Politics & Government
Final Unofficial Results of Kirkwood School Board Race
An issue with a voting machine at Glendale Lutheran Church did not impact the razor-thin results of the Kirkwood School Board race.
Final unofficial election results for the Kirkwood School Board race did not change from Tuesday night to Wednesday afternoon, despite a report from the St. Louis County Board of Elections to the Wednesday that a number of votes at were not counted.
The final unofficial election results for the Kirkwood School Board race show Scott Anderson and Sara King winning the two open seats on the board by a razor-thin margin. The final unofficial results are:
Candidate Number of Votes Percentage of Votes Andy Stewart 3,401 31.90 Hamid R. Hamrah 413 3.87 Scott Anderson 3,414 32.02 Sara King 3,405 31.94 Write-In 29 .27at did not impact the results of the race because the machine at the church had no votes, St. Louis County Election Director Rita Heard Days told Patch Thursday.
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Incumbent candidate Andy Stewart, who lost his seat by four votes, told Patch Friday that he will ask for a recount, not only because of the close margin of results but because there has been some confusion about the results.
The Election Board will conduct a recount upon the request of a candidate after the election is certified which likely will be April 11 or 12, according to Days.
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Board members will be sworn in at the April 16 Kirkwood School Board meeting, according to the District.
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