Mid-MO Election Coverage - April 3, 2012
Our team of tech-savvy reporters canvassed mid-Missouri Tuesday night to cover the many races. For each race, check out tweets from our reporters and other local news orgs as they happened.
- School Board Election
- Christine King, Melvin Balse, Rex Cone and Paul Cushing ran for two seats on the Columbia Public School Board. King ran as an incumbent. King won a seat with 42.36% of the vote and Cushing won the other available seat with 21.15%. Many candidates celebrated the election night in restaurants around Columbia.
School board candidate Paul Cushing with family and friends at Flat Branch: http://pic.twitter.com/blYkziXV
At Christine King's watch party, she is talking with supporters waiting for results. #comovotes @KBIA http://pic.twitter.com/2xyRXZ4N
School board candidate Christine King set up a projector to show live online election results. #comovotes http://pic.twitter.com/IRzvNHvS
After release of absentee votes, King has 41% of votes, talking to friends. #comovotes @KBIA http://pic.twitter.com/e4bK1B75
Paul Cushing looks at school board results with his mother and stepfather: http://pic.twitter.com/9ASCGaUT- The first votes that came in were absentee ballots.
Absentee ballots are in and King is in the lead for the school board election with 41.6% of the vote. #votecomo http://pic.twitter.com/wvSRbnhB- Rex Cone talking with some supporters at Shakespeare's on West Broadway during watch party. #comovotes yfrog.com/odt86ngj
The King camp anxious for more results... #comovotes http://pic.twitter.com/yCxVYgOQ- Family and friends of Rex Cone keeping a close eye on the results while they eat. yfrog.com/ob9yfpbj
Paul Cushing talks to CMNEA reps who came to visit. http://pic.twitter.com/4wDIzjiW
Cone says he's, "confident no matter who is elected, they will do a fine job," while talking absentee results. #comovotes- The second round of votes show King and Cushing in the lead.
With 25 percent reporting, Cushing in second by 23 votes: http://pic.twitter.com/EqE7b1ha
King taking a look at the updated numbers - 41.3% with 24.5% reporting. #comovotes http://pic.twitter.com/wQUrKUNi
Cushing pleased by latest results, which puts him at 21 percent of the vote, with 84% reporting: http://pic.twitter.com/awVhswHV
Christine King and Paul Cushing lead the school board election with 42% and 21% of the vote, respectively. #comovotes
King looking at the tax levy and bond votes - she is at 42.2 percent with 84.3% reporting. http://pic.twitter.com/pfjMcLAe- The final tally of votes confirmed that King and Cushing won seats on the school board.
Paul Cushing and Christine King win seats on school board. http://pic.twitter.com/N0ilpsDH- Christine King and Paul Cushing win seats on the school board with 42% and 21% of the votes, respectively. #comovotes
