A10 Election Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, November 9, 2016 State measure results S TATE ELECTION RESULTS Blue Mountain Eagle The following results are based on preliminary unoffi- cial numbers available at time of publication. Check my- eaglenews.com for the latest updates. Measure 94 Oregonians did not vote in favor of Measure 94 which would have amended the state constitution eliminating man- datory retirement age for state judges. Statewide Yes: 490,442 No: 823,478 Grant County Yes: 1,095 No: 3,020 Measure 95 Oregonians voted for Mea- sure 95 which amends the state constitution to allow investments in equities by public universities to reduce financial risk and increase in- vestments to benefit students. Statewide Yes: 905,243 No: 380,052 Grant County Yes: 2,349 No: 1,672 Measure 96 Oregonians voted in favor of Measure 96 which amends the state constitution to ded- icate 1.5 percent of state lot- tery net proceeds to funding support services for Oregon veterans. Statewide Yes: 1,109,051 No: 225,555 Grant County Yes: 3,433 No: 728 Measure 97 Oregonians voted against Measure 97 which would have increased corporate minimum tax when sales exceed $25 million; funded education, healthcare, senior services. Statewide Yes: 574,460 No: 789,434 Grant County Yes: 909 No: 3,333 Measure 98 Oregonians voted in favor of Measure 98 which requires state funding for dropout pre- Measure 99 Oregonians voted in favor of Measure 99 which creates the “Outdoor School Edu- cation Fund,” continuously funded through Lottery, to provide outdoor school pro- grams statewide. Statewide Yes: 882,055 No: 459,054 Grant County Yes: 2,170 No: 1,972 Voters appear to be re- jecting Measure 97, the con- troversial corporate sales tax measure, according to early vote totals. No votes had 58 percent of the vote, while Yes votes had 41 percent. The union-backed mea- sure would impose a 2.5 percent “gross receipts” tax on C-corporations’ Oregon sales exceeding $25 million. It would raise $3 billion a year for state coffers. Proponents of the mea- sure argue the proceeds would give stability to ed- ucation, health care and se- nior services and make big corporations pay a fairer share of the state’s tax rev- enue. Opponents, backed by A TTENTION G RANT C OUNTY V ETERANS : Did you know Grant County Veterans Services Officer is available to assist YOU in applying for all VA benefits you may be entitled to? See your Grant County Veteran Services Officer today for more information, located at Grant County Court House. Open: Mon, Wed, & Fri 10 am - 4 pm, by appointment. Call 541-575-1631 Blue Mountain Eagle United States Senator Statewide Ron Wyden:799,295 Mark Callahan: 457,386 Grant County Ron Wyden: 1,619 Mark Callahan:2,257 Secretary of State Statewide Dennis Richard- son:641,555 Brad Avakian: 641,555 Grant County Dennis Richardson:3,006 Brad Avakian:715 Governor Grant County: Kate Brown: 898 Bud Pierce:3,070 Statewide Kate Brown:721,144 Bud Pierce:603,649 Attorney General Statewide Ellen Rosenblum:742,068 Daniel Zene Crowe: 547,759 Grant County Ellen Rosenblum:990 Daniel Zene Crowe:2,821 State Tresurer Statewide Tobias Read: 606,117 Jeff Gudman: 552,404 Grant County Tobias Read:739 Jeff Gudman:2,687 Congress Statewide Greg Walden:163,514 James Crary:60,064 Grant County: Greg Walden: 3,530 E LECTION D AY Measure 100 Oregonians voted for Measure 100 which prohibits purchase or sale of parts or products from certain wildlife species; exceptions; civil pen- alties. Yes: 923,304 No: 394,611 Grant County Yes: 1,708 No: 2,391 Voters rejecting Measure 97 in early results Capital Bureau James Crary:639 By Rylan Boggs vention, career and college readiness programs in Oregon high schools. Yes: 876,585 No: 460,798 Grant County Yes: 2,116 No: 2,012 many of the corporations that would have to pay the tax, say the tax is unfair be- cause it taxes sales rather than profits and treats dif- ferent kinds of corporations inequitably. The campaign over Mea- sure 97 is the most costly for a ballot measure in Ore- gon history, with both sides raising a combined $42.3 million. The Eagle/ Rylan Boggs Jerry Barrow drops his ballot into a dropbox at the Grant County Courthouse on Nov. 8. Gov. Brown leads Pierce in early results Capital Bureau Early election results show Gov. Kate Brown lead- ing her GOP challenger Dr. Bud Pierce. According to early election returns, Brown had 51 percent of the vote to Pierce’s 43 per- cent. Brown and Pierce are running for the two years remaining in the unexpired term of former Gov. John Kitzhaber. As then secretary of state, Brown assumed the governorship when Kitzhaber resigned in Febru- ary 2015. Pierce, a Salem oncol- ogist, is a political novice standing as his party’s nom- inee in his first general elec- tion. Local city council and mayor elections By Rylan Boggs Blue Mountain Eagle Following are final unoffi- cial results from Grant County Clerk Brenda Percy Tuesday evening. Long Creek Mayor Don Porter was relected as mayor of Long Creek. Don Porter: 61 Daniel Morrow: 39 John Day City Council David Holland, Steve Schuette and Don Willey were elected to the John Day City Council. Richie Colbeth: 228 David Holland: 498 Steve Schuette: 406 Don Willey: 519 Chris B. Labhart: 393 Canyon City City Council Russ Comer, Francis Kocis Prairie City Council Phillip “Joe” Phippen, Georgia Patterson and Frank Primozic were elected to the Prairie City City Council. Phillip “Joe” Phippen: 266 Georgia Patterson: 299 Frank Primozic: 243 Long Creek City Council Joseph Gibson was elected to the Long Creek City Council. Brent M. Near was elected to the Long Creek City Council. Joseph Gibson: 46 Brent M. Near: 50 Granite City Council Mike Jaques and David Mo- steit were elected to the Granite City Council. Mike Jaques: 10 David Mosteit: 7 Kathy Mosteit: 6 Steve D. Smith: 5 Long Creek Measure 12-64 Long Creek voted in favor of Measure 12-64 which pro- hibits production, processing, wholesaling, dispensing and retailing marijuana within the city limits. Yes: 79 No: 25 and Rachelle Simmons were elected to the Canyon City City Council. Russ Comer: 182 Judy Kerr: 65 Nathan Gordanier: 83 Francis Kocis: 182 Rachelle Simmons: 235 Mt. Vernon City Council Mike Cearns Sr. and Eva Dougharity, were elected to the Mt. Vernon City Council. Shilo Burton-Harper: 107 Mike Cearns Sr.: 123 Eva Dougharity: 170 Drew Harmer: 41 Justin A. 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