On November 4 , 1879 , a bartender named George T. Hinkel defeated Masterson in his re-election bid for sheriff by a vote of 404 to 268 .
Masterson 's Colorado activities did not go over well with the voters of Ford County , Kansas .
On November 4 , 1879 , a bartender named George T. Hinkel defeated Masterson in Masterson 's re-election bid for sheriff by a vote of 404 to 268 .
Masterson 's Colorado activities did not go over well with the voters of Ford County , Kansas .