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ELECTION RESULTS: May 2019 funding requests, district races

Live updated results for the Tuesday, May 21 special election, including all races and funding requests from local taxing districts.
Credit: KTVB
An election sign at a Ada County polling place.

BOISE, Idaho — Voters in southwest Idaho and eastern Oregon went to the polls on Tuesday to decide funding requests from various taxing districts, including schools, counties, library districts, and fire districts. Director and trustee races were also up for vote. 

Below you will find a county-by-county list of all races and funding requests. Polls close at 8 p.m. Mountain Time, and the list will be updated to include the results (in bold) as they come in.

For a look at election-related stories and other voter resources check out our Voter Guide page.

ADA COUNTY

Boise Warm Springs Water District

Director (vote for 2)

  • Steven A. Hatfield - 51 (Winner)
  • Liz Kreipl - 57 (Winner)
  • Bob Sutter - 6

Kuna Library District

Trustee (vote for 1)

  • Barbara A. Powell - 882 (Winner)
  • Linda F. Brunetti - 633

Trustee (vote for 2)

  • Marie Leavitt - 1,446 (Winner)
  • Joan Gidney - 1,326 (Winner)

Special Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy

  • $450,000 per year for 10 years
  • For renovation of library building
  • Requires 55 percent voter approval to pass
  • RESULT: Failed (For: 882, Against: 1,074) 

Kuna Rural Fire District

  • Special Tax Levy
  • $1,100,000
  • Will be established as base budget
  • Requires two-thirds supermajority (66.7%) to pass
  • RESULT: Failed (For: 1,110, Against: 664 -- 62.57% approval)
  • MORE: Kuna library, fire district levies fail

Meridian Library District

Trustee (vote for 2)

  • Jeff Kohler - 2,326 (Winner)   
  • Megan Larsen - 3,370 (Winner)
  • Barney Greenspan - 1,383

Special Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy

ADAMS COUNTY

Bear Fire District

  • Request to dissolve Bear Fire District
  • RESULT: Passed (For: 29, Against: 9)

Cambridge School District

(See Washington County for results)

Meadows Valley School District

  • Supplemental Levy
  • $189,000 per year for two years
  • RESULT: Passed (For: 136, Against: 41)

Salmon River Joint School District (Adams and Idaho counties)

  • Supplemental Levy
  • $525,000
  • PARTIAL RESULTS: (For: 18, Against: 11)

BLAINE COUNTY

City of Hailey

  • Electric Utility Franchise Fee Levy
  • Increase of Idaho Power franchise fee from 1 percent to 3 percent
  • For infrastructure improvements
  • RESULT: Passed (For: 248, Against: 119)

CANYON COUNTY

Canyon County Jail

Kuna Library District 

(See Ada County above for results)

Kuna Rural Fire District 

(See Ada County above for results)

Golden Gate Highway District

Sub District 3 Commissioner

  • Justyn Amick - 220
  • Fred Sarceda - 611 (Winner)

CASSIA COUNTY

City of Burley

  • Override Levy
  • $277,280
  • To provide additional funding for Burley Public Library
  • RESULT: Passed (For: 289, Against: 120)

Murtaugh Highway District

Commissioner, Sub-district 3

  • Rocky T. Matthews - 52 (Winner)
  • Clayton Howard - 19

Minidoka Joint School District 

  • General Obligation Bond
  • $21,000,000
  • For construction of new schools and improvements to existing schools
  • Requires two-thirds supermajority to pass (66.67%)
  • RESULT: Failed (For: 1,006, Against: 846 -- 54.23% approval)

GEM COUNTY

Emmett Independent School District

  • Supplemental Levy
  • $1,500,000 per year for two years
  • RESULT: Passed (For: 1,561, Against: 1,036)

GOODING COUNTY

Bliss Highway District

Commissioner, Subdistrict 3

  • Jacob Patterson - 43 (Winner)
  • Joe Kelso - 18

Hagerman School District

  • Supplemental Levy
  • $200,000 per year for two years
  • RESULT: Passed (For: 161, Against: 148)

JEROME COUNTY

Hillsdale Highway District

Trustee, Zone 3

  • Vance Lehmann - 56
  • Robert Vern Heath - 58 (Winner)

Jerome Highway District

Trustee, Zone 1

  • Mike Praegitzer - 141 (Winner)
  • Larry Covey - 138

MALHEUR COUNTY, ORE.

Ontario School District

General Obligation Bond

  • $25,000,000
  • For improvements to Ontario High School and other schools
  • RESULT: Failed (For: 1023, Against: 1,474)

OWYHEE COUNTY

City of Grand View

  • Recall of City Council Member John Morrison

TWIN FALLS COUNTY

Murtaugh Highway District

Commissioner, Subdistrict 3

  • Rocky T. Matthews - 52 (Winner)
  • Clayton Howard - 19 

Twin Falls Highway District

Commissioner, Subdistrict 2

  • Gene Kafader - 998
  • Art Baily - 1,481 (Winner)

Commissioner, Subdistrict 3

  • Brian Davis - 1,215
  • Ron Pierce - 1,238 (Winner)

City of Twin Falls 

  • General Obligation Bond
  • $36,000,000
  • For construction of three new fire stations and a firefighter training facility
  • The estimated average annual taxpayer cost would be $74.36 per $100,000 of taxable assessed value
  • Requires two-thirds supermajority (66.67%) to pass
  • RESULT: Failed (For: 1,526, Against: 879 -- 63.45% approval)

VALLEY COUNTY

City of Donnelly

  • Request for local-option sales tax on short-term rentals
  • To be used for city improvements 
  • RESULT: Passed (For: 22, Against: 4)

Northern Valley Recreation District

  • Request to create recreation district
  • RESULT: Failed (For: 407, Against: 901)

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Cambridge School District

  • Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy
  • $100,000 per year for five years
  • RESULTS: Passed (For: 109, Against: 53)

City of Cambridge

  • Special Revenue Bond Election
  • $1,750,000
  • For improvements to city water system
  • RESULTS: Failed (For: 27, Against: 52)

Weiser Valley Highway District

Commissioner, Sub-District 1

  • Wayne L. Stafford (Winner)

Commissioner, Sub-District 3

  • Tim Smedley - 50
  • Bruce A. Winegar - 142 (Winner)

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