Special elections results

By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)

Voters in six of 10 school districts approved property tax measures in special elections Tuesday, fending off the threat of state intervention in districts that had their last chance to raise funds for construction projects.

Unofficial results from county clerks were as follows:

Voters in the Mountain Home district approved a 2.95-mill increase to raise the rate from 29.21 mills to 32.16 mills.

For . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,231

Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,162

Voters in the Quitman district rejected a 8.75-mill increase to raise the rate from 33.9 mills to 42.65 mills.

For . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414

Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543

Voters in the Huntsville district rejected a 2.9-mill increase to raise the rate from 32.1 mills to 35 mills.

For . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 935

Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,311

Voters in the Mena district approved a 6.9-mill tax increase to raise the rate from 29 mills to 35.9 mills.

For . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,253

Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,031

Voters in the Strong-Huttig district rejected a 4.5-mill increase to raise the tax rate from 39 mills to 43.5 mills.

For . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Voters in the Cutter-Morning Star district approved restructuring its 39.8 mills to pay for construction projects.

For . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Voters in the Hampton district approved a 6.7-mill increase to raise the rate from 30 mills to 36.7 mills.

For . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732

Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406

Voters in the Horatio district approved a 12-mill increase to raise the rate from 32 to 44 mills.

For . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

Voters in the Mountain Pine district approved a 2.95-mill increase to raise the rate from 29.21 mills to 32.16 mills.

For . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Voters in the Two Rivers district rejected applying 10.6 mills of its 35.6 mills to pay for new construction projects.

For . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217