Brecheen reelected U.S. representative, county sales tax propositions fail
Donald Trump was elected president in last week’s election and he received 78.58 percent of the votes, according to the Bryan County Election Board.
Trump received 13,986 votes compared to 3,568, 20.05 percent for Kamala Harris.
Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver received 64 votes, 0.36 percent, and independent Chris Garrity received 35 votes, 0.20 percent. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., also an independent, had dropped out of the race, however, his name was still on the Oklahoma ballot. Kennedy received 145 votes, 0.81 percent.
Statewide, Trump won Oklahoma by 66.17 percent with 1,035,217 votes, according to the Oklahoma Election Board. Harris received 499,043 votes.
The Associated Press reported Wednesday evening that Trump received 295 electoral votes, 50.9 percent, while Harris had 226 electoral votes, 47.6 percent.
U.S. Representative for District 2 incumbent Republican Josh Brecheen won Bryan County by 76.33 percent with 13,425 votes. Democrat candidate Brandon Wade received 3,426 votes, 19.48 percent, while independent Ronnie Hopkins garnered 736 votes, 4.18 percent.
District-wide, Brecheen won by 74.18 percent with 237,925 votes. Wade received 21.45 percent, 68,789 votes, and Hopkins had 4.38 percent, 14,045 votes.
“Thank you to the Oklahoma constituents who voted to send me to Washington again as their Representative,” Brecheen said, in a news release. “As a conservative, I will continue to stand for the foundational principles that secure the blessings of liberty. I am ready to keep my hand on the plow to continue our work to secure our borders, rein in deficit spending, and put a stop to our currency devaluation driving inflation. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve Oklahoma again.”
Two sales tax propositions for Bryan County failed.
Proposition 1 was for a three-quarters cent tax to be divided among the three county districts to fund road and bridge construction, repair and maintenance and the purchase of materials/equipment, plus payroll support for road maintenance personnel.
Voters rejected it by 57.97 percent, 10,056 votes. There were 7,290 votes for it.
Proposition 2 was a quarter-cent for the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office with the funds to used for but not limited to payroll support, training, equipment, vehicles, facilities, plus construction, repair, renovation and maintenance/operation of facilities operated by the sheriff’s office.
That one failed by 59.88 percent, 10,365 votes, with 6,944 ballots cast for it.
Calera voters narrowly voted against a proposition for the town council to have the authority to appoint the town clerk/treasurer instead of the voters making that decision. That one failed by 50.98 percent, 468 votes, compared to 49.02 percent, 450 votes in favor of it.
Republican corporation commissioner candidate J. Brian Bingham won statewide by 63.68 percent, 978,870 votes. Democrat candidate Harold D. Spradling received 28.90 percent, 444,254 votes, while Libertarian Chad Williams received 114,128 votes, 7.42 percent.
In Bryan County, Bingham garnered 12,866 votes, 73.98 percent. Spradling had 3,423 votes, 19.65 percent, while Williams received 1,109 votes, 6.37 percent.
State Question No. 833 to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to allow for the creation of Public Infrastructure Districts failed statewide by 61.61 percent. In Bryan County, it failed by 58.80 percent, 9,301 votes.
State Question No. 834 to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to clarify that only U.S. citizens are qualified to vote in the state passed statewide by 80.73 percent. In Bryan County, it was approved by 86.84 percent, 14,120 votes.
