Election
A lifelong resident of the area, Durnell announced her run in March with a release that said she, “sees a need for true conservative representation for the district.”
Durnell won the Republican party nomination in August with a commanding 18-point lead over opponents Mark B. Collins and...
In a historic first for the district, two women are facing off for the chance to represent District 154 in the Missouri House of Representatives. These women are Democrat JoJo Stewart and Republican Lisa Durnell. Both candidates spoke with Howell County News this week, running down their opinions...
Notice is hereby given that a General Election will be held in Howell County, State of Missouri on the 5th day of November, 2024 for the purpose of voting on candidates and statewide ballot measures attached hereto.
Polling locations for said election will be:
PRECINCT POLLING...
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A confrontation between U.S. Senate rivals Thursday on the Missouri State Fairgrounds may be the closest thing to a live debate in the 2024 campaign.
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican seeking his second term, arrived at the Governor’s Ham Breakfast looking...
No other race had more ballots cast in Howell County than the contest between Matt Roberts and Brent Campbell for Sheriff. Roberts emerged victorious on Primary Election Day with 69.99% of the vote to Campbell’s 30.01%. There are no Democratic candidates to defeat in November.
In essence,...
With a commanding 18-point lead over her closest opponent, Lisa Durnell won the Republican nomination for Representative of the 154th District in the Missouri House. To win the seat, Durnell must defeat Democrat JoJo Stewart in the general election in November. Stewart received 594 votes on...
Two Republican contenders for the Missouri Senate seat lately vacated by Karla Eslinger ran a hotly contested race leading up to last Tuesday’s Primary. Brad Hudson emerged victorious over Travis Smith with 52.6% of the vote across the seven-county district, according to results from the Missouri...
Unofficial results provided by the Howell County Clerk’s office - check back for statewide results on August 7!
100% of Howell County precincts reporting
TOTAL BALLOTS CAST: 8,727
NON-PARTISAN : 23
REPUBLICAN: 8,014
DEMOCRAT: 682
LIBERTARIAN: 8
REPUBLICAN BALLOT
Missouri House of...
Both Republican candidates for Missouri’s 33rd Senate District told us to, “follow the money” during Thursday night’s debate. Travis Smith and Brad Hudson appeared together in West Plains to debate reader-submitted questions. The two went back and forth on nine questions ranging from taxes to ag...
When questions were asked and answered last Thursday in a three-way debate between Republican candidates for Howell County's seat in the Missouri House of Representatives, it was evident to those in attendance there are differences among the trio of candidates on next Tuesday's ballot.
Mark...








