Updated: Results for the 2018 general election are here.
Residents of Prince George’s County Board of Education Districts 2, 3, 6, and 9 had the opportunity to vote for a school board candidate in the Maryland primary election on Tuesday. The two candidates with the most votes will go on to the general election in November.
Incumbents did very well at the polls: In the three districts where incumbents ran for re-election (Districts 2, 6, and 9), incumbents won the most votes.
Here are the Maryland State Board of Elections unofficial results for the four school board races:
DISTRICT 2:
Rob Anthony, 16.4%
*Lupi Grady, 49.3%
*Joshua M. Thomas, 34.3%
DISTRICT 3:
* Juwan Blocker, 25.7%
*Pamela Boozer-Strother, 47.2%
Irene Holtzman, 12.4%
Catherine Bennett Nwosu, 14.7%
District 6:
*Carolyn Maria Boston, 29.4%
Caleb A. Camara, 4.6%
Pat Fletcher, 14.0%
*Belinda Queen, 24.8%
Ava Richardson, 7.4%
David Shelton, 4.9%
Anthony Triplin, 14.9%
District 9:
Matt Green, 8.1%
Don D. Massey, 8.9%
*Arun Puracken, 28.7%
*Sonya Williams, 54.3%
(*) Candidates will appear on the ballot in the general election.
School board seats in Districts 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8 will be up for election in 2020. For a map of the Board of Education districts, click here.