Oklahoma County officials are back to square one after voters rejected a proposed first-of-its-kind sales tax that would have funded the construction and operation of a new county jail over the next quarter century, while Democrats swept all three races for county office.

The sales tax proposal failed with just 37.6 percent support (84,143votes) while 62.3 percent of voters (139,181) cast ballots against it. The result represents a stinging defeat for county officials who supported the proposal, and it extends the uncertainty surrounding the new jail complex that had already begun construction of a behavioral health center in southeast Oklahoma City.

In other results, Democrat Jennifer Mayo upset Republican Jessica Clayton with just more than 50 percent of the vote. Mayo received 49,288 votes, while Clayton picked up 49,221 votes. The 67-vote margin between the two candidates could draw a recount request from Clayton.

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