Local Elections In Oklahoma: Majority Bond Votes Pass

Multiple Oklahoma counties held elections on Tuesday, discussing bonds and more.

Voters in the Mid-Del School District passed several large school bond propositions totaling nearly $500 million. Included in that is money to build a new aquatic center. 

Norman voters passed a proposition to issue $50 million in bonds to pay for bridge improvements. 

In Wewoka, voters passed a sales tax to fund improvements to water and wastewater systems. 

In Nichols Hills, voters passed ten propositions to help fund needs such as street maintenance, fire, police and parks. 

Voters in Coyle rejected two school bond issues while voters in Laverne, Ninnekah, and Harrah passed two school bond issues in each district, for both school facility building and maintenance as well as for transportation needs. 

In both the Calumet and Blanchard school districts, voters passed propositions for transportation needs, however larger bond issues for schools did not get the 60% of votes school bond issues must earn in order to pass.

Public School Districts Votes

Calumet Public Schools

FAILED: Calumet Public Schools Prop 1 - $10,275,000 in bonds to fund improving, building, equipping school sites. 

*This only received 58% of the vote, not the needed 60%

PASSED: Calumet Public Schools Prop 2 - $855,000 in bonds for district transportation needs. 

Laverne Public Schools

PASSED: Laverne Public Schools Prop 1 - $480,000 in bonds to fund improving, building, equipping school sites. 

PASSED: Laverne Public Schools Prop 2 - $945,000 in bonds for district transportation needs. 

Ninnekah Public Schools

PASSED: Ninnekah Public Schools Prop 1 - $19,590,000 in bonds to fund improving, building, equipping school sites. 

PASSED: Ninnekah Public Schools Prop 2 - $400,000 in bonds for district transportation needs.

Blanchard Public Schools

FAILED: Blanchard Public Schools Prop 1 - $69,225,000 in bonds to fund improving, building, equipping school sites. 

*This only received 57% of the vote, not the needed 60% 

PASSED: Blanchard Public Schools Prop 2 - $1,500,000 in bonds for district transportation needs. 

Harrah Public Schools

PASSED: Harrah Public Schools Prop 1 - $36,860,000 to build, equip, repair and remodel school buildings 

PASSED: Harrah Public Schools Prop 2 - $600,000 to fund District transportation needs 

Coyle Public Schools

FAILED: Coyle Public Schools Prop 1 - $29,475,000 to build, equip, repair and remodel school buildings 

FAILED: Coyle Public Schools Prop 2 - $500,000 - in bonds for district transportation needs. 

City Votes

Nichols Hills

PASSED: City of Nichols Hills Prop 1 (streets) 

PASSED: City of Nichols Hills Prop 2 (water system) 

PASSED: City of Nichols Hills Prop 3 (sewer system) 

PASSED: City of Nichols Hills Prop 4 (fire) 

PASSED: City of Nichols Hills Prop 5 (tech improvements) 

PASSED: City of Nichols Hills Prop 6 (public works) 

PASSED: City of Nichols Hills Prop 7 (parks) 

PASSED: City of Nichols Hills Prop 8 (police) 

PASSED: City of Nichols Hills Prop 9 (vehicles, equipment) 

PASSED: City of Nichols Hills Prop 10 (traffic control) 

Midwest City/Del City

PASSED: Midwest/Del City Prop 1 - $472,500,000 in bonds to fund improving, building, equipping school sites.  

PASSED: Midwest/Del City Prop 2 - (Indoor Aquatic Center) - $10,000,000 in bonds to build an indoor aquatic center.  

PASSED: Midwest/Del City Prop 3 - $10,200,000 in bonds for district transportation needs. 

https://www.news9.com/story/650387929a41a8070b37a839/mid-del-public-schools-lays-out-plans-for-half-billion-dollar-bond-if-approved 

Norman

PASSED: City of Norman Prop - $50 million in bonds for bridges, sidewalks, other improvements. More info: https://www.normanok.gov/bridge-bridge-proposition 

Wewoka

PASSED: Wewoka Prop – 1.25% sales tax for capital expenditures like water, wastewater improvements 

These are unofficial results from the state election board.

Our results: https://www.news9.com/elections

Sec of State Results: https://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20231010

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