Stone County Voters Cast Ballots In The November Election
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November 8, 2018
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Isaac Estes-Jones
Nearly 15,000 Stone County residents went to the polls for the November 6, 2018 General Election. Cindy Elmore, Stone County Clerk, said, “I think it was some of the back of the ballot stuff” that brought such a high turnout for a mid-term election. The majority of the constitutional amendments and ballot propositions were on the back of the ballot, including three competing medical marijuana proposals.
After all was said and done, 14,897 ballots were counted in the election. For the so-called front side of the ballot, Stone County voted for the Republican candidates by a wide margin, in line with most elections in this county.
The final vote counts for the amendments and propositions brought a few surprises, however.
Of the three medical marijuana issues, only one, Amendment 2, passed. Amendment 2 had 7,675 votes in favor and 6,999 against. Amendment 3, supported by Springfield lawyer Brad Bradshaw, failed by a wide margin, with 69% voting against and only 31% in favor. Proposition C had a similar margin to Amendment 3, with 60% against and 40% for it.
Both the minimum wage hike and legislative redistricting changes passed in Stone County. Prop. B, the minimum wage proposal, had 58% of the vote in favor, over 8,500 votes. Amendment 1, covering legislative redistricting and campaign finance, passed with 61% of the vote, 8,873 votes.
As of presstime, it is unclear which, if any, of these proposals passed across the state.
A precinct by precinct breakdown of votes cast can be downloaded HERE.
Please note that any figures cited in this article are based on unofficial totals released the night of the election. Vote totals will be finalized by Friday, November 9.
Nearly 15,000 Stone County residents went to the polls for the November 6, 2018 General Election. Cindy Elmore, Stone County Clerk, said, “I think it was some of the back of the ballot stuff” that brought such a high turnout for a mid-term election. The majority of the constitutional amendments and ballot propositions were on the back of the ballot, including three competing medical marijuana proposals.
After all was said and done, 14,897 ballots were counted in the election. For the so-called front side of the ballot, Stone County voted for the Republican candidates by a wide margin, in line with most elections in this county.
The final vote counts for the amendments and propositions brought a few surprises, however.
Of the three medical marijuana issues, only one, Amendment 2, passed. Amendment 2 had 7,675 votes in favor and 6,999 against. Amendment 3, supported by Springfield lawyer Brad Bradshaw, failed by a wide margin, with 69% voting against and only 31% in favor. Proposition C had a similar margin to Amendment 3, with 60% against and 40% for it.
Both the minimum wage hike and legislative redistricting changes passed in Stone County. Prop. B, the minimum wage proposal, had 58% of the vote in favor, over 8,500 votes. Amendment 1, covering legislative redistricting and campaign finance, passed with 61% of the vote, 8,873 votes.
As of presstime, it is unclear which, if any, of these proposals passed across the state.
A precinct by precinct breakdown of votes cast can be downloaded HERE.
Please note that any figures cited in this article are based on unofficial totals released the night of the election. Vote totals will be finalized by Friday, November 9.