Eight ran for four seats on Morgan Hill Unified School District
Board of Trustees. Armando Benavides, Kirsten Francis Carr, Brenda
Cayme, Bart Fisher, Ken Moody, Claudia Rossi, Shelle Thomas and Ron
Woolf. Bob Benevento bowed out early in the race due to family
issues, but his name is still on the ballot.
Eight ran for four seats on Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Trustees. Armando Benavides, Kirsten Francis Carr, Brenda Cayme, Bart Fisher, Ken Moody, Claudia Rossi, Shelle Thomas and Ron Woolf. Bob Benevento bowed out early in the race due to family issues, but his name is still on the ballot. Read the story below.
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62 of 62 precincts in Santa Clara County reported at 4:39 p.m. Thursday
Armando Benavides
Kirsten Francis Carr
Brenda Cayme
Bart Fisher
Votes: 2,229
Votes: 2,758
Votes: 1,563
Votes: 3,223
Percentage: 6.8
Percentage: 8.4
Percentage: 4.8
Percentage: 9.8
Don Moody
Claudia Rossi
Shelle Thomas
Ron Woolf
Votes: 4,554
Votes: 5,328
Votes: 4,617
Votes: 5,588
Percentage: 14
Percentage: 16.3
Percentage: 14.1
Percentage: 17
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Morgan Hill – Two newcomers and two incumbents grabbed the most votes in the race for four seats on the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Trustees.
Longtime educator Ron Woolf led the way with 5,588 votes, stay-at-home mother Claudia Rossi came in second with 5,328 votes, incumbent Shelle Thomas finished third with 4,617 votes and her fellow boardmember Don Moody secured 4,554 votes for the final spot, based on reports at 4:39 p.m. Thursday by the county registrar of voters.
The top four vote-getters will have a seat on the board. A final update is expected at 5 p.m. Friday.
Trailing the top four were incumbent Bart Fisher with 9.9 percent (3,223); Bob Benevento, who pulled out of the race last month though his name still appeared on the ballot, had 8.7 percent (2,853); Kirsten Francis Carr has gained 8.4 percent (2,717); Armando Benavides garnered 6.8 percent (2,229); and Brenda Cayme came in last place with 4.8 percent (1,563 votes).
