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SCHOOL BOARDS

Here are the election results from the Seneca Valley and Freeport school districts.

<b>Seneca Valley</b>Cranberry Township resident Timothy Hester won the primary election for the right to represent a portion of the township on the Seneca Valley School Board.Hester, who cross-filed as both a Republican and a Democrat, will run unopposed in November's general election because he won both primaries.He will represent Region 5 on the school board and replaces outgoing member Eric Gordon, who chose not to seek re-election.Voters in both the Cranberry East 3 and Cranberry West 5 voting precincts were eligible to vote between Hester and competitor Judi Rexford.Hester won 78 votes to Rexford's 58 votes in the East 3 precinct Republican primary, as well as 36 votes to Rexford's 18 votes in the Democratic primary.In the West Five precinct, Hester won 68 votes to Rexford's 45 in the Republican primary, and Rexford edged Hester, 26 to 25, in the Democratic primary in that district.In total, Hester accumulated 146 Republican votes and 61 Democratic votes, compared to Rexford's 103 Republican and 44 Democratic votes.FreeportIf unofficial results hold, the Freeport School District election was decided Tuesday with the same four candidates approved on both the Republican and Democratic tickets.Three incumbents retained their seats. They are Dan Lucovich, the board president; Christine Davies and John Marty. The fourth incumbent whose term will end this November, Susan Lowers, did not run for re-election.Her seat was won by William Gaiser, who beat challenger Charlie Greco by only one vote on the Republican ballot and by 10 votes on the Democratic side.

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