Incumbents dominate in two Alaska school board elections, Alabama runoff decided
October 8, 2014
By Lauren Dixon
Incumbents dominated in two Alaska school board elections held on October 7, 2014, although only one district actually needed to send voters to the ballot box. The incumbents largely succeeded through a lack of opposition, since just two seats were contested.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Board of Education had three seats up for election this year. Challenger Michael O'Brien triumphed over incumbent John Thies for Seat E, while incumbent Wendy Charmaine Dominique defeated newcomer Denis Gardella for Seat G. Incumbent Sean Rice ran unopposed to retain Seat G.
On the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District Board of Education, both incumbents ran unopposed. R. "Ole" Larson and Tiffany R. Scott were re-elected to Seats D and E, respectively.
Elsewhere in the country, the fate of an Alabama runoff election on the Huntsville City Schools Board of Education was also decided following a close August election. Challenger Elisa Ferrell defeated Anson Knowles by just 408 votes to win the District 3 seat and a four-year term.
Candidates
Note: An (i) next to a candidate's name indicates incumbent status.
AlaskaFairbanks North Star Borough School District |
AlabamaHuntsville City Schools |
See also
- School board elections, 2014
- Huntsville City Schools elections (2014)
- Fairbanks North Star Borough School District elections (2014)
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District elections (2014)
- Alabama school board elections, 2014
- Alaska school board elections, 2014
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