With ballots devoid of hot-button issues, Tuesday was a quiet election day throughout the Kansas City area.
Voter turnout was around 10 percent in Platte, Clay and Cass counties — Jackson County had the highest turnout at 15 percent.
In Kansas City, Missouri turnout was just shy of 8 percent.
Kansas City voters easily passed a 1 percent sales tax renewal for capital improvement that included $5 million a year set aside to replace the city's aging Buck O'Neil Bridge.
Here's a list of unofficial election results in the near the Kansas City area, including bond issues and contested mayoral races:
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City 1 percent sales tax renewal for capital improvements:
YES — 79 percent
NO — 21 percent
For a full list of Kansas City election results, including school board races, click here.
Jackson County
Voters easily re-elected Eileen Weir, who ran unopposed, as mayor of Independence, although around 900 voters, or 10 percent, selected write-in candidates.
Independence Use Tax:
YES — 39 percent
NO — 61 percent
Lee's Summit Mayor:
Ron Williams — 29 percent
Bill Baird — 47 percent
Robert Binney — 23 percent
Click herefor a full list of Jackson County election results.
Cass County
Belton Use Tax:
YES — 31 percent
NO — 69 percent
Midway School Bond Election:
YES — 60 percent
NO — 40 percent
Pleasant Hill School Bond Election:
YES — 81 percent
NO — 19 percent
Full election results for Cass county, can be found here.
Clay County
Claycomo 1 percent sales tax for general fund purposes:
YES — 53 percent
NO — 46 percent
Liberty use tax:
YES — 70 percent
NO — 30 percent
Liberty School Bond Election:
YES — 82 percent
NO — 18 percent
Smithville Mayor:
Brian Fullmer — 42 percent
Damien Boley — 58 percent
For full election results for Clay County, click here.
Platte County
Platte City Mayor:
Frank Offutt — 67 percent
Bobby Vann — 32 percent
(there were two write-in votes, which accounts for the missing percent.)
City of Weatherby Lake Mayor:
Patrick J. Botbyl —44 percent
Steve Clark — 56 percent
City of Lake Waukomis Mayor:
Dennis Todd — 76 percent
Robert M. Walker — 22 percent
(Five write-in votes account for the missing 2 percent)
Click here for full Platte County election results.
