<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0rSHvE_1GqQjIX300" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0rSHvE_1GqQjIX300" width="1098" height="1033" ><figcaption>A completed ballot was ready to be counted Tuesday during the midterm general election. Voters turned out in the highest number in years for this election. Photo by Dianna F. Dandridge-Rystrom</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3s39mA_1GqQjIX300" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3s39mA_1GqQjIX300" width="1104" height="1344" ></figure><h2>Voters turn out in high numbers</h2>Midterm election results have not yet been officially certified, but unofficial results indicate that the voters turned out in mass numbers to elect Mike Mazzei as the new Oklahoma governor and to stop the passage of State Question 847.Love County Election Secretary Carol Wolfe said it was one of the highest voter turnouts she has seen in a very long time.“We had 540 voters for early voting,” Wolfe said.Poll workers from various precincts said voters turned out steadily throughout the day.Love County voters resoundingly voted in Mike Mazzei to fill the state’s highest office with 1,743 votes versus 703 votes for nearest opponent Cyndi Munson.T.W. Shannon claimed the position of Lieutenant Governor with 1,800 local votes and 57.8 percent of the state vote.Jon Echols, running for Attorney General, claimed the state with 55.4 percent of voters and 1,798 local voters.The two big state questions, 845 and 847, were both defeated in the state with SQ 845 receiving 73 percent of the negative votes and 54 percent saying no to SQ 847.Locally, nearly twice as many voters voted against 845 with 1,517 voters saying no compared to the 785 voting for the option.SQ 847 was more closely challenged both statewide and local. Statewide only 54 percent of voters said no to limiting the property tax increase, still enough to stop its passages. Love County voters actually voted for the proposition with 1,190 saying yes to the 1,146 who said no.Other prominent races include that of superintendent of public instruction where Robert Franklin won out over Jennettie Marshall. Kevin Hern walked away with the United States Senator race over closest opponent N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas.Tom Cole retained the position of U.S. Representive, District 4 over Mitchell Jacob. Josh Cantrell claimed the county votes for State Representative, District 49 with 1,837 votes over Dusty Jo Jones.Election results will not be official until certified on November 10.</div></body>

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