Who won Maricopa County school board races? Here's what to know

Over a hundred candidates in Maricopa County competed for school board positions across metro Phoenix.

Board members are responsible for allocating public resources, hiring and evaluating the superintendent, setting salaries for employees, approving curriculum materials and adopting the school calendar.

Maricopa County election officials started releasing results on Election Day, but they will continue to update the tallies as ballots are processed. 

In addition to the contested elections listed below, many Maricopa County school districts will appoint members who were in uncontested races.

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Here are the results so far:

Alhambra Elementary School District - 2 will be elected

• Cathleen O'Neil Frantz 
• Christian Solorio Acuna - Elected 
• Matthew Nevarez - Leading 

Cartwright Elementary School District - 2 will be elected 

• Daniel Cantu
• Lydia Hernandez - Elected
• Pedro Lopez - Elected 

Cave Creek Unified School District - 2 will be elected 

• Brian Bunkers
• Cindy Cummens
• Jackie Ulmer - Elected 
• Scott Brown - Elected  

Chandler Unified School District - 2 will be elected 

• Charlotte Golla
• Kurt Rohrs - Elected 
• Lara Bruner
• Marilou Estes 
• Patti Serrano - Elected 

Deer Valley Unified School District - 2 will be elected 

• Craig Beckman 
• Paul Carver - Elected 
• Stephanie Simacek - Elected
• Tony Bouie

Dysart Unified School District - 2 will be elected 

• Dawn Densmore - Elected 
• Jennifer Drake - Elected 
• Tina Mollica
• William Coniam

East Valley Institute of Technology, District 5 - 1 will be elected 

• Cien Hiatt Luke  
• Laura Metcalfe - Elected  

Fountain Hills Unified School District - 3 will be elected 

• Jenny Amstutz
• Judy Rutkowski 
• Libby Settle - Elected 
• Lilian Acker - Leading
• Madicyn Reid - Elected  
• Tara Lamar 

Fowler Elementary School District - 2 will be elected 

• Francisca Montoya - Elected 
• Leezah Sun
• Lisa Perez - Elected 
• Marvene Lobato

Gilbert Unified School District - 2 will be elected 

• Chad Thompson - Elected 
• Collete Evans
• Jill Humpherys - Elected 
• Trina Jonas

Glendale Union High School District - 2 will be elected 

• Natalie Veidmark - Elected 
• Patty Kennedy - Elected 
• Paul Ulan

Higley Unified School District - 2 will be elected 

• Amanda Wade -Elected 
• Anna Van Hoek - Elected 
• Brooke Garrett 
• Roy Morales 

Kyrene Elementary School District - 2 will be elected

• Kristi Ohman
• Kevin Walsh - Elected 
• Triné Nelson - Elected 

Laveen Elementary School District - 2 will be elected 

• Fern Ward
• Jill Barragan - Elected 
• Linda Abegg - Elected 
• Simir Rand

Liberty Elementary School District - 2 will be elected

• Bryan Parks - Elected 
• Mark Aguire - Leading 
• Paul Jensen

Litchfield Elementary School District - 2 will be elected

• Dennis Dowling
• Kimberly Moran - Leading
• Ryan Owens - Elected 
• Suzanne Lange

Littleton Elementary School District - 3 will be elected

• Amy Soucinek - Elected 
• Curtis Nielson
• Markus Ceniceros - Elected 
• Max White
• Rachel Barnett - Elected 

Madison Elementary School District - 2 will be elected 

• Christine Thompson - Elected 
• Jon Robinson
• Mitra Khazai - Elected 

Mesa Unified School District - 2 will be elected 

• Chris Hamlet
• Ed Steele
• Jacob Martinez
• JR Wright
• Marcie Hutchinson - Elected 
• Rachel Walden - Elected 
• Ray Deer

Murphy Elementary School District - 2 will be elected 

• Guadalupe Gonzalez - Elected 
• Jennifer Ayala - Elected 
• Rebecca Coffman

Osborn Elementary School District - 2 will be elected 

• Eric Thompson
• Juan Carlos Flamand
• John Cahal
• Leanne Greenberg - Elected 
• Violeta Ramos - Elected 

Paradise Valley Unified School District - 3 will be elected

• Edward Jackson
• Kerry Baker - Elected 
• Lisane Farr
• Sandra Christensen - Elected 
• Sheryl Evenson
• Susan Matura 
• Tony Pantera - Elected 

Peoria Unified School District - 2 will be elected 

• Devon Updegraff-Day 
• Heather Rooks - Elected 
• Melissa Ewing - Elected 

Phoenix Union High School District, Ward 2 - 1 will be elected

• Alan Aversa
• Signa Oliver - Elected 

Phoenix Union High School District, Ward 3 - 1 will be elected

• Charles Lucking
• Stephanie Parra - Elected 

Queen Creek Unified School District - 2 will be elected

• James Knox - Elected 
• Ken Brague
• Samantha Davis - Elected 

Roosevelt Elementary School District - 2 will be elected

• Ashley Hodge - Elected 
• Joseph Dailey
• Megan Frankiewicz - Elected 

Saddle Mountain Unified School District - 2 will be elected

• Amy Amaral - Leading 
• Daniel Blackson - Elected 
• James Costello
• John Waid

Scottsdale Unified School District - 2 will be elected

• Amy Carney - Elected 
• Andrea Keck
• Carine Werner  - Leading 
• Mary Gaudio 
• Robb Vaules 

Tempe Union High School District - 2 will be elected

• Amanda Steele - Elected 
• Andres Barraza - Elected 
• Stephan Kingsley

Tolleson Union High School District - 2 will be elected 

• Devin Del Palacio - Leading
• Elda Luna-Najera - Elected 
• Emilio Avila Solis 

Washington Elementary School District - 2 will be elected

• Bill Adams
• Kyle Clayton - Elected 
• Tamilia Valenzuela - Elected 

Western Maricopa Education Center, District 5 - 1 will be elected 

• Edgardo Garcia
• Robert Garcia - Elected 

Wilson Elementary School District - 1 will be elected 

• Hector Banda Lopez - Write-in - Leading with four votes
• Maria Felix - Write-in - Trailing with three votes 

Renata Cló is a reporter on The Arizona Republic's K-12 education team. You can reach her at rclo@arizonarepublic.com, follow her on Twitter @renataclo and join the conversation in our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/arizonaeducation.  

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