Election results: Find out who’s ahead in Sacramento and Elk Grove school board races

Lavinia Grace Phillips is leading Jessie Ryan in the Sacramento City Unified School District school board elections.

Sacramento City voters are largely favoring Phillips over incumbent board president Ryan. Incumbent Christina Pritchett was leading in her race. Thousands more votes are yet to be counted.

An update to the vote tally is not expected until Friday.

Area 7: Southern Sacramento

Phillips was leading the race for the seat in the neighborhoods of Oak Park, Hollywood Park and North City Farms with 54% of the votes Wednesday, and Ryan had 45% of the votes.

Ryan, who was first elected to the board in 2015, called the school board seat the costliest race in the district’s history.

“We were up against powerful forces willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to win at all costs,” Ryan told The Sacramento Bee. “As we await the final election results, students must remain our North Star and our board leadership must have the courage to put student needs above adult wants.”

Area 3: Eastern Sacramento

Pritchett, an incumbent school board member representing neighborhoods to the east of the city and Rosemont, has 54% of the votes while her opponent Jose Navarro has 45% of the votes.

Pritchett, a training consultant for the California Clinical Forensic Medical Training Center, was first elected to the board in 2012, and will serve another four years if she wins.

“I am really proud of the way we ran things,” Pritchett said.

Navarro said he is feeling optimistic about the race.

Area 4: South Sacramento neighborhoods, including Elder Creek and Fruitridge

Jamee Villa leads with 61% of the vote in the South Sacramento neighborhoods of Elder Creek and Fruitridge in Area 4. Villa is a communications specialist with the California State Retirees Association. Her opponent, Naila Pope-Harden, received 38% of the votes.

Area 5: South Sacramento

Chinua Rhodes, a community activist, narrowly leads in the south Sacramento neighborhoods of Meadowview and Parkway, or Area 5, with 50% of the votes. Rhodes serves on the city’s Parks and Community Enrichment Commission and Inclusive Economic and Community Development Committee. Rhodes also serves on the district’s Local Control and Accountability Plan Committee.

His opponent, Vanessa Areiza King, has 49% of the votes. The winner will be replacing Mai Vang, who left the seat to run for Sacramento City Council.

Elk Grove Unified

In Area 1, incumbent Tony Perez received 59% of the votes while Regina Banks received 40% of the votes. Perez has been serving as a board member since 2012.

In Area 3, Sean Yang had 45% of the vote. He’s ahead of his two opponents, Bobby Roy and Victor Wilson.

This story was originally published November 3, 2020 at 8:29 PM.