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Prop C fails to carry a single polling place, official election results show

Staff report

Recently released official Nov. 2 election results show voter support for the Mehlville School District’s Proposition C never reached 40 percent across the four applicable south county townships.

And while Lindbergh Schools voters approved the district’s Proposition L last month, official results show the measure failed to carry a handful of polling places.

The St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners certified the results Nov. 16.

More than 62 percent of voters Nov. 2 rejected Mehlville’s Prop C, a proposed 88-cent tax-rate increase. The measure received 13,988 “yes” votes — 37.4 percent — and 23,369 “no” votes — 62.6 percent.

Of the district’s 64,611 registered voters, 38,439 cast ballots in last month’s election, putting total voter turnout at 59.5 percent.

Prop C received 599 “yes” votes — 36 percent — and 1,062 “no” votes — 63.9 percent — in Concord Township.

The measure garnered 2,902 “yes” votes — 39.4 percent — and 4,470 “no” votes — 60.6 percent — in Lemay Township.

Prop C received 6,223 “yes” votes — 37.6 percent — and 10,317 “no” votes — 62.4 percent — in Oakville Township.

The measure received 4,264 “yes” votes — 36.2 percent — and 7,520 “no” votes — 63.8 percent — in Tesson Ferry Township.

In addition, Prop C did not carry any of the school district’s 45 polling places.

Mehlville’s previous tax-rate increase proposal, Proposition A, was defeated by 64 percent of voters in February 2006. The measure, a 97-cent tax-rate increase proposal, received 6,746 “yes” votes — 36.05 percent — and 11,968 “no” votes — 63.95 percent.

Of the district’s 65,546 registered voters, 18,812 — 28.70 percent — cast ballots in the February 2006 election, a 28.7-percent voter turnout.

Prop A carried only one of 43 polling places — the First Baptist Church of Oakville, 6741 Telegraph Road — where it won by 17 votes.

Last month, Prop C was rejected 632-477 at that polling place.

More than 53 percent of voters Nov. 2 approved Prop L, a 65-cent tax-rate increase proposal. The measure received 11,872 “yes” votes — 53.7 percent — and 10,239 “no” votes — 46.3 percent.

Of the district’s 35,602 registered voters, 22,653 cast ballots in last month’s election, putting total voter turnout at 63.6 percent.

Prop L received 1,067 “yes” votes — 53.4 percent — and 930 “no” votes — 46.6 percent — in Bonhomme Township.

It garnered 3,808 “yes” votes — 52.9 percent — and 3,386 “no” votes — 47.1 percent — in Concord Township.

The measure received 4,849 “yes” votes — 54.6 percent — and 4,038 “no” votes — 45.4 percent — in Gravois Township.

In the Tesson Ferry Township, Prop L received 2,148 “yes” votes — 53.3 percent — and 1,885 “no” votes — 46.7 percent.

While it was successful at the township level, Prop L was rejected at six of 28 polling places.

It received 37 “yes” votes and 88 “no” votes at Geyer Road Baptist Church, 504 S. Geyer Road, where voters in Bonhomme Township precinct 26 cast their ballots.

The measure lost by only one vote at Fenton City Hall, 625 New Smizer Mill Road, the polling place for Bonhomme Township precincts 37, 38 and 39. There Prop L received 281 “yes’ votes and 282 “no” votes.

Prop L received 469 “yes” votes and 534 “no” votes at Martin Luther Lutheran Church, 10151 Sappington Road, where voters in Concord Township precincts 25 and 31 cast their ballots.

The measure received 226 “yes” votes and 249 “no” votes at the Tesson Ferry Branch County Library, 9920 Lin Ferry Drive, the polling place for Concord Township precincts 30 and 52.

It received 345 “yes” votes and 369 “no” votes at St. Thomas Holy Spirit Church, 3980 S. Lindbergh Blvd., the polling place for Gravois Township precincts 8, 9 and 45, as well as Bonhomme Township precinct 35.

Finally, Prop L received 428 “yes’ votes and 441 “no” votes at Sunset Hills City Hall, 3939 S. Lindbergh Blvd., the polling place for Gravois Township precincts 10, 11, 12 and 46, as well as Bonhomme Township precincts 41 and 44.

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