In Rochester, incumbents keep power in local elections after partisan campaigns
Mayor Kim Norton, Rochester Public Schools Board incumbents victorious on Tuesday.
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Mayor Kim Norton, Rochester Public Schools Board incumbents victorious on Tuesday.
School board elections are technically nonpartisan races. However, the primary turned into a race deeply dividing voters into two camps.
Mayor Kim Norton gets 57% of the vote; landlord Britt Noser comes in second with 22%.
Although school board members are elected as individuals, the two groups essentially have been positioned in opposition to one another, and differ in opinions on most issues.
"Our teachers are not school counselors. We can have resources for that, but when you're in the school room, let's teach academics," candidate Kimberly Rishavy said, challenging many of the priorities the school district's current administration has undertaken.