Upsets abound: newcomers to replace incumbents on school boards
Newcomers will be replacing incumbents on a few boards of education in Trumbull County.
New faces will be on the Girard, Newton Falls and Trumbull County Educational Service Center boards.
In Newton Falls, newcomers Rachael Rankin and Jae Leeworthy will join incumbent Tonya Kline to fill three seats on the board.
Unofficial and incomplete results had Leeworthy receiving 30%, Rankin 27%, and Kline 25%.
Incumbents Amie Crowder received 10% and Daniel Williams 8%.
In Girard, two newcomers will receive two seats on the board.
Scott Strain received 39% and Zak Steiner 38%.
Incumbent Sue Ellen Harris Davis received 23%. Board member Joseph Datchuk chose not to seek re-election.
For the Trumbull County Educational Service Center governing board, two incumbents will return and a political newcomer will replace a third incumbent to fill three seats,
Five candidates sought seats on the board.
Unofficial and incomplete results had incumbents Thomas Krispinsky receiving 25.3% and Laura Rubesich 25.2%, and new member Carol Young 25.1%.
Also running were incumbent Al Haberstroh with 14% and newcomer Milajean Harkabus with 10%.
