County Senate Bill Three failed in the Christian County General Municipal Election, held on Tuesday, April 7. Out of the 10,152 votes cast over the measure, 5,286 votes, or 52.07 percent, were against Senate Bill Three, while 4,866 votes, or 47.93 percent, were in favor. Had Senate Bill Three passed, Christian County property taxes for all current Christian County residents would have been frozen at the 2024 rate, unless significant improvements were made to a property. In that case, the tax rate would have been recalculated at the then current level but would remain the same going forward. Future Christian County residents would also have had their property tax rates calculated at the rate they moved into the county, but their rates would also have been frozen at that level going forward.
Also failing at the ballot box was the proposed Ozark City Charter Commission. Out of 2,020 votes cast, 1,121 votes, or 55.5 percent, were against the commission, while 899, or 45.5 percent, were against it.
A total of 10,221 people cast votes in the election, or 14.75 percent of Christian County’s 69,228 eligible voters. Full election results can be seen at https://ccmoelections.com.
Other election results:
Other notable election results were as follows:
Ozark R-VI School Board:
Amber Bryant: 2095 votes, 24.56 percent *
Matthew Growcock: 1,750 votes, 20.52 percent *
Cindy Baker: 1,715 votes, 20.11 percent *
Christina Tonsing: 1,548 votes, 18.15 percent
Patrick Sullivan: 1,422 votes, 16.67 percent
Chadwick R-1 School Board:
Chad White: 167 votes, 25.34 percent
Lendell Cantrell: 152 votes, 23.07 percent
Chris Little: 144 votes, 21.85 percent
Darren Hardecke: 112 votes, 17 percent
Thomas Ruggles: 84 votes, 12.75 percent
Billings R-IV School Board:
Austin Essick: 265 votes, 26.06 percent *
Ben Garbee: 251 votes, 24.68 percent *
Stephanie Dobbs: 224 percent, 22.03 percent *
Michael Tomlinson: 180 votes, 17.7 percent
Jesse Stovall: 97 votes, 9.54 percent
Nixa Council Member, District One:
Jay Ortiz: 323 votes, 46.68 percent *
Nathaniel Daily: 210 votes, 30.35 percent
Robert Jones: 159 votes, 22.98 percent
Nixa Council Member, District Three:
Linda Daugherty: 384 votes, 64.57 percent *
Darlene Graham: 211 votes, 35.465 percent
Clever Mayor:
Eric Beaudoin: 121 votes, 69.94 percent *
James Sharman: 52 votes, 30.06 percent
Clever R-V Question:
Yes: 345 votes, 57.5 percent *
No: 255 votes, 42.5 percent
Sparta Alderman Ward One:
James Campbell: 71 votes, 61.74 percent *
Jebediah (Jeb) Buschman: 44 votes, 38.26 percent
Sparta Alderman Ward Two:
Angie Losh: 54 votes, 52.43 percent *
Michael Blacketer: 49 votes, 47.57 percent
Highlandville Fire District FD Response Matters:
Yes: 350, 53.93 percent *
No: 299, 46.07 percent
(* indicates winning candidate or ballot measure result)
