By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
Results from the Nov. 5 election showed that, overall, Guthrie County voters supported the countywide EMS measure with 53.88% of voters voting “Yes.” But since the measure required 60% in order to pass, the measure failed. According to data on the County Auditor’s website, there were 3,315 “Yes” votes and 2,838 “No” votes.
Looking more closely at the results reveals some trends in the six precincts, as shown below, in order of support for the measure:
Panora. YES=841 votes (64.49%) NO=463 (35.51%)
Yale YES=805 (63.89%) NO=455 (36.11%)
Guthrie Center YES=678 (57.8%) NO=495 (42.2%)
Bayard YES=219 (47.92%) NO= 238 (52.09%)
Casey YES=347 (45.72%) NO=412 (54.28%)
Stuart YES=427 (35.52%) NO=775 (64.48%)
Although there are many ways to “crunch the numbers,” one interesting statistic is that if the same 6,153 voters came to the polls again to vote on the measure, 377 would need to “flip” from voting “No” to voting “Yes” in order for the measure to reach the 60% threshold for passage.