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Public Radio Tulsa provides up-to-the-minute coverage of local election news from veteran Tulsa reporters John Durkee and Marshall Stewart. Listen to their stories during Morning Edition and All Things Considered.Here's the latest National Elections Coverage from NPR.

Tulsa School Board Seats Go to Runoff; Other Election Results

Two Tulsa School Board seats up for grabs in elections Tuesday will go to a runoff in April.

In District 5, teacher-turned-insurance agent John Croisant garnered 43.8% of the vote and will face former Republican state House candidate Shane Saunders, who got 26% of the vote.

District 5 incumbent Brian Hosmer chose not to run again.

In District 6, Jerry Griffin edged out 24-year school board incumbent Ruth Ann Fate by 42 votes. Both move on to the April runoff election, getting 36.7% and 32.8% of the vote. Third-place candidate Stephen Remington trailed Fate by just 24 votes.

Jenks voters overwhelmingly approved two bond measures totaling $12.5 million. The bonds will pay for an addition at the freshman academy and new buses, textbooks and technology.

Owasso voters easily passed two bond propositions totaling nearly $11.4 million. Those funds will go toward new buses; district-wide building repairs; and buying textbooks, technology, and fine arts and athletic equipment. They also re-elected current School Board President Frosty Turpen.

In Bixby, voters chose Tristy Fryer to replace Lisa Kramer on the school board.

Matt Trotter joined KWGS as a reporter in 2013. Before coming to Public Radio Tulsa, he was the investigative producer at KJRH. His freelance work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and on MSNBC and CNN.