A Harrison barber and radio host running for justice of the peace in Boone County said he was surprised at how badly he was trounced in Tuesday’s election.

Freeland Dunscombe received 210 votes in his race against Ann Kimes, a real estate agent who has been on the Quorum Court since 1997. According to the secretary of state’s office, Kimes, a Republican, received 981 votes, which was 82 percent of the total for District 4 justice of the peace.

“I got my butt kicked,” said Dunscombe, who ran as an Independent. “Obviously, being associated with the [KuKlux] Klan as the newspaper reported probably didn’t help me.”

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette published an article on Oct. 14 noting that Dunscombe, who goes by the name Truck Roy on the Internet, had spoken at two rallies of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in Boone County. Those rallies were in 2008 and 2009.

Dunscombe said he doesn’t know if he’ll run for office again, but if he does, it probably won’t be as an Independent.

“It would have been better to run in the Republican primary,” he said. That election was held May 22.

“I ran as an Independent,and I’m sure a lot of people voted straight ticket Republican,” Dunscombe said. “This is my first try. I hoped to win but I thought I’d pick up more votes than I did. I was very disappointed. I’m a novice. There’s a steep learning curve.”

“I really can’t take credit for winning the election,” said Kimes. “I just give him credit for committing political suicide.”

Kimes said Dunscombe’s opinions came through in the Democrat-Gazette’s article and in an advertisement that he placed in the Harrison Daily Times. She said the ad mentioned “white genocide,” a term Dunscombe usedwhen talking to the Democrat-Gazette. Dunscombe said white people will be aminority in the United States in another two generations.

“My thoughts with the turnout on that race is the voters spoke loud and clear on that issue in our county, and I am proud they madethat statement,” said Harrison Mayor Jeff Crockett. “It’s unfortunate that we had even 210 that voted for him, but there are a lot of voters out there that aren’t educated on the issues. Some of themjust go to the polls and pick a name on the race.”

Dunscombe is co-host of the Don and Derek Black Show on WPBR radio 1340 AM, broadcast weekdays from Lake Worth, Fla.

Northwest Arkansas, Pages 9 on 11/09/2012