LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS

FERRIS – The Nov. 8 election earlier this week saw some election offices around the country still counting votes. Fortunately, Ellis County had its votes counted with no hiccups.

Two school districts with bond package propositions on the ballot were all rejected by voters.

FERRIS ISD LOST ALL THREE OF ITS BOND PROPOSITIONS

With the most propositions on the ballot for an Ellis County ISD, Ferris lost its hope for expansions, renovations, and a new high school wing.

Proposition A for $11 million for classroom expansions at Lee Longino and Ferris Junior High and safety and security upgrades lost with 1,242 votes for and 1,337 against.

Proposition B for $8 million to add a new wing at Ferris High School was a no with 1,387 voters saying no to 1,186 saying yes

The third prop – Proposition C for $4.5 million – was for renovations to the district’s baseball and softball fields. This prop also failed with 1,660 votes against and only 906 voters saying yes.

RED OAK ISD BOND ELECTION WOES

Red Oak ISD lost its bond election with a strong no at 6,565 votes against and 4,601 for a new, second middle school with a 1,200 student capacity.

The bond amount was $94 million, and it included constructing, acquiring, and equipping the new middle school.

In a Facebook post, Red Oak ISD Superintendent Brenda Sanford said about the outcome, “Unfortunately, the proposition for a second middle school failed. We are working hard to rebuild trust with our community and feel we are making progress in transparency, open lines of communication, and relationships. However, we apparently still have strides to make. In the interim, we will continue to utilize options to make Red Oak MS and other campuses the best educational facilities possible for all students with the spaces we have available.”

ENNIS VOTERS SAY YES TO ITS SPECIAL ELECTION VOTE

The City of Ennis held a special election for the reauthorization of the local sales and use tax at the rate of .0025 to continue providing revenue for the maintenance and repair of municipal streets.

Voters said yes with 3,005 votes and 1,073 votes against.

OTHER LOCAL ELECTIONS

Bob Carroll kept his seat as District Judge, 40th Judicial District with 46,647 votes to opponent Rwan “Ro” Hardesty’s 19,014 votes.

Dan Cox won the Justice of the Peace Pct. 3 seat against opponent Sharon Levingston with 8,404 votes to Levingston’s 4,743 votes.

Louis Ponder won the seat for Justice of the Peace Pct. 4 with 16,519 votes to opponent Robert Shelton’s 7,791 votes.