Close levy vote surprises Lakeland

Ted Cruz supporters and Lakeland Joint School District officials won local victories in Tuesday’s presidential primary in different fashions. Lakeland’s $5.3 million school supplemental levy proposal was narrowly approved with 2,757 votes (53 percent) in favor and 2,478 against. A vote of at least 50 percent, plus one, was needed for the proposal to pass. The close vote surprised Lakeland officials, especially after the 2014 supplemental levy the district floated passed with a 70 percent approval. … Voter turnout may have been a factor as it was higher than normal with it being a presidential primary. Many voters who may not have turned out at the polls otherwise did so in this election with it being a presidential year. A total of 5,235 voted on the levy compared to 1,239 in 2014/ Brian Walker , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.

Question: Do you think the large GOP turnout for the primary may have been behind the lower approval rate for the Lakeland School District levy Tuesday?