St. Louis-area school races: Money, turnout and a rejection of 'partisan politics'
The election results followed a national backlash against school boards that have tilted conservative in recent years.
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The election results followed a national backlash against school boards that have tilted conservative in recent years.
Doris A. Graham resoundingly retains her seat as a member of the St. Louis Community College Board of Trustee, Subdistrict 1. Graham was first elected to the board in 2012
Two progressive candidates won Tuesday night, blocking conservatives from controlling all seven school district board seats.
Voters defeated conservative candidates Tuesday in a sweeping rebuke of right-wing efforts to gain control of local school boards.
Also Tuesday, Joe Garritano and Liz Gibbons won their bids to become mayor of Wildwood and Kirkwood to succeed incumbents who weren’t seeking new terms.