School board candidates earn seats on the fall ballot

Of the nine candidates running for five four-year school board seats on the Democratic ballot in Columbia Borough School District, Charles Leader, Lauren K. Vonstetten, Chris Misciagna, Kathleen Hohenadel and Sandra Duncan claimed spots in the general election.

Of the nine candidates running for five four-year school board seats on the Republican ballot, Kimberly Rightnour, Cole F. Knighton, Fred Thomas, Zoey Geyer and Vonstetten – who had cross-filed – won their party’s nominations.

Two cross-filed candidates, Republican Michael Burke and Democrat Sonya Duncan, ran for a two-year seat on both the Republican and Democratic ballots. Burke won a spot on the Republican ticket, and Duncan got the Democratic nod.

[Source:LNP]