1 vote separated proposition in Quinton, Hamilton wins reelection

Nov. 5—A vote on how a position in Quinton is appointed came down to one vote and a state senator won reelection Tuesday.

Voters in Quinton were asked to vote on the question "Shall the Clerk-Treasurer be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the Board of Trustees."

Unofficial results from the Oklahoma Election Board show 160 votes for yes and 159 votes for no.

District 7 State Senator and Republican Warren Hamilton won reelection over his Democrat challenger Jerry Donathan in landslide fashion.

Results from the Election Board show Hamilton garnered 25,450 votes over Donathan's 7,650, a difference of nearly 77 percent.

Voters in the Indianola School District voted in favor of school bond measure for the district, but due to Oklahoma requiring bond measures needing 60% of the vote to pass, the measure failed.

Those living in the district were asked to approve a $8,705,000 bond proposal to be used for the "construction, equipping, repairing, and remodeling" of school buildings.

Results show 405 voters (51.86%) said yes to the proposition with 376 (48.14%) voting no.

District 2 U.S. Representative Republican Incumbent Josh Brecheen won reelection against challengers Democrat Brandon Wade and Independent Ronnie Hopkins.

Brecheen received 232,683 votes with Wade receiving 67,535, and Hopkins 13,725.

In statewide race Pittsburg County voters said no to retain three judges on the Oklahoma Supreme Court but voted yes to retain judges on the state's appellate courts.

County voters also voted no on State Question 833. The question would have amended the Oklahoma Constitution to allow for the creation of Public Infrastructure Districts.

Public Infrastructure Districts are districts created by surface property owners within a municipality.

PIDs are a financing mechanism used to fund new infrastructure improvements, and the districts can issue bonds to pay for public improvements within their defined physical boundaries.

Bonds are paid back through the collection of special assessment taxes on property owners within the PID in addition to other constitutional assessments like property taxes.

Voters in Pittsburg County overwhelmingly voted yes on State Question 834.

SQ 834 will change the Oklahoma Constitution's definition of eligible voters from "all citizens of the United States" to "only citizens of the United States."

In the presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 13,824 with Democrat Kamala Harris receiving 3,469 votes in Pittsburg County. Independent Robert Kennedy received the third most votes with 149.

If no protests are filed, the results will be certified Friday by the Election Board.