Bob Nolte wins the Democratic nomination for Boone County recorder of deeds

Bob Nolte came out on top in a three-person primary contest Tuesday that decided the Democratic nomination for Boone County recorder of deeds.

In final but unofficial results, Nolte garnered 6,577 votes, compared to 5,544 for Shannon Martin and 2,444 for Nick Knoth.

Nolte will face Republican Shamon Jones in the Nov. 8 general election. Jones was unopposed in the primary.

Nora Dietzel, the current recorder of deeds, is retiring and didn't seek reelection.

"I feel great about the primary campaign we ran," Nolte told the Tribune on Tuesday night. "We knocked on almost 5,500 doors. I'm looking forward to continuing the campaign in the general."

The duties of the recorder include making record of documents, primarily in real estate, and the issuance of marriage licenses. Records that are maintained provide data about real estate transactions in a historical perspective, according to the county website.

Boone County allows records to be searched online for real estate, marriage licenses, uniform commercial code and tax liens databases.

The primary candidates all emphasized a duty to preserve the history in records.

Nolte is a professional administrator with experience as director of compliance with University of Missouri Athletics, treasurer of the City of Columbia's New Century Fund and volunteering with other local organizations.

"In college, I wanted to be a history teacher, so being a steward of this incredible Boone County archive is really exciting," Nolte wrote last month in response to campaign questions from the Tribune.

He wants to continue Boone County's tradition of excellence of working "shoulder-to shoulder with the staff in the office, providing great customer service to everyone, ensuring secure access to records, making critical updates to our technology and protecting marriage equality," Nolte wrote at the time.

Nolte wants to protect the interests of county residents through office procedures, physical and digital file security, and accuracy, he wrote.

Roger McKinney is the education reporter for the Tribune. You can reach him at rmckinney@columbiatribune.com or 573-815-179. He's on Twitter at @rmckinney9.

This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Boone County recorder of deeds 2022 primary election results