Incumbent Cindy Young held her seat on the Boone County Board of Education on Tuesday, Nov. 3, defeating challenger Robin Shumate for the Division 4 position.
Young received 53% of the vote to Shumate's 47% out of 6,118 total votes cast, according to LINK nky, citing Kentucky Secretary of State data. The win gives Young a second four-year term on the five-member board.
Write-in candidate Jerry Rich won the Division 5 seat, replacing longtime board member Karen Byrd, who did not seek reelection. Rich received 55% of the 71 votes cast, according to LINK nky.
Rich defeated three other write-in candidates: Brandon Ashcraft with 19.7%, Linda Kunkel Schild with 16.9% and Brenna Penrose with 8.45%.
Boone County Board of Education results
Unofficial results, not yet certified.
Race | Candidate | Votes / Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Division 4 | Cindy Young | 53% of 6,118 | Won |
Division 4 | Robin Shumate | 47% of 6,118 | Lost |
Division 5 | Jerry Rich (write-in) | 39 of 71 (55%) | Won |
Division 5 | Brandon Ashcraft (write-in) | 19.7% of 71 | Lost |
Division 5 | Linda Kunkel Schild (write-in) | 16.9% of 71 | Lost |
Division 5 | Brenna Penrose (write-in) | 8.45% of 71 | Lost |
School board members serve four-year terms across all 13 Northern Kentucky districts, according to LINK nky.
Boone County state House races
Among the winners in House districts covering Boone County were three state representatives, according to unofficial results reported by the Northern Kentucky Tribune. Those results also have not been certified.
Marianne Proctor won the 60th District seat, which covers precincts in Florence and Union. T.J. Roberts won the 66th District, covering Burlington and Hebron. Steve Doan won the 69th District, which spans parts of Boone and Kenton counties.
The Boone County sample ballot listed Proctor against Democrat Tracey Reid, Roberts against Democrat Jason Ellis, and Doan against Democrat Wilanne Stangel.
