If the Enumclaw School District was hoping for a sweet Valentine’s Day with its registered voters, then it was sorely disappointed as initial results from the special election came in last night.

In short, voters roundly rejected a $253 million bond measure meant to build two new elementary schools, a new performing arts center, and a new sports stadium.

When results were posted shortly after 8 p.m. on Feb. 14, more than 75% of ballots counted that day rejected the bond measure.

ESD has more than 21,000 registered voters in its district, but so far, only about 7,000 ballots have been counted.

This means the results are likely to shift, but the likelihood of voter support flipping to the required supermajority (60%) of support looks impossible.

Only about 33% of voters ballots have been counted so far. The last bond measure, which ran in 2015 and passed by only four votes, had 40% voter turnout, though it had roughly 5,000 less registered voters.

Overall, most ESD bond measures are not approved by voters.

Out of the 11 bonds ESD has put out over the last three decades, only three were approved — one in 1988 for $7.5 million (nearly 72% approval); another in 1997 for $31 million (just over 61%); and the third in 2015, which was for $68.5 million.