Incumbents Cheryl Brooks and Stu Hite have won seats on the Pittsburg, Kansas, city commission. First-time candidate D.J Perry also won. Hite received the most votes with 1,413, representing 21.3 % of the vote. Brooks received 1,295 total votes or 19%. And the newcomer Perry earned 1,187 votes or 18%.
With the election of Perry, it also means that current Pittsburg mayor, Dawn McNay, is out as her term is now up at the end of the year. McNay got 1,039 votes.
To round out the contest, first-time city commission candidates Issiah Harris earned 995 votes, and Jackson Bertoncino got 714 votes. A total of 6,660 votes were cast for Pittsburg City Commission.
The three selected commissioners will now serve four-year terms.
While Pittsburg voters on Tuesday selected two newcomers while re-electing a well-known voice on the USD 250 school board. Newcomers Emily George and J.J. Karlinger secured school board seats, and Mickey Painter earned a third term on the board.
Painter earned the most votes of all of the candidates with 1,642. While J.J. Karlinger was a close second with 1,493 votes. And Emily George earned a third-place finish with 1,192 votes.
To round out the field, Ruth Miller got 913 votes. Emily Smith with 752 votes. Shailene Owen received 689 votes. And Keith Kloster, who wasn't actively campaigning due to health reasons, got 271 votes.
In total, 6,693 votes were cast for Pittsburg School Board.
Complete Crawford County election results.
Residents in Lamar, Missouri, have approved a half-cent sales tax increase to fund the total reconstruction of the city's aquatic center. It was a close vote. Lamar has a total population of about 4,300 residents according to the most recent US census; however, just 668 voters cast their ballots to determine the future of the city's aquatic center.
The measure passed with 340 votes, a mere 12 votes more than the 328 against. The measure was the only ballot question for residents living in the city limits.
With the approval, Lamar will fund a 30-year ½ cent sales tax increase to the construction of a new aquatic center after the city's current facility has remained closed for more than two years.
The sales tax increase is estimated to generate $4.4 million for removing the existing pool and building a new facility. The tax would cost residents about $5 for every $1,000 spent within city limits.
Complete Barton county, Missouri election results.
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