UPDATE, Nov. 9: An error in the vote tabulations late Tuesday night led us to incorrectly report the results of the Board of Education race. As of Wednesday morning, the unofficial results have Jessica Gerber winning the fifth seat, not a tie as previously reported. Corrected story:
FAIRFIELD, Conn. Four new members will join Fairfields Board of Education later this month. Democrats Jennifer Maxon Kennelly, Phil Dwyer, and Jessica Gerberand Republican John Convertito won seats on the school board Tuesday in their first time on the ballot. Republican Paul Fattibene held onto his current spot on the board.
Kennelly led the race overall, earning 7,686 votes. The teacher said she will focus heavily on curriculum in her tenure on the school board. Its a wonderful validation that people realize that a voice of education is needed on the board, she said.
Convertito and Fattibene were next in the rankings, with 7,120 and 7,014 votes, respectively. Convertito said he was happy to earn a spot on his own merits, and not just because two were allotted to his party due to the towns minority representation laws.
Im hoping to get the board to work proactively with the other town boards, so we dont have this constant, contentious back-and-forth, Convertito said.
Dwyer took the fourth spot with 6,698 votes, followed by Gerber in fifth with 6,340. Democratic incumbent Stacey Zahn lost her seat Tuesday, taking in only 5,444 votes for sixth place.
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