Nixa Mayor Beats Recall Drive, Other Tuesday Election Results

Nixa Mayor Brian Steele will remain in office after a vote to recall him failed.

Ozarks First reports that two-thirds of the over 3200 people that cast a ballot favored keeping Steele in office. A recall move had been started by a group of citizens after they objected to a Mask Mandate Steele had enacted during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Steele's term in office runs until April of 2023. 

Elsewhere in Christian County voters in Highlandville narrowly pass a Use Tax Issue while voters in Saddlebrooke, which includes residents in both Christian and Taney Counties, turned down a similar measure. 

Among the other issues that passed included a Public Safety Tax in Lawrence County and a Park Tax in the City of Mount Vernon. 

Christian County Election Numbers (Reported by Ozarks First)
Nixa Mayor Recall
Yes 808
No 2,458

Highlandville Use Tax
Yes 42
No 41

Highlandville Forego Elections
Yes 49
No 34

Saddlebrooke Use Tax
Yes 28
No 32