Three incumbent trustees have been re-elected to the Haida Gwaii School District Board of Education following Saturday's school trustee elections, while two others retained their seats by acclamation.
Miranda Post, Ashley Currie and Kim Nickel secured the three contested positions in Areas 5, 2 and 3, respectively. Incumbent trustees Wilson Brown and Dana Moraes were acclaimed in Area 1, Old Massett, and Area 4, Skidegate, where no elections were required.
In Area 5, South, Post received 137 votes, representing 42.3 per cent of ballots cast. Lindsay Seegmiller followed with 113 votes, while Meggan Wood received 74.
The Area 2, North, race was the closest of the three trustee contests, with incumbent Currie receiving 95 votes, or 51.1 per cent, narrowly defeating Tammy Gates, who received 91 votes, or 48.9 per cent. Just four votes separated the two candidates.
In Area 3, Central, Nickel led the four-candidate race with 72 votes, representing 43.1 per cent of ballots cast. Jennifer Jury followed with 53 votes, Megan Moncrieff received 27 and Jam Clark finished with 15.