9 Unchallenged Alexandria School Board Candidates Projected To Win: Unofficial Results

ALEXANDRIA, VA — As the Alexandria School Board race appears to be uncontested with all precincts in, the nine candidates for all nine seats on the board are projected winners Tuesday night.

In School Board District A with all precincts reporting, leading candidates are Michelle Rief with 36.33 percent, Tim Beaty with 30.93 percent and Ryan Reyna with 30.18 percent. School Board District A covers neighborhoods like Old Town, Del Ray, Potomac Yard and Arlandria. Rief is the current board chair, and Beaty won a special election to fill a seat vacated by Willie Bailey.

In School Board District B with all precincts reporting, leaders are incumbent Ashley Simpson Baird with 35.71 percent, incumbent Vice Chair Kelly Carmichael Booz with 30.75 percent and newcomer Alexander Crider Scioscia with 30.61 percent. School Board District B is focused on central Alexandria and parts of the West End.

In School Board District C with all precincts reporting, leaders are newcomer Donna Kenley with 34.47 percent, incumbent Christopher Harris with 31.86 percent and newcomer Abdulahi Abdalla with 31.63 percent. School Board District C covers parts of the West End.

Results are unofficial until they are certified by election officials.

The Alexandria School Board race featured three candidates in each of three districts: School Board Districts A, B and C. There was no primary election for the school board, where candidates run as non-partisan. Voters could cast a ballot for up to three candidates in their assigned school board district.

The nine-member school board serves three-year terms and sets policies for Alexandria City Public Schools, including the annual budget.

As of 5 p.m., Mayor Justin Wilson shared that turnout stood at 73.38 of registered voters, including mail-in and early voting.

Along with school board, Alexandria voters had Alexandria mayor, Alexandria City Council, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, president and a Virginia constitutional amendment on the general election ballot.