Late Night Election Results for Osage County

The final Osage County precinct entered the Osage County Election Board Office in Pawhuska at quarter after midnight as many awaited the results of several close races across the County.

The largest County race on the ballot for 2016 was the decision for which candidate will replace the retiring Osage County Sheriff Ty Koch. The final tally came in with a separation of only 954 votes in favor of Republican Sheriff Candidate Eddie Virden, who took 52.5% of the vote over his opponent the current Osage County Under-Sheriff Lou Ann Brown. The race remained close throughout the evening with the decision resting with the final reporting precinct out of North Tulsa.

Another close race was that for Osage County District #2 Commissioner. The incumbent Commissioner Scott Hilton lost Tuesday to his Republican opponent Kevin Paslay. This was the third attempt by Paslay to take the District #2 seat and he did so by 773 votes.

The District 36 race for State House of Representatives was not as close as initially anticipated as the incumbent Republican Representative Sean Roberts took 66.8% of the total vote over his opponent Democratic Candidate Cathy Ross of Pawhuska.

The final voter turn out numbers from Osage County were 18,942 however this number did not include provisional ballots. The results of the election will not be finalized until all provisional ballots are screened. The final results should be posted on the State Election Board Website, and available at the Election Board Office in Pawhuska on Friday.