Initial election results show the Community Safety Measure 2-140 is headed for defeat, with 57.26% against. The vote totals so far, with 20,036 ballots counted, is 11,473 against, and 8,563 for.
Of the four school board races, only one is contested, and Chris Hawkins is currently leading with 8,650 votes, or 82.58%, opponent Steven Castellano has so far garnered 1,703 votes.
County election officials said they plan to release updated results sometime after 11 pn, Tuesday night.
Measure 2-140, the so called Community Safety measure, is the county’s third attempt at having voters approve debt to build a new county jail. In this latest instance, the $110 million measure not only allocated $64 million for the new jail, but also $40 million for a new sheriff’s office, $3 million to fund a local nonprofit’s homeless services, $1.5 million to house a children’s mental health program in a larger facility, and $1.5 million for various administrative and design costs.
In the school board race, Hawkins ran on equity and inclusion for students of all walks – and her view that the District should expand its vocational training programs. Castellano ran on a platform of seeking better academic achievement for Corvallis students.
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