Conservatives are leading in all three Mead school board races based on initial results. Positioning themselves against longtime incumbents, the conservative bloc is poised to become the majority on the board of the suburban school district.
Incumbent Denny Denholm, who has served on the board for a quarter century, appears likely to be ousted by military veteran Alan Nolan. Nolan was leading 52.9% to 46.6% in Tuesday’s count. It was the first contested race Denholm had to face in his many years on the board.
According to Nolan the results show Mead voters want “fresh voices” on the school board who “have the same interests” as parents.
Conservative Jennifer Killman defeated self-described progressive Jaime Stacy 55.4% to 44.2%. The relatively large margin of victory in the initial counting belies the large amount of campaign cash in the race on both sides – including nearly $15,000 of outside money spent on Stacy’s behalf.
