BOARD OF EDUCATION candidates win posts, with one seat on hold

Congratulations to Debbie Stellini (5,606), Pamela Lakatos (5,186) and Jamee McCoy (5,118) who were all elected during Tuesday’s General Election to the Board of Education.

The fourth vacancy was subject to a write-in campaign, with the winner still pending. According to The News-Herald Newspapers and Staff Writer Dave Herndon, only three official candidates filed by the deadline to run. The fourth candidate, the winner of the write-ins, will take up to 14 days from the election to certify.

There were six official write-in candidates who split about 1,700 votes. Those candidates were incumbent Ron Miller, David Myers, Nicole Krapohl, Candace Tulacz, Victoria Wilson and Procopio Gaglio.

According to Jina Sawani, a spokesperson for the Wayne County Clerk’s Office the county Board of Canvassers has to certify write-in votes.

“In an election of this size it will likely take the full 14 days,” she said. “They won’t certify it piecemeal, but the entire county all at once.”