Friday night results from the May 20 special election had Renton School District officials proclaiming a “landslide win” for the district’s $150-million construction bond.

The bond had passed the required 60-percent supermajority on Friday by more than 400 votes, school district spokesperson Randy Matheson said.

“We’re excited,” he said. “We’ve obviously exceeded the supermajority.”

That’s something the district wasn’t able to pull off the first time around, during the March 11 election. The bond failed then by just 78 votes. Two levies passed during that election — one to pay for general costs and the other technology.

Election results won’t be certified until June 4, but Matheson and others are confident the bond is in the bag. Not many ballots are left, he says, and historically most late ballots are “yes” votes.

Voter turnout so far is higher than usual, Matheson added.

“We really appreciate all the voters who turned out,” he said.

For its part, he says the district will hold true to its promise not to raise tax rates (property taxes will remain about $3.44 for every $1,000 of assessed value) and to finish the construction jobs on time and on budget.