Wellsville-Middletown’s R-I voters rejected a $1.9 million no-tax increase bond issue in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial results.

A total of 204 voters (48 percent) were in approval of the issue known as Proposition K.I.D.S., but the measure needed a four-sevenths majority to pass. A total of 219 voters (52 percent) were against the measure.

The measure would have approved funds to help pay for improvements at the elementary and high schools. The projects included new metal siding, metal roof, gutters, new insulation and secure entry renovation for the elementary school and asbestos flooring removal, new flooring and kitchen equipment for the high school.

County voters approved a three-percent sales tax on recreational marijuana, the maximum local tax allowed by the 2022 state amendments that legalized the drug. A total of 879 voters (73 percent) approved the measure, while 317 voters were against it.

Montgomery City and New Florence and High Hill voters approved the three-percent sales tax on marijuana. In Montgomery City, a total of 174 voters (83 percent) approved it, while just 35 voters (17 percent) were against it. A total of 56 voters (67 percent) approved the measure, while 27 voters (33 percent) were against it in New Florence.

In High Hill, voters approved that a four percent license tax on the gross receipts of any business supplying natural or manufactured gas for compensation should be implemented. A total of 17 voters (81 percent) said yes to the measure, while four voters (19 percent) said no.

Karl Finke, Karl Queathem and Maria Stille were re-elected to the Montgomery County R-II School Board. Howard Steele (Wellsville), Aaron Winter (Middletown) and Beth Nelson (New Florence) won contested mayoral races in their respective cities. Jock Bryson defeated Elizabeth Baig 66-42 in the Wellsville Second Ward race and Roy Butts edged Marvina Perkins 26-25 in the Middletown Alderman At-Large race.

The voter turnout in the county was 14.9 percent.

County sales tax for marijuana

Yes: 879

No: 317

Mayor for City of Middletown

Aaron Winter 19

Gary Moore 15

Mayor for City of High Hill

Tom Stine 14

Mayor for City of New Florence

Beth Nelson 55

Brad Kent 26

Mayor for City of Wellsville

Howard Steele 131

Sally Naysmith 45

Wellsville-Middletown R-I School Board

(three seats)

Stacey Sewell 282

Clinetta Weinrich 282

Paula Adams 264

Montgomery County R-II School Board

(three seats)

Karl Queathem 427

Maria Stille 391

Karl Finke 386

Daniel Dothage 308

Wellsville-Middletown R-I Proposition K.I.D.S.

(no-tax increase bond)

Yes 204

No 219

Middletown Alderman At-Large

Roy Butts 26

Marvina Perkins 25

High Hill Ward I Alderman

Tyler King 8

High Hill Ward II Alderman

Danny Angel 2

Jeremy Hines 2

Jonesburg Ward I Alderman

Cindy Duncan 17

Jonesburg Ward II Alderman

Keith Farrar 11

Montgomery City Ward I Alderman

Dan Cole 121

Montgomery City Ward II Alderman

Tom Nichols 59

New Florence Ward I Alderman

Andrew Johnson 23

New Florence Ward II Alderman

Debra Thompson 37

Wellsville First Ward Alderman

Jesse Maylee 74

Wellsville Second Ward Alderman 

Jock Bryson 66

Elizabeth Baig 42

Montgomery City sales tax for marijuana

Yes 174

No 35

New Florence sales tax for marijuana

Yes 56

No 27

High Hill license tax

Yes 17

No 4

McKittrick Trustees

(Vote for three)

Jeff Swofford 15

Code Lensing 14

Frank Dildine 14

Paula Endsworth 6

Betty Crawford 5

Alisa Los 5

Mike Struttmann 3

Donna Struttman 1

Rhineland Trustees

(Vote for five)

Larry Hagedorn 18

Jason Kolks 18

Steve Wehrle 17

Leon Englert 16

Alex Heldt 15

Greg Bardwell 8

Matt Heaney 4

Blake Winkelmann 4

Doug Lensing 3

Ronnie Stiers 3

Larry Englert 2

Frank Dildine 1

Cassandra Englert 1

Sherry Englert 1

Becky Hagedorn 1

Kara Horton 1

Greg Howe 1

Brad Kohlbush 1

Darren Schmidt 1

Kim Stiers 1

Scott Wehrle 1

Middletown Community Fire Protection District

Michael Fidler 56

Neil Gilbert 53

Aaron Winter 52

Marvin Perkins 18

Georgia Scarbrough 13

Jarrod Howard 8

Wellsville Fire Protection District

Richard Ham 186

Ricky Blaue 174

Brent Sheets 118

Jeff Moore 47