The latest: 2023 school election results

Hilary Matheson, Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont.
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May 2—Tuesday's school elections concluded at 8 p.m. Tuesday. The Daily Inter Lake is posting unofficial results as they become available.

Updated 11 p.m.

In Olney-Bissell School District, voters passed a 15-year building reserve levy that will generate about $53,053 a year, or a total of approximately $795,795, to fund facility and infrastructure improvements. According to the district tally, the measure passed by a 184 to 144 vote, per the preliminary results.

The owner of a home with an assessed value of $300,000 can expect an annual tax increase of $52.65.

Whitefish School District voters handily approved a $231,766 general fund levy request with 64.13% of votes cast in favor of the measure in a 1,482 to 786 vote, according to unofficial results.

The owner of a home with an assessed value of $300,000 can anticipate annual taxes to increase by $10.23.

Cayuse Prairie School School District's $300,000 general fund levy overwhelmingly failed with 588 voting against and 210 voting for the measure.

If the levy had passed, owners of homes with assessed values of $300,000 could have anticipated annual taxes to have increased by $161.64.

Following are preliminary results from school election night Tuesday. Results are unofficial until they are canvassed by each respective school board.

Olney-Bissell

Building reserve levy

For: 184

Against: 144

Whitefish

Elementary general fund levy

For: 1,482

Against: 786

Trustee — Three three-year terms.

Jerrie Boksich 1,884

Katie Clarke 1,806

Shannon Hanson 1,588

Judy Hessellund 449

Deer Park

Trustee election — Two three-year terms

Gary Anderson 144

Patrick Lundie 98

Michael Younger 75

Terri Kissane 56

Patrick Kissane 30

Kila

Trustee election

Two three-year terms.

Amanda Chin 257

Nicholas Blanch 197

Chloe Christiana 135

One one-year term

Kristina Stratton 119

Madison Crevier 106

Melissa Blanch 84

Cayuse Prairie

General fund levy

For: 210

Against: 588

Trustee election — Two three-year terms

Kyle Heinecke 433

Tyler Hash 389

Peter Kirmer 302

Columbia Falls

Trustee election — Three openings for three-year terms

Keri Hill 1,813

Barbara Riley 1,516

Megan Upton 1,501

TJ Middlesworth 1,473

Jonathan Foust 942

Swan River

Trustee election — Two openings for three-year terms

Matt Cottle 195

Brooke Johnston 151

Cassie Kleffner 143