(LeMars) — Voters say yes to the Instructional Support Levy and its Murphy and Stelzer In Again…
With over 1000 votes cast for the LeMars School District Board of Education election, officials are saying the election had a good voter turnout. This time around voters approved the Instructional Support Levy with 961 votes in favor, and 852 against.
Four candidates were vying for the two At-Large positions, and returning to the board for another term will be Dr. Mark Stelzer who led all candidates with 1004 votes, and Patrick Murphy who garnered 903 votes. Mark Frentress received 697 votes and Merlin Wagner received 648 votes.
The breakdown of how the voters cast their ballots look like this:
Total Absentee Brunsville Craig Merrill Library Conv. Ctr.
Mark Frentress 697 103 35 35 54 58 412
Patrick Murphy* 903 108 31 39 50 51 624
Mark Stelzer* 1004 110 42 40 59 70 683
Merlin Wagner 648 89 41 23 61 74 360
ISL – Yes 961 102 38 49 66 55 651
ISL – No 852 122 48 25 60 83 514
