Roeske, Valente Win Seats on Grosse Pointe Public School Board

Daniel Roeske and Lois Valente won the election Tuesday. Diane Karabetsos received the fewest votes.

The names Valente and Roeske were often seen together on lawns and in other campaign forums and ultimately, they both won the race. Roeske earned the most votes with 6,153; Valente received 5,635; and Karabetsos had 5,013, according to unofficial numbers released late Tuesday by the Grosse Pointe Woods city clerk.

Both will begin serving on the school board in January, although both already regularly attend the meetings as observers.

Karabetsos did take the most votes in two cities but did not receive enough votes elsewhere to propel herself to the top of the list.

A breakdown of votes:

The as both board members with expiring terms decided to not seek office again. Roeske and Valente will replace Fred Minturn and John Steininger.