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A new business address will soon be in order for Madill Police Chief Donald Yow as he defeated incumbent Marshall County Sheriff in the June 30 Republican Primary Election.
Yow is set to become the next Marshall County Sheriff as no Democratic, Independent or Libertarian candidates filed for the office. His term is set to begin next January.
Yow finished with 797 votes or 52.47% of the total 1,519 ballots cast. Cryer received 722 votes or 47.53% of ballots cast.
According to unofficial election results shared on the Oklahoma State Election Board (OSEB) website, most Marshall County voters chose to cast their ballots on Election Day.
In the sheriff’s race Yow had a 718 to 645 vote advantage on Election Day as well as a 49 to 39 lead during early voting. However, Cryer received 38 votes via absentee ballot to Yow’s 30.
Neither candidate was available for an interview before The Madill Record went to press early Wednesday morning.
Only Republicans were able to vote in the sheriff’s race as Oklahoma has closed primaries, according to the OSEB website.
The OSEB website lists three political parties as recognized for Oklahoma elections: Republican, Democrat and Libertarian. While party primaries are closed, recognized parties may open their primaries to Independent voters, the election board website states.
For the 2020 and 2021 election years, the Democratic Party has elected to open its primaries to Independents, also per the state election board while the Republican and Libertarian parties have chosen to keep their primaries closed.
Other races Although the sheriff’s race was the only local election on the primary ballot, Marshall County voters weighed in on five other elections.
State Question 802 was the lone item all Marshall County voters could vote on.
Marshall County voters voted against SQ802 by a margin of 56.87% to 43.13%. The SQ802 vote drew 2,418 voters to the polls with 1,375 voting against it and 1,043 voting for it.
However, the ballot measure passed statewide by a narrow margin of 6,518 votes. SQ802 received 340,279 yes votes or 50.48% of the total 674,040 votes cast.
Meanwhile, 333,761 voters or 49.52% of those casting ballots decided against SQ802.
Republicans in Marshall County decided on three other elections.
Local Republicans showed strong support to incumbents in each race. First, incumbent corpora
First, incumbent corporation commissioner Todd Hiett defeated challenger Harold D Spradling by taking 62.62% of the vote. Hiett won 893 votes to Spradling’s 533 votes in Marshall County.
Hiett defeated Spradling by a margin of 266,061 votes to 90,361 votes or 74.59% to 25.41% statewide on Tuesday.
He moves on to face Libertarian Todd Hagopian, 40 of Bixby, in the November 3 general election. No other candidates filed for the Corporation Commissioner race.
Republicans also gave a Congressman Markwayne Mullin of the Second District a strong victory Tuesday. Marshall County voters gave him a resounding victory with 1,256 votes or 82.96% of ballots cast to 130 votes or 8.59% for
November’s election.
The day’s final election set the matchup for this year’s United States senate seat.
Incumbent Jim Inhofe (R-Tulsa) beat three challengers by getting 1,094 votes or 72.31% of ballots cast in Marshall County. JJ Sttit received 253 votes or 16.72%. John Tompkins received 93 votes or 6.15% while 73 voters or 4.82% cast their ballots for Neil Mavis.
Inhofe won the statewide Republican Primary by a similar margin. He received 277,746 votes or 74.06% of those cast. Stitt finished in second place with 57,400 votes or 15.3%. Tompkins got 23,550 votes or 6.28% while Mavis received 16,351 votes or 4.36%.
Inhofe will face Democrat Abby Broyles in the November 3 general election.
Broyles was the choice for both Marshall County and Oklahoma Democrats as a whole.
In Marshall County, Broyles won 341 votes or 42.36% of total ballots cast. In second place was R.O. Joe Cassity, Jr. with 191 votes or 23.73%. Elysabeth Britt finished third with 161 votes or 20.00% while Sheila Bilyeu was fourth 112 votes or 13.91%. Statewide, Broyles’ margin in
Statewide, Broyles’ margin increased to 60.46% of ballots cast or 163,845 votes. Britt received 45,155 votes or 16.67%. Bilyeu had 11.93% or 32,320 votes and Cassity received 29,686 votes good for 10.95%.
What’s next
No elections are currently scheduled for Marshall County on the state’s next election day, August 25, which is for Runoff Primary Elections.
However, other parts of the state will see runoff elections including one for Republicans in the Fifth Congressional District and multiple state legislative races.
The deadline for registering to vote in those elections is Friday, July 31.
Otherwise, Marshall County voters are set to return to the polls for the November 3 general election. The last day to register for the general election is Friday, October 9. More information can be found at ok.gov/elections or by calling the Oklahoma State Election Board at 405-521-2391 or the Marshall County Election Board at 580-795-5460.