Montgomery County followed state and national trends in most of the decisions made in this years election, with the county helping to elect Donald Trump as the new President of the United States of America. They also voted to elect John Maddox to replace outgoing State Representative Nate Bell.
The ballot positions to fill federal positions held no surprises with Republicans being chosen to fill all three positions. Trump carried the county with 74.26 percent of the vote while Hillary Clinton garnered 21.02 percent.
Senator John Boozman and Congressman Bruce Westerman each held on to their respective seats with Boozman receiving 68.13 percent of the vote in Montgomery County and Westerman receiving 81.24 percent of the vote in his election.
John Maddox, a Republican, defeated Independent candidate Henry T. Nielson with 80.87 percent of the vote in Montgomery County.
Of the four state ballot issues which passed, Issue Six was the only one that didn’t carry Montgomery County. Issue Six, commonly known as the medical marijuana act, fell short in the county with 51.82 percent of county voters rejected the plan. The Issue passed with the stated approving it with 53 percent of the vote.
On the local level Mount Ida Treasurer Carlyn Hall held off opponent Lillian Farmer to win the election with 58.81 percent of the vote.
In Glenwood elections Billy Plyler received 60.71 percent of the vote among Montgomery County voters, but was unable to hold off John R. Powell who won the Alderman position held by Plyler.
Early voting was strong with over 1500 ballots cast.
Unofficial numbers for the county include:
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 2643, Hillary Clinton (D) 748, Gary Johnson (L) 52, Lynn Kahn (I) 21, Evan McMullin (BfA) 28, Jill Stein (GP) 33, Jim Hedges (I) 24, Darrell Castle (C) 10.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 2366, Conner Eldridge (D) 985, Frank Gilbert (L) 122.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 2693, Kerry Hicks (L) 622.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 2295, Henry T. Nielson (I) 543.
Glenwood Recorder Treasurer – Pattie Jean Parker 14, Sharon Wisener Noble 14.
Glenwood Alderman South Ward Position 1 – Billy Plyler 17, John R. Powell 11.
Mount Ida Recorder Treasurer – Carlyn Hall 187, Lillian Farmer 131.
Issue 1 – For 2306, Against 1117
Issue 2 – For 2368, Against 1062
Issue 3 – For 2204, Against 1218
Issue 6 – For 1699, Against 1827
Glenwood Special Election – For 3, Against 27
Voting by precinct:
Early
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 1141, Hillary Clinton (D) 384, Gary Johnson (L)25, Lynn Kahn (I) 13, Evan McMullin (BfA) 11, Jill Stein (GP) 9, Jim Hedges (I) 5, Darrell Castle (C) 4.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 1031, Conner Eldridge (D) 485, Frank Gilbert (L) 44.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 1205, Kerry Hicks (L) 277.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 1079, Henry T. Nielson (I) 249.
Glenwood Recorder Treasurer – Pattie Jean Parker 2, Sharon Wisener Noble 2.
Glenwood Alderman South Ward Position 1 – Billy Plyler 1, John R. Powell 3.
Mount Ida Recorder Treasurer – Carlyn Hall 116, Lillian Farmer 67.
Issue 1 – For 1071, Against 470
Issue 2 – For 1088, Against 445
Issue 3 – For 966, Against 569
Issue 6 – For 702, Against 875
Glenwood Special Election – For 0, Against 4
Absentee
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 95, Hillary Clinton (D) 45, Gary Johnson (L)2, Lynn Kahn (I) 1, Evan McMullin (BfA) 1, Jill Stein (GP) 4, Jim Hedges (I) 3, Darrell Castle (C) 1.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 103, Conner Eldridge (D) 44, Frank Gilbert (L) 4.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 116, Kerry Hicks (L) 34.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 99, Henry T. Nielson (I) 28.
Glenwood Recorder Treasurer – Pattie Jean Parker 0, Sharon Wisener Noble 0.
Glenwood Alderman South Ward Position 1 – Billy Plyler 0, John R. Powell 0.
Mount Ida Recorder Treasurer – Carlyn Hall 18, Lillian Farmer 19.
Issue 1 – For 83, Against 59
Issue 2 – For 111, Against 39
Issue 3 – For 95, Against 47
Issue 6 – For 62, Against 85
Glenwood Special Election – For 0, Against 0
Alamo
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 17, Hillary Clinton (D) 2,
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 17, Conner Eldridge (D) 1, Frank Gilbert (L) 0.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 16, Kerry Hicks (L) 0.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 16, Henry T. Nielson (I) 2.
Issue 1 – For 7, Against 10
Issue 2 – For 11, Against 6
Issue 3 – For 11, Against 8
Issue 6 – For 8, Against 11
Black Springs
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 96, Hillary Clinton (D) 17, Gary Johnson (L) 3, Jill Stein (GP) 2, Jim Hedges (I) 1.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 82, Conner Eldridge (D) 30, Frank Gilbert (L) 4.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 96, Kerry Hicks (L) 16.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 96, Henry T. Nielson (I) 19.
Issue 1 – For 76, Against 39
Issue 2 – For 71, Against 45
Issue 3 – For 80, Against 37
Issue 6 – For 54, Against 67
Caddo Gap
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 155, Hillary Clinton (D) 31, Gary Johnson (L) 4, Jim Hedges (I) 2, Darrell Castle (C) 1.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 132, Conner Eldridge (D) 48, Frank Gilbert (L) 11.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 159, Kerry Hicks (L) 24.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 155, Henry T. Nielson (I) 27.
Glenwood Recorder Treasurer – Pattie Jean Parker 8, Sharon Wisener Noble 7.
Glenwood Alderman South Ward Position 1 – Billy Plyler 9, John R. Powell 6.
Issue 1 – For 124, Against 62
Issue 2 – For 125, Against 61
Issue 3 – For 135, Against 53
Issue 6 – For 112, Against 78
Glenwood Special Election – For 2, Against 15
Caney
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 196, Hillary Clinton (D) 32, Gary Johnson (L) 1, Evan McMullin (BfA) 2, Jill Stein (GP) 1, Jim Hedges (I) 1.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 185, Conner Eldridge (D) 40, Frank Gilbert (L) 6.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 194, Kerry Hicks (L) 29.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 189, Henry T. Nielson (I) 36.
Glenwood Recorder Treasurer – Pattie Jean Parker 4, Sharon Wisener Noble 5.
Glenwood Alderman South Ward Position 1 – Billy Plyler 7, John R. Powell 2.
Issue 1 – For 138, Against 84
Issue 2 – For 162, Against 64
Issue 3 – For 142, Against 77
Issue 6 – For 106, Against 122
Glenwood Special Election – For 1, Against 8
Center
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 134, Hillary Clinton (D) 42, Gary Johnson (L) 3, Evan McMullin (BfA) 1, Jill Stein (GP) 4, Jim Hedges (I) 1.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 117, Conner Eldridge (D) 60, Frank Gilbert (L) 7.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 142, Kerry Hicks (L) 38.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 138, Henry T. Nielson (I) 40.
Issue 1 – For 131, Against 54
Issue 2 – For 133, Against 50
Issue 3 – For 107, Against 73
Issue 6 – For 104, Against 82
Fannie
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 40, Hillary Clinton (D) 14, Darrell Castle (C) 1.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 36, Conner Eldridge (D) 16, Frank Gilbert (L) 2.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 37, Kerry Hicks (L) 12.
Issue 1 – For 34, Against 20
Issue 2 – For 33, Against 22
Issue 3 – For 36, Against 17
Issue 6 – For 30, Against 25
Hopper
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 26, Hillary Clinton (D) 6, Lynn Kahn (I) 1, Evan McMullin (BfA) 1, Darrell Castle (C) 1.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 25, Conner Eldridge (D) 9, Frank Gilbert (L) 1.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 29, Kerry Hicks (L) 5.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 25, Henry T. Nielson (I) 8.
Issue 1 – For 22, Against 13
Issue 2 – For 24, Against 10
Issue 3 – For 21, Against 13
Issue 6 – For 21, Against 15
Mount Ida Inside
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 83, Hillary Clinton (D) 16, Gary Johnson (L) 1, Lynn Kahn (I) 3, Evan McMullin (BfA) 1, Jill Stein (GP) 1, Jim Hedges (I) 2.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 68, Conner Eldridge (D) 28, Frank Gilbert (L) 4.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 82, Kerry Hicks (L) 21.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 82, Henry T. Nielson (I) 19.
Mount Ida Recorder Treasurer – Carlyn Hall 53, Lillian Farmer 45.
Issue 1 – For 77, Against 26
Issue 2 – For 80, Against 22
Issue 3 – For 81, Against 19
Issue 6 – For 66, Against 40
Mount Ida Outside
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 110, Hillary Clinton (D) 20, Gary Johnson (L) 5, Evan McMullin (BfA) 1, Jill Stein (GP) 4, Jim Hedges (I) 1.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 98, Conner Eldridge (D) 34, Frank Gilbert (L) 6.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 103, Kerry Hicks (L) 31.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 103, Henry T. Nielson (I) 31.
Issue 1 – For 94, Against 41
Issue 2 – For 79, Against 55
Issue 3 – For 83, Against 51
Issue 6 – For 76, Against 62
Norman Inside
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 60, Hillary Clinton (D) 13, Gary Johnson (L) 2, Jill Stein (GP) 3, Jim Hedges (I) 1, Darrell Castle (C) 1.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 51, Conner Eldridge (D) 17.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 52, Kerry Hicks (L) 17.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 56, Henry T. Nielson (I) 14.
Issue 1 – For 53, Against 21
Issue 2 – For 52, Against 26
Issue 3 – For 61, Against 18
Issue 6 – For 44, Against 35
Norman Outside
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 75, Hillary Clinton (D) 37, Gary Johnson (L) 2, Lynn Kahn (I) 2.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 64, Conner Eldridge (D) 42, Frank Gilbert (L) 5.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 75, Kerry Hicks (L) 28.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 71, Henry T. Nielson (I) 33.
Issue 1 – For 75, Against 40
Issue 2 – For 65, Against 49
Issue 3 – For 88, Against 29
Issue 6 – For 71, Against 46
Oden Inside
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 48, Hillary Clinton (D) 16, Gary Johnson (L) 1, Evan McMullin (BfA) 1.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 41, Conner Eldridge (D) 17, Frank Gilbert (L) 4.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 44, Kerry Hicks (L) 13.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 57, Henry T. Nielson (I) 6.
Issue 1 – For 47, Against 12
Issue 2 – For 43, Against 16
Issue 3 – For 35, Against 24
Issue 6 – For 36, Against 27
Oden Outside
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 119, Hillary Clinton (D) 30, Gary Johnson (L) 1, Evan McMullin (BfA) 2, Jill Stein (GP) 2, Jim Hedges (I) 3, Darrell Castle (C) 1.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 102, Conner Eldridge (D) 44, Frank Gilbert (L) 9
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 109, Kerry Hicks (L) 33.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 124, Henry T. Nielson (I) 30.
Issue 1 – For 88, Against 63
Issue 2 – For 105, Against 46
Issue 3 – For 78, Against 74
Issue 6 – For 67, Against 91
Glenwood Special Election – For 0, Against 4
Pencil Bluff
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 100, Hillary Clinton (D) 13, Jim Hedges (I) 4.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 88, Conner Eldridge (D) 19, Frank Gilbert (L) 9.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 97, Kerry Hicks (L) 14.
State Representative District 20 – John Maddox (R) 5, Henry T. Nielson (I) 1.
Issue 1 – For 70 Against 42
Issue 2 – For 68, Against 44
Issue 3 – For 67, Against 48
Issue 6 – For 50, Against 67
Sims
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 62, Hillary Clinton (D) 8,Evan McMullin (BfA) 7, Jill Stein (GP) 1.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 57, Conner Eldridge (D) 13, Frank Gilbert (L) 3.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 56, Kerry Hicks (L) 15.
Issue 1 – For 50, Against 24
Issue 2 – For 43, Against 32
Issue 3 – For 50, Against 25
Issue 6 – For 41, Against 38
Washita
President – Donald J. Trump (R) 86, Hillary Clinton (D) 22, Gary Johnson (L) 2, Jill Stein (GP) 2.
Senate – Senator John Boozman (R) 69, Conner Eldridge (D) 38, Frank Gilbert (L) 3.
Congress District 4 – Congressman Bruce Westerman (R) 81, Kerry Hicks (L) 15.
Issue 1 – For 66, Against 37
Issue 2 – For 75, Against 30
Issue 3 – For 68, Against 36
Issue 6 – For 49, Against 61
All ballot results are unofficial. The Montgomery County Election Commission plan to have all results certified by next week.
