TODAY WAS ELECTION DAY IN JACKSON COUNTY....ON A $6.5-MILLION
BOND VOTE TO BUILD A NEW COUNTY JAIL IN MAQUOKETA.
THE OUTCOME....
YES 2,430 N0 1,786
60% OR MORE APPROVAL IS NEEDED TO PASS.
THE VOTE WAS 57.50 IN FAVOR....42.27 AGAINST.
THE ISSUE DEFEATED.