The first wave of results from the Feb. 9 special election showed Mercer Island voters strongly supporting the levy renewals for Mercer Island schools.

Preliminary results show just over 74 percent of Mercer Island voters are in favor of Proposition 1, a six-year capital projects and technology levy for the Mercer Island School District. The replacement levy will raise $38.4 million over six years to pay for building repairs and maintenance while also funding the district’s technology program. It would cost property owners an average of 55 cents per thousand dollars of assessed value each year for six years in property taxes.

A little more than 77 percent of Mercer Island voters support Proposition 2, a one-year transportation levy, which will allow the school district to replace aging school buses with propane-fueled vehicles. Property owners would pay an average of seven cents per thousand dollars of assessed value for one year in property taxes.

“I am grateful that Mercer Island voters continue to support their public schools​,” Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano said in a statement. “We want to express our gratitude to our supporters, volunteers and to this community for placing such a high value on supporting a high-quality public education for our students.”

Mercer Island was one of eight school districts with measures on the Feb. 9 special election ballot. Of Mercer Island’s 17,474 registered voters, 6,804 voters returned a ballot, or 38.93 percent, according to King County Elections on Feb. 16.

This story will be updated as more ballots are counted. Votes will become certified Feb. 19.