Whitney and DeBartolo win school board race

Unofficial election results have Steve Whitney and Dan DeBartolo winning the two open seats on the Juneau School Board.

Four candidates competed in the race. The two candidates with the most votes win.

DeBartolo finished first with 2,886 votes and Whitney came in second place with 2,577 votes Tuesday night. Jason Hart had the next highest number of votes, followed by Kevin Allen.

Both of the winning candidates were traveling on business as the votes were counted.

DeBartolo said he saw the results right before his flight landed in Juneau. He said he is grateful to all the candidates and he is looking forward to the new position.

“For my part, I’m going to be reaching out to the school board to see how soon they need us to plug in so I can hop in with both feet and start making a difference,” Debartolo said.

Whitney was at a hotel in Anchorage when he saw the results. He said the race was grilling but he enjoyed the process.

“I’m very grateful for all the forums we have. I think it’s a great way to vet candidates in Juneau,” Whitney said. “It really helps the public process. Having money is less important than actually going and facing all the different groups.

The results are unofficial. Absentee and questioned ballots still need to be counted. The results will be reviewed for certification next Tuesday.

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