Incumbent Troy Waymaster (R-Bunker Hill) will serve another two-year term as 109th District State Representative in the Kansas House of Representatives.

Waymaster defeated a general election challenge by Libertarian candidate Peter Solie of Lorraine in Ellsworth County, 1,723 to 403 in the Nov. 8 election. District-wide, Waymaster received 7,609 votes (85 percent), with Solie receiving 1,304 votes (15 percent).

“I just want to thank the individuals in Ellsworth County who voted for me,” Waymaster said in a telephone interview with the Independent-Reporter. “I look forward to serving Ellsworth County in the next legislative session.”

“I’m disappointed at the loss,” Solie said. “I’m not disappointed at the effort I put in the race, my volunteers and the financial support of my backers.”

Waymaster was elected in 2013 to represent the 109th. Ellsworth County was previously in the 108th district, but with this year’s redistricting, was reassigned to the 109th, which also includes Lincoln, Russell, Osborne and Smith counties.

In other contested races, Ellsworth County results were as follows:

• U.S. Senate — Jerry Moran (R), 1,788; Mark R. Holland (D), 350; David C. Graham (L), 62.

• U.S. Representative, First District — Tracey Mann (R), 1,755; James “Jimmy” Beard (D), 425.

• Kansas Governor/Lt. Governor — Derek Schmidt/Katie Sawyer (R), 1,245; Laura Kelly/David Toland (D), 852; Dennis Pyle/Kathleen E. Garrison (I), 61; Seth Cordell/Evan Laudick-Gains (L), 38.

• Kansas Secretary of State — Scott J. Schwab (R), 1,660; Jeanna Repass (D), 448; Cullene Lang (L), 59.

• Kansas Attorney General — Kris Kobach, (R), 1,440; Chris Mann (D), 731.

• Kansas State Treasurer — Steven Johnson (R), 1,740; Lynn W. Rogers (D), 387; Steve Roberts (L), 58.

• Kansas Commissioner of Insurance — Vicki Schmidt (R), 1,717; Kiel Cockran (D), 422.

• District Court Judge, District 20 — Division 1 — Carey Hipp (R), 2,018.

• Ellsworth County Commission, First District — Dennis L. Rolfs (R), 565.

• Wilson City Council (three open seats) — Darcy Hubka-Vopat (incumbent), 190; Aubrey Ptacek (incumbent), 176; Jeremy J. Hlad, 161; Jessica Loveland, 149.

• Amendment 1 (legislative rules) — Yes, 1,136; No, 880.

• Amendment 2 (sheriff ) — Yes, 1,472; No, 572.

• Carneiro Township Clerk — Mike Ptacek, 22; Gretchen Griffith-Hughes, 5 write-in votes.

Shelly Vopat, Ellsworth County Clerk and Elections Officer, said she was pleased with the turn-out. With all 27 precincts in the county participating, she said 56 percent of the 4,039 registered voters cast their ballots in the Nov. 8 election and six mailin ballots were received Nov. 9.

There are 48 provisional ballots which will be considered during the official canvass of the votes by the Ellsworth County commissioners at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 21, at the county courthouse.