Galloway 453,331 votes, 84.628-percent of total votes
Jimmie Matthews 20,458, 3.819-percent of total votes
Antoin Johnson 20,169 votes, 3.765-percent of total votes
Eric Morrison 32,266 votes, 6.023-percent of total votes
Robin John Daniel Van Quaethem 9,452 votes, 1.764-percent of total votes
Lt. Governor, Republican Primary
Arnie C. AC Dienoff 35,842 votes, 5.949-percent of total votes
Mike Kehoe 355,419 votes, 58.992-percent of total votes
Aaron T. Wisdom 52,680 votes, 8.744-percent of total votes
Mike Carter 158,550 votes, 26.316-percent of total votes
 Lt. Governor, Democratic Primary
Gregory A. Upchurch 133,216 votes, 26.457-percent of total votes
Alissia Canady 370,299 votes, 73.543-percent of total votes
Attorney General, Democratic Primary
Rich Finneran 271,436 votes, 55.405-percent of total votes
Elad Gross 218,473 votes, 44.59-percent of total votes
U.S. Representative, District 7, Republican candidates
Eric Harleman, 11,688 votes, 11.148-percent of total votes
Kevin VanStory 10,482 votes, 9.997-percent of total votes
Steve Chentnik 7,393 votes, 7.051-percent of total votes
Billy Long 69,319 votes, 66.114-percent of total votes
Camille Lombardi-Olive 5,966 votes, 5.690-percent of total votes
Constitutional Amendment Two
Yes: 672,967 votes, 53.25-percent of total votes
No: 590,809 votes, 46.75-perent of total votes