After a tumultuous school year, voters weighed in Tuesday on whether to keep incumbent members of the Pittsburgh Public Schools board or to give newcomers a shot.
Here’s a breakdown of the election results:
- Incumbent Sylvia Wilson of District 1 beat progressive challengers Grace Higginbotham, an education consultant, and Carlos Thomas, a chef, winning 56% of the vote with 96% of precincts reporting.
- In the District 3 race, incumbent Sala Udin was leading with 51% of the vote with 96% of precincts reporting as of 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. His challenger, Lamont Frazier Jr., a father who works in construction and other trades, had 48% of the votes at that time.
- Tracey Reed unseated Terry Kennedy in District 5, garnering 58% of the vote. Kennedy assumed the seat in 2013 and is set for a rematch after cross-filing and winning the Republican primary.
- Jamie Piotrowski emerged victorious in a race against Khamil Scantling for the District 7 school board seat. Piotrowski had 65% of the vote with 98% of precincts reporting.
- In the District 9 race, Gene Walker was leading with 40% of the votes with about 92% of precincts reporting as of 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. Incumbent Veronica Edwards had 37% of votes at that time. Edwards cross-filed as a Republican and won that primary. Delancey Walton, 18, earned 22% of votes in the Democratic primary.
—TyLisa C. Johnson
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