Thursday, December 11, 2008

Dec 9, 2008 Special Oklahoma Election Results

ADAIR COUNTY
Fifteen-year, three-quarter-cent county sales tax for a new county courthouse.
Yes: 581 (36 %); No: 1,017 (64 %) failed.

CHOCTAW COUNTY
Three-quarter-cent county sales tax to furnish, equip, repair, renovate and maintain the Choctaw County Memorial Hospital in Hugo. The tax would remain in effect unless county residents vote to repeal it.
Yes: 1,201 (65 %); No: 650 (35 %) passed.

CLEVELAND COUNTY
20-year, quarter-cent sales tax to pay for construction and operation of a county jail.
Yes: 5,610 (64.0 %); No: 3,161 (36.0 %) passed.

COMANCHE COUNTY

Lawton City Council
Ward 6
Nathan Lee: 50 (14.5 %)
Richard Zarle 163 (47.3 %)
Larry Gilley 132 (38.2 %)
Ward 8
Doug Wells 203 (64.2 %)
Randy Warren (i) 113 (35.8 %)

CRAIG COUNTY
Ketchum schools
$9 million bond for a new junior high school and additions to the elementary and high schools.
Yes: 216 (37.8 %); No: 355 (62.2 %) failed.

CUSTER COUNTY
Clinton schools
Proposition 1: $2.4 million bond for elementary school classrooms.
Yes: 609 (56.4 %); No: 471 (43.6 %) failed.
Proposition 2: $11.7 million bond for a new fine arts center.
Yes: 512 (47.5 %); No: 566 (52.5 %) failed.
Proposition 3: $5.1 million bond for a new multipurpose physical education/athletic facility.
Yes: 508 (47.1 %); No: 570 (52.9 %) failed.

DEWEY COUNTY
Three-quarter-cent, 25-year sales tax for a new courthouse, jail renovations and repairs at the county fairgrounds.
Yes: 433 (58.3 %); No: 310 (41.7 %) passed.

JACKSON COUNTY
Eldorado schools, to annex into the Olustee School District and form a combined school district.
Yes: 91 (35.7 %); No: 164 (64.3 %) failed.

JOHNSTON COUNTY
County commissioner Dist. 1 (unexpired term)
Roy Wayne Blevins, Connerville 267 (43.6 %)
Billy Duke, Tishomingo 57 (9.3 %)
Jody Kreger, Tishomingo 103 (16.8 %)
T.G. Orr, Tishomingo 186 (30.3 %)

KAY COUNTY
Ponca City
Extend a half-cent sales tax to build a recreation center.
Yes: 1,820 (54.4 %); No: 1,524 (45.6 %) passed.

LE FLORE COUNTY
Heavener schools
$1.4 million bond to build six classrooms.
Yes: 165 (53.0 %); No: 146 (47.0 %) failed.
Panama schools
$1.7 million bond to build a fifth- and sixth-grade center, repair the school's roof and build two classrooms to expand the early childhood campus.
Yes: 114 (33.0 %); No: 232 (67.0 %) failed
Talihina
One-cent sales tax for town operating expenses.
Yes: 42 (26.8 %); No: 115 (73.2 %) failed

LOGAN COUNTY
Guthrie schools
Proposition 1: $5.5 million bond for renovation at the junior high school.
Yes: 672 (58.4 %); No: 479 (41.6 %) failed.
Proposition 2: $2.2 million bond for renovation of a junior high gym, adding four classrooms and purchasing new technology.
Yes: 626 (54.9 %); No: 514 (45.1 %) failed.
Proposition 3: $1.4 million bond to install new heating and air units at high school, security improvements at the high school and improvements to the school's parking lots.
Yes: 618 (54.3 %); No: 520 (45.7%) failed.

MUSKOGEE COUNTY

Fort Gibson schools
Proposition 1: $4.8 million bond for the construction of a new vo-ag building, purchase of new classroom technology and improvements to the sports and fine arts facilities at the high school.
Yes: 301 (85.0 %); No: 53 (15.0 %) passed.
Proposition 2: $500,000 for new buses.
Yes: 302 (84.8 %); No: 54 (15.2 %) passed.

OKFUSKEE COUNTY

Weleetka schools
Proposition 1: $4.8 million for remodeling work at Spence Memorial Elementary School.
Yes: 162 (57.7 %); No: 119 (42.3 %) passed
Proposition 2: $300,000 to purchase three new route buses and one activity bus.
Yes: 224 (78.6 %); No: 61 (21.4 %) passed

OKLAHOMA COUNTY

Choctaw/Nicoma Park schools
Proposition 1: $94.9 million bond to build and furnish a new Choctaw Middle School and Nicoma Park Elementary. Funds would also go toward the construction of 45 new classrooms, improvements to all sports facilities in the secondary schools and district-wide security improvements.
Yes: 1,431; No: 256 passed.
Proposition 2: $1.8 million bond for new buses.
Yes: 1,417; No: 270 passed.
Edmond schools
Proposition 1: $35.4 million bond to build new classrooms at Orvis Risner, Dougherty and Sunset elementary schools. Funds would also go toward the construction of new additions to Edmond North High School and Central Middle School.
Yes: 1,673; No: 766 passed.
Proposition 2: $800,000 for new buses.
Yes: 1,689; No: 743 passed.

OSAGE COUNTY

To establish the Morgan Corner Fire District.
Yes: 104; No: 43 passed.

PAYNE COUNTY
Cushing
Proposition 1: City commissioners to serve without pay.
Yes: 517 (78.8 %); No: 139 (22.2 %) passed.
Proposition 2: Provides that vacancies on the board of commissioners will be filled within 60 days after the vacancy occurs.
Yes: 513 (78.3 %); No: 142 (21.7 %) passed.
Proposition 3: Provides that the city manager may have outside employment if approved by city commissioner.
Yes: 529 (80.8 %); No: 126 (19.2 %) passed.
Proposition 4: Removes the requirement that employees hired by the city manager live in the city limits.
Yes: 257 (71.4 %); No: 103 (28.6 %) passed.
Proposition 5: Increases the purchasing authority of city commissioners to $185,000 without a vote of the people. Currently, the limit is $60,000.
Yes: 191 (53.7 %); No: 165 (46.3 %) passed.
Proposition 6: Provides that candidates for city commission are to file with the city clerk during the regular city hall office hours.
Yes: 280 (78.9 %); No: 75 (21.1 %) passed.
Proposition 7: Removes the requirement that names on an election ballot be rotated.
Yes: 267 (75.6 %); No: 86 (24.4 %) passed.
Proposition 8: Provides for recall of city commissioners, establishing grounds for recall and setting forth the procedures for recall. The new grounds are: violation of the city charter; breach of oath of office; commission of a felony or crime of moral turpitude; and violation of city, state or federal law.
Yes: 254 (71.3 %); No: 102 (28.7 %) passed.

PITTSBURG COUNTY
Canadian schools
A $550,000 bond to construct a library and media center for grades prekindergarten through 12.
Yes: 147 (79.9 %); No: 37 (20.1 %) passed.

ROGERS COUNTY

Sequoyah schools
Proposition 1, $13.96 million bond for a new middle school, fine arts building, field house and track, and renovations to the athletic complex.
Yes: 517 (78.8); No: 139 (21.2) passed
Proposition 2, $700,000 bond for synthetic turf.
Yes: 513 (78.3); No: 142 (21.7) passed
Proposition 3, $240,000 bond for new school buses.
Yes: 529 (80.8); No: 126 (19.2) passed

STEPHENS COUNTY
Duncan
Extend a half-cent city sales tax for five years for economic development.
Yes: 1105 (86.3); No: 176 (13.7) passed.

TULSA COUNTY
Broken Arrow
Proposition 1, $15.3 million bond for street repairs.
Yes: 2,837 (67.4 %); No: 1,369 (32.6 %) passed.
Proposition 2, $7.1 million bond for an animal shelter, police and fire improvements.
Yes: 2,710 (64.5 %); No: 1,493 (35.5 %) passed.
Proposition 3, $12.7 million bond for land for two new parks, improvements to three city parks, and buying a building for a city arts center.
Yes: 2,425 (57.8 %); No: 1,770 (42.2 %) failed.
Proposition 4, $3.3 million bond for storm water improvements.
Yes: 2,860, (68.0 %); No: 1,344 (32 %) passed.
Asking voters to allow the city to reallocate money approved in a 2004 bond issue:
Proposition 1, $2 million for public safety equipment.
Yes: 2,965, (70.6 %); 1,236 (29.4 %), passed.
Proposition 2, $3.5 million for replacing fire station No. 2.
Yes: 2,976 (71.0 %); No: 1,216 (29.0 %) passed.
Keystone schools
Proposition 1: $150,000 bond for new school buses.
Yes: 78 (88.6 %); No: 10 (11.4 %) passed.
Jenks schools
Proposition 1: $153.4 million bond for a new secondary math and science center; new student center; new performing arts and lab addition; completion of the district aquatic center; and multiple classroom additions, renovations, and athletic facility improvements.
Yes: 1,910 (70.0 %); No: 819 (30.0 %) passed.
Proposition 2: $800,000 bond for new school buses.
Yes: 1,939 (71.3 %); No: 782 (28.7 %) passed.

WAGONER COUNTY

Okay schools
Proposition 1: $600,000 bond for roofing projects.
Yes: 277 (59.6 %); No: 188 (40.4 %) failed.
Proposition 2: $2.7 million bond for a new high school and computer and science lab.
Yes: 227 (48.9 %); No: 237 (51.1 %) failed.

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