Primary election results: Kerr and Underly advance in DPI race Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
In the primary race for state superintendent of schools, former Brown Deer superintendent Deborah Kerr and Pecatonica superintendent Jill Underly declared victories Tuesday night, pitting them against each other in the general election April 6.
In Milwaukee, four candidates will advance to the general election for two contested seats on the school board. With some absentee ballots yet uncounted, Aisha Carr and Dana Kelley led in District 4; and Alex Brower and Jilly Gokalgandhi led in District 5. Brower and Kelley ran on a socialist slate together backed by the teachers union.
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Abbie Fishman, Jilly Gokalgandhi, Kahri Phelps Okoro and Alex Brower.
Next week voters head to the polls again – as four of the nine seats on the Milwaukee Board of School Directors are up for re-election.
In District 5, which includes parts of Harambee, Riverwest, downtown and the East Side, four candidates will be on the ballot for the Feb. 16 primary. After the primary, two candidates will move on to the general election on April 6.
Early voting is open at City Hall until 5 p.m. Friday. You can find your Election Day polling place here.
Below is biographic information for candidates and answers to five questions about why they feel they are qualified and what they think about some of the school board’s current issues.