City of Nevada and Vernon County proposed marijuana sales tax both pass by large margin

Volunteers help at the polling station in Sheldon, Mo., during Tuesday's municipal election.

Photo by Lisa Hinkle | Daily Mail

With 1,905 ballots cast in Tuesday's municipal general election, the day saw a voter turnout of 15.38 percent. Both the City of Nevada and Vernon County 3 percent sales tax on retail marijuana purchases overwhelmingly passed among voters.

The unofficial canvass of the April 4 municipal general election was presented Tuesday evening, and the unofficial results of the elections are as follows:

Nevada City Council

Two council seats

• Carol Branham: 468 votes (38.17 percent)

• Kendall Vickers: 328 votes (26.75 percent)

• Janie Conroy: 217 votes (17.70 percent)

• Jack Somers: 213 votes (17.37 percent)

Sheldon Aldermen

Two Aldermen seats

• Debbie Huggins: 42 votes (43.30 percent)

• Robert R. Moran: 29 votes (29.90 percent)

• Kassidy Biby: 25 votes (25.77 percent)

Nevada R-5 School Board

Three Board seats

• Jeremy Fast: 855 votes (27.73 percent)

• Lois Ann Pendrak: 783 votes (25.40 percent)

• Alyson Wyson Harder: 748 votes (24.26 percent)

• Adam Dean: 680 votes (22.06 percent)

Northeast Vernon County School Board

Three Board seats

• Deland Prough: 183 votes (33.33 percent)

• Heath Brown: 160 votes (29.14 percent)

• Heather Brown: 140 votes (25.50 percent)

• Chad Phillips: 63 votes (11.48 percent)

Sheldon School Board

Three Board seats

• Gene Leininger: 89 votes (32.60 percent)

• Bill Nance: 76 votes (27.84 percent)

• Geneva Nicole Blurton: 57 votes (20.88 percent)

• Marlene Moran: 49 votes (17.95 percent)

Vernon County Sales Tax

• Yes: 1,400 votes (74.67 percent)

• No: 475 votes (25.33 percent)

City of Nevada Sales Tax

• Yes: 515 votes (75.62 percent)

• No: 166 votes (24.38 percent)

See a future edition of the Nevada Daily Mail for the full official results of the April 4 municipal general election.