Putnam County election results mirrored the statewide vote with Republicans dominating. In the County Commission contest, former Sheriff Steve Deweese easily defeated former County Commissioner Jim Withrow in the only county race which offered a Democratic Party candidate.

Only result in which Putnam differed from statewide preference was Constitutional Amendment No. 3, Church Incorporation. County voters gave the amendment 54% approval. Statewide the amendment received 45% approval. Putnam voters said “No!” to Amendments No.s 1, 2 and 4. Putnam’s disapproval of these amendments was not nearly as high as expressed statewide. Statewide and Putnam disapproval rates were: No. 1 – 58% and 54%, No. 2 – 66% and 57%, and No. 4 – 65% and 53%.

Putnam voters gave the Special Fire and Ambulance Levy 52% of the vote. A 60% approval is required for non-school levies.

Residents of Bancroft, Buffalo, Poca, and Winfield also voted for Mayor, Recorder and Council. Bancroft elected Jami Beth Echols-Hayes, John Hackett, Bethany Adkins, Jaycob Phillips and Thomas Frame to Council (the only contested race). Buffalo elected Conrad Cain to Mayor, and Barbara Johns Reed, Gary Tucker, Sean Errett, Charley Cain and Doug Pierson to Council in the contested races. Poca elected Shawn Milam, Matt West, Drema Ward, Veronica Dale Parkins, and Helen Martin to Council. All candidates in the Winfield election were unopposed.

The turnout was 43.6% with 16,877 of Putnam’s 38,729 registered voters castinhg ballots. Complete Putnam Election results follow:

U.S. House of Representatives
Miller (R) – 11,498
Watson (D) – 4,232
Fox-Spencer (I) – 577

State Constitutional Amendments
Amendment 1
(Impeachment Clarification)
Against – 8,590
For – 7,393
Amendment 2
(Tax Modernization)
Against – 9,328
For – 7,049
Amendment 3 (Church Incorporation)
Against – 8,543
For – 7,397
Amendment 4 (Education Accountability)
Against – 8,643
For – 7,658

State Senate 4th District
Tarr (R) – 8,455

State Senate 8th District
Hunt (R) – 2,815
Lindsay (D) – 1,391

House of Delegates
(18th District)
Butler (R) – 269

House of Delegates
(19th District)
Hess Crouse (R) – 3,067
Ling (D) – 2,025

House of Delegates
(20th District)
Foster (R) – 4,126

House of Delegates
(21st District)
Cannon (R) – 3,483
Jackson (D) – 1,633

Circuit Clerk
Smith (R) – 13,021

County Commissioner
Deweese (R) – 11,002
Withrow (D) – 5,377

County Clerk
Wood (R) – 13,731

Fire and Ambulance Levy
(60% required for passage)
For – 8,550
Against – 7,748

Town of Bancroft
Council
(5 elected)
Echols-Hayes – 73
Hackett – 73
Frame – 71
Phillips -68
Adkins – 67
Woodrum – 31

Town of Buffalo
Mayor
Cain – 157
Thaxton – 121
Melton – 81

Recorder
Coulson – 255

Council (5 elected)
Tucker – 224
Reed – 192
Pierson – 170
Cain – 167
Higginbotham – 152
Parsons – 140
Errett – 138
McCarty – 115

Town of Poca
Mayor
Jones – 229

Recorder
Raine – 219

Council (5 elected)
Ward – 155
Martin – 144
Milam – 140
Parkins – 139
Matt West – 137
Walker – 116
Kathy West – 115

City of Winfield
Mayor
Barrett – 633

Recorder
Mattocks – 575

Council (5 elected)
Rumbaugh – 510
Morris – 467
Powers – 462
Campbell – 448
Karnes – 428