There are six candidates running for three seats on the Mingus Union High School District Governing Board: James Ariola, Taylor Bell, Ashley Koepnick, Rev. Frank Nevarez, incumbent Carol Anne Teague and Joe Wegwert, Ph.D.
Koepnick has a substantial lead in the race. Bell has the second-most number of votes.
The race for the third seat has been won by Nevarez. The final numbers were released on the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 14, showing Nevarez winning the third by 139 votes, defeating Teague 7,291 votes to 7,152 votes.
Teague initially has the second-most number of votes, based on early voting tabulated in the hours after polls closed, but as day-of votes are tabulated, she slipped in to third place, ahead of Nevarez by about 300 votes, then 133, and as of the morning of Friday, Nov. 8, by 68 votes. Ballot drops on Wednesday, Nov. 6, Thursday, Nov. 7, and Friday, Nov. 8, have significantly favored Nevarez over Teague, while adding more to the lead of Koepnick and Bell. Nevarez was ahead of Teague by 34 votes late Friday, 23 votes on Saturday, Nov. 9, 33 votes on Sunday, Nov. 10, 83 votes late Monday, Nov. 11, 93 votes on the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 12, and 137 votes as of late Wednesday, Nov. 13, with 99.69% votes counted.
Teague’s campaign allies, James Ariola and Joe Wegwert, Ph.D., were both defeated.
All votes have now been counted.
