Voters in Lincoln County and Pottawatomie counties helped decide in Tuesday’s primary runoff election which candidates make it to the Nov. 8 General Election.
Republican voters in Lincoln County chose Will Fine as the District 1 nominee in the county commissioner runoff election over Mike Snyder Tuesday.
Fine received 735 votes to Snider’s 570.
Fine will square off against Democrat Earl Glenn in the General Election.
Voters in Meeker and Davenport also approved propositions.
Republican voters in both counties and in Seminole County helped choose Grant Green as the State Senate District 28 Republican nominee over Jeff McCommas. Green received 4,500 votes to 3,865 for McCommas.
Green faces Karen Rackley in November. State Sen. Zack Taylor decided not to seek a new term.
Voters in the Davenport School District overwhelmingly approved a $1,370,000 bond proposition. Of the 302 votes cast on the issue, 216 voters favored it while 86 were against it.
The proposition required that at least 60 percent of those voting must approve it to pass and 71.52 percent were in favor.
Meeker voters also cast ballots on the Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. franchise agreement and approved the proposition with 81 or 78.64 percent in favor to only 22 or 21.36 percent opposed.
The franchise election is required every 25 years and provides compensation to the town annually.
Races of local interest to Pottawatomie County voters included the Senate District 28 Republican runoff between Green and McCommas and the City of Shawnee Ward 6 contest where Lauren Richter and Alan Rogers squared off against one another. Richter defeated Rogers 1,268 to 1,166.