Norman voters approved the proposition to renew the Public Safety Sales Tax, and also voted in Greg Jungman for Ward 4 councilman, representing OU’s city ward.
They also voted Jerry Lang for Ward 6 councilman. Unofficial results indicate Ward 2 may have a run-off election between Clint Williams and Aleisha Karajala on June 24 because neither received over 50 percent of the vote, but an official decision won’t be made until Friday.
After polls closed at 7 p.m., 7,458 people had voted in total for the proposition, with 50.9 percent in favor of the renewed half-percent public safety tax, which was originally approved in 2008, according to a sample ballot.
Ward 4
The incumbent, Jungman, received 832 votes, or 62.3 percent, beating William Hickman and Rhett Michael Jones for the position.
“We worked really hard. We thought we had the votes. We were pretty confident,” Jungman said at his watch party Tuesday night.
In office, Jungman plans to continue the city’s partnership with OU on programs, such as the City Center Master Plan, where Norman and OU are splitting the bill to improve Campus Corner and downtown Main Street, Jungman said.
Ward 2 and 6
Williams received 769 votes, or 49.6 percent, and Karajala received 433 votes, or 27.9 percent. Matthew Leal and Gary D. Caissie got a combined 349 votes, or 22.5 percent.
Williams ran on a platform to protect Norman’s water supply and resources, such as Lake Thunderbird. Williams also wants to invest in resources for firefighters and policemen, according to his website.
Ward 2 was an open seat because Tom Kovach didn’t run for re-election.
Lang won Ward 6 with 566 votes, or 52.2 percent, beating out incumbent Jim Griffith.
