NOVEMBER 8, 2018
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Voters favor DCSD bond, mill levy in early returns The yes votes hold slight edge for both measures as of early morning Nov. 7 BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Dozens of Douglas County School District staff, educators and parents at an Election Night watch party at a Lone Tree restaurant were on pins and needles watching the results of two tax measures that would provide additional funding for the school district. As of 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 6, a $40 million mill levy override had 52.35 percent of the vote, with 137,376 ballots counted. A $250 million bond had 51.04 percent of the vote, with 137,308 ballots in. “Right now, we are feeling good,” said David Ray, school board president. “I wish it were a little more solid, but we knew it was going to squeak by.”
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MORE COVERAGE OF ELECTION 2018 Inside: Roundup of races for state Legislature and county offices; results for the state ballot measures. Page 2 Online: Find results for statewide offices and Congress at LoneTreeVoice.net
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