Below are a few of the results of the 2021 General Election in Barton County. For full results, view bartoncounty.org.
Registered Voters: 16,076
Ballots Cast: 3,446
Voter Turnout: 21.44%
City of Great Bend
Sales Tax Question #1: Quality of Life Improvements - .15% Increase
Yes - 1,067
No - 884
Sales Tax Question #2: New Police Station Debt Service - .10% Increase
Yes - 1,382
No - 573
Sales Tax Question #3: Public Safety Pension Plan - .20% Increase
Yes - 1,356
No - 604
Mayor
Cody Schmidt: 1,798
Write-in: 38
City Council - Ward 1
Alan Moeder: 321
Write-in: 11
City Council - Ward 2
Jolene Biggs: 553
Chelsea Morris: 272
City Council - Ward 3
Cory Urban: 521
Write-in: 6
City Council - Ward 4
Write-in: Natalie Towns - 8
Write-in: Randy Myers - 5
Write-in: Larry Parsons - 3
Write-in: Larry Partridge - 2
Write-in: Tim Nollette - 2
City of Hoisington
Mayor
Write-in: Christopher Kinman - 46
Write-in: James Sekavec - 33
Write-in: Gary Micah Ehler - 7
Write-in: Robert William Bruce Jr. - 1
Write-in Totals: 396
Not Assigned: 312
City Council - Ward 1
Becky Steiner: 84
Write-in: 8
City Council - Ward 2
Darren Reinert: 116
Write-in: 13
City Council - Ward 3
James Morris: 76
Write-in: 5
City Council - Ward 4
Christina Smith: 77
Write-in: 10
City of Ellinwood
Sales Tax Question: Half-cent Increase
Yes - 237
No - 77
Mayor
Irlan Fullbright: 247
Write-in: 32
Councilmembers (Elect 2)
Steve Oelke: 276
Jon Prescott: 255
City of Claflin
Councilmembers (Elect 3)
Robert Gunder: 89
Dustin Daniels: 84
Dorian Hickel: 65
J.D. Linville: 53
Doug Hubbard: 49
City of Albert
Mayor
Write-in: Rodney Cushenbery - 10
Councilmembers (Elect 5)
Write-in: Charles Keller - 8
Write-in: Robert Ritterhouse - 8
Write-in: Stan Ewy - 7
Write-in: Katie Haselhorst - 6
Write-in: Martheda Hanhardt - 5
City of Galatia
Mayor
Write-in: 0
Councilmembers (Elect 5)
Write-in: 0
City of Olmitz
Councilmembers (Elect 3)
Curtis Bunting: 6
Joshua Tessendorf: 5
Write-in: Lynn Stos - 1
Write-in: John Suchy - 1
Write-in: Matt Such - 1
City of Pawnee Rock
Councilmembers (Elect 3)
Joyce Link: 15
W. Paul Umble: 13
Caitlin Cross: 10
City of Susank
Mayor
Write-in: Dennis Trapp - 4
Councilmembers (Elect 5)
Write-in: Bill Luerman - 5
Write-in: Richard Wilson - 5
Write-in: Jackie DeBusk - 5
Write-in: Jim Price - 5
Write-in: Jeff Cotton - 4
USD 428 (Great Bend) Board of Education (Elect 3)
Deanna Essmiller: 1,612
Jacqueline Disque: 1,326
Chad Burroughs: 1,142
Don Williams: 1,114
USD 431 (Hoisington) Board of Education (Elect 3)
Traci Schneider: 365
Sara Tarlton: 267
Matthew Beaver: 239
Shawn Ludwig: 238
Kevin Patterson: 71
USD 355 (Ellinwood) Board of Education (Elect 3)
Stephen Billinger: 283
Craig Merritt: 252
Whitney Asher: 238
Jim Corbett: 198
USD 112 (Claflin) Board of Education (Elect 1)
Dalton Wirth: 89
Joni Zink: 8
Barton Community College Board of Trustees (Elect 3)
Carl Helm: 1,873
John Moshier: 1,596
Don Learned: 1,563
Tricia Reiser: 1,521
Sonya Rein: 1,442
Ellinwood Hospital District Trustee (Elect 1)
David Gonzalez: 326
Write-in: 9
Cottonwood Extension District #17 Board (Elect 2)
Lori Waters: 1,925
Alexa (Lexi) Straub: 1,841
Rita Stolz: 1,317