PAST PRIMARY ELECTIONS: 1964 (Pierce, Hutchison, Deatherage win nominations)

The following article was reprinted from the Aug. 6, 1964, edition of the Ozark County Times. 

Herman Pierce for sheriff, Randolph Hutchison for judge of the eastern district and Mark Deatherage for judge of the western district won the Republican nominations in Ozark County, while Garner Moody carried the county for circuit judge and Noel Cox gained a slight lead in the county over Jim Currey for state senator, according to the unofficial returns compiled Tuesday night in the office of Dallas Herd, county clerk.

Complete returns were received for the county vote Tuesday night for only 15 of the 17 precincts, although for the local county races results in the two missing precincts were secured...

In the race for Republican nomination for sheriff, Herman Pierce won 1,171 to 679 over Bob Sullivan. There is no Democrat opponent. 

The other two contested races in the county were those for the Republican nominations for judges of the county court. The closest race was in the eastern district where Randolph Hutchison, incumbent, won unofficially over Loyd Evans 508 to 479. No Democrat filed for the post. 

In the western district, Mark Deatherage defeated Arlie Ewng 478 to 278 votes. He will run in the general election against Elmer High, the present judge, who was unopposed for the Democrat nomination. High pulled 71 votes in light Democrat voting. 

In the unopposed races for the Republican nominations for county offices, the unofficial results were: Paul Boone, prosecuting attorney, 891; Elbert L. Owens, assessor, 1,035; M. J. Hoerman, coroner, 1,115; B. R. Looney, surveyor, 937. 

Durward Hall, unopposed for the nomination for congressman, polled 935 votes in the county. In the race for the sate senate, Noel Cox, incumbent, polled 539 votes in the county while his challenger Jim Curry, polled 506, Loyd Estep had 322 votes and Frank Hall had 236.