Laramie County School District#1 Head Welcomes New Board Members

On Thursday, Laramie County School District#1 Superintendant Dr. Margaret Crespo issued a statement congratulating the new school board members who were voted into office in Tuesday's General Election.

''I would like to congratulate those who our community has elected to serve on our Board of Trustees,” Crespo was quoted as saying in a news release from the district. “At the same time, I express gratitude to those who have served on the board and hope you continue to connect with our students.”

The release went on to quote the Superintendent as saying “I look forward to working with our incoming board to ensure every student has a bright future and access to a great education,” Crespo said. “In alignment with the strategic plan, we are scheduling a variety of learning opportunities for them so they can become familiar with the plan, which was based on community values, input, and feedback.”

Here are the unofficial results from the election according to the Laramie County Clerk's office. The results will not become official until the county canvassing board meets this afternoon [Nov. 11]:

LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 BOARD MEMBER AT-LARGE

Vote For 1 TOTAL VOTE %

RENE R. HINKLE 8,586 36.67%

HENRY(HANK) BAILEY 7,960 34.00%

JENEFER PASQUA 3,429 14.64%

MEG VARHALMI 1,728 7.38%

JOE PLOWMAN 1,521 6.50%

Write-In Totals 191 0.82% Overvotes 109 Undervotes 4,412 Contest Totals 27,936

LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 BOARD MEMBER AREA 1 Vote For 1 TOTAL VOTE %

SUSAN EDGERTON 2,359 43.84%

JOSEPH RAMIREZ 1,695 31.50%

SHELLY DOWNHAM 1,289 23.95%

Write-In Totals 38 0.71% Overvotes 1 Undervotes 1,133 Contest Totals 6,515

LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 BOARD MEMBER AREA 2

Vote For 1 TOTAL VOTE %

BROOKE HUMPHREY 3,560 42.88%

RICH WIEDERSPAHN 3,520 42.39%

MAURINA VENTURELLI 1,182 14.24%

Write-In Totals 41 0.49% Overvotes 6 Undervotes 1,648 Contest Totals 9,957.

LARAMIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 BOARD MEMBER AREA 3 Vote For 1 TOTAL VOTE

% CHRISTY KLAASSEN 3,628 39.99%

TODD REYNOLDS 2,955 32.57%

TARA RUSSELL 1,427 15.73%

MELISSA THERIAULT 998 11.00% Write-In Totals 64 0.71% Overvotes 10 Undervotes 2,382 Contest Totals 11,464