By Bruce Rolfe
In the Climax-Scotts School District, all four incumbents ran unopposed and were elected to four-year terms.
Trent Piper received 1,049 votes, Jacqueline Longman 956, Lori Bagwell 924, and Susan K. Reichert, 897.
The majority of the votes were cast on election day (2,102), however 1,515 were cast by absentee ballot and 270 in early voting.
In the Galesburg-Augusta School District, Incumbents Jessica Eberstein (2,311 votes), Gary Gillette (1,564) and Nathan Smeltzer (1,843) were elected to four-year terms.
Michael Armock ran as a write-in non-partisan candidate, however Kalamazoo County is not revealing write-in candidate winners until the Board of Canvassers finalizes the election. There were 497 write-in votes cast for four-year seat candidates.
Sarah Davidson received 2,586 votes running unopposed for a partial term ending 12/31/2026 and there were 103 write-in votes.
There were 3,385 votes cast election day, 1,908 absentee votes and 902 early votes.
In the Athens School District, four candidates on the ballot and one write-in candidate were vying for three, four year terms.
Winning seats was Eric McClure (61 votes), Teri S. Loew (56) and Rachel Hunt (41).
Erika J. Smith received 24 votes and there were eight write-in votes. however Kalamazoo County is not revealing write-in candidate winners until the Board of Canvassers finalizes the election. Brian Jackson ran as a write-in candidate.
Also in the Athens School District, voters rejected a 3 mill, 5-year (2026-2030) sinking fund proposal by a 58-54 count.
On election day, 55 voters cast no votes and 50 voted yes. There were four yes votes and three no votes cast in early voting.
If approved, the millage renewal would have allowed the school district to continue to levy the building and site sinking fund millage that expires with the 2025 tax levy.
The sinking fund revenue would have been used for the construction or repair of school buildings and all other purposes authorized by law. The estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage would have been approved and levied in 2026 is approximately $600,000.
In the Climax-Scotts School District, all four incumbents ran unopposed and were elected to four-year terms.
Trent Piper received 1,049 votes, Jacqueline Longman 956, Lori Bagwell 924, and Susan K. Reichert, 897.
The majority of the votes were cast on election day (2,102), however 1,515 were cast by absentee ballot and 270 in early voting.
In the Galesburg-Augusta School District, Incumbents Jessica Eberstein (2,311 votes), Gary Gillette (1,564) and Nathan Smeltzer (1,843) were elected to four-year terms.
Michael Armock ran as a write-in non-partisan candidate, however Kalamazoo County is not revealing write-in candidate winners until the Board of Canvassers finalizes the election. There were 497 write-in votes cast for four-year seat candidates.
Sarah Davidson received 2,586 votes running unopposed for a partial term ending 12/31/2026 and there were 103 write-in votes.
There were 3,385 votes cast election day, 1,908 absentee votes and 902 early votes.
In the Athens School District, four candidates on the ballot and one write-in candidate were vying for three, four year terms.
Winning seats was Eric McClure (61 votes), Teri S. Loew (56) and Rachel Hunt (41).
Erika J. Smith received 24 votes and there were eight write-in votes. however Kalamazoo County is not revealing write-in candidate winners until the Board of Canvassers finalizes the election. Brian Jackson ran as a write-in candidate.
Also in the Athens School District, voters rejected a 3 mill, 5-year (2026-2030) sinking fund proposal by a 58-54 count.
On election day, 55 voters cast no votes and 50 voted yes. There were four yes votes and three no votes cast in early voting.
If approved, the millage renewal would have allowed the school district to continue to levy the building and site sinking fund millage that expires with the 2025 tax levy.
The sinking fund revenue would have been used for the construction or repair of school buildings and all other purposes authorized by law. The estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage would have been approved and levied in 2026 is approximately $600,000.
