Tuesday Is Election Day In Oklahoma

Voters across Oklahoma will decide a wide variety of races on Tuesday.

Monday, August 25th 2014, 11:51 am

By: News On 6


Voters across Oklahoma will decide a wide variety of races on Tuesday.

Democratic voters will pick their candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction as well as the candidate who will compete in November for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Dr. Tom Coburn.

Republican and Democratic voters will also cast ballots in several districts for Oklahoma State Senate and Oklahoma State House candidates.

Tulsa County Republicans will choose who will be the next district attorney, because no Democrat is in the race.

Muskogee County Democrats will pick the DA there because there's no Republican in the race.

Broken Arrow residents will cast ballots on eight propositions, including a $36.4 million streets bond and a $5.8 million convention center bond. They'll also be deciding whether to increase the city's hotel tax.

8/19/2014: Related Story: Broken Arrow Voters To Decide On Proposed Tax Increase

People who live in Sapulpa will decide 11 propositions related to how the city is run, including how the city council fills vacancies and how the fire department fires workers and promotes them.

The Sapulpa school district is asking voters to approve two bond issues, one a $39.3 million construction bond and the other a $1.2 million transportation bond.

8/24/2014: Related Story: Sapulpa Voters Asked To Support Largest School Bond Proposal Ever

The Jay school district hopes voters approve a $12.4 million construction bond.

Several other school districts across northeastern Oklahoma also have bond issues on the ballot Tuesday.

The city of McAlester has seven propositions on the ballot concerning how the city operates, including adopting yearly audits.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. News On 6 will have the latest results on the air and online here at NewsOn6.com

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