Updated Oct. 4, 2023 at 7:39 p.m.
School Board seat B will be decided in a runoff, according to Unalaska City Clerk Estkarlen Magdaong.
There were no candidates on the ballot for the seat, but 101 voters cast their ballot for write-in candidates Tuesday.
The two candidates who receive the most votes will move on to the runoff election, the date of which has yet to be set.
The race was too close to call when polls closed Tuesday night, but Magdaong said Brian Rankin, Nicole Bice and Jolene Longo received the most preliminary votes.
There are still 26 ballots which have not been counted yet for various reasons, including ballots that were cast by email and early votes — those votes could be enough to change the preliminary results.
Magdaong said the final votes will be counted Friday morning during the canvassing committee’s 10 a.m. meeting.
Original story published Oct. 3, 2023 at 9:12 p.m follows below.
The polls have closed and two races remain undecided as of Tuesday night.
City Council seat B is too close to call. Incumbent Thomas Bell has a 24 point lead ahead of Brenda Baker, but there are still 26 absentee and questioned ballots that won't be counted by the canvassing team until Friday.
Anthony Longo came out with about 54% of the vote for City Council seat E, enough to take it from incumbent Dennis Robinson.
For School Board seat E, Trever Shaishnikoff ran unopposed and won the seat with about 99% of the vote. The rest of the votes went to write-in candidates.
Also running unopposed, Amanda Schmahl has won School Board seat C, with around 98% percent of the vote.
There was no candidate on the ballot for School Board seat B, but 101 people voted for write-in candidates. The results were too close to call Tuesday night, with three locals receiving the majority of votes. City Hall said they will review city code to determine if a runoff election is necessary.
KUCB will bring you the final results of the 2023 Municipal Election after city officials canvass the absentee and questioned ballots on Friday morning.
Check out the preliminary election results below.
City Council Seat B
- Thomas Bell: 157
- Brenda Baker: 133
- Write-ins: 8
City Council Seat E
- Dennis M. Robinson: 135
- Anthony Longo: 164
- Write-ins: 4
School Board Seat B
- Write-ins: 101
School Board Seat E
- Trever Shaishnikoff: 279
- Write-ins: 3
School Board Seat C
- Amanda Schmahl: 274
- Write-ins: 6
Correction: An earlier version of this story said there will be a runoff election for School Board seat B, and that there were two front runners: Nicole Bice and Jolene Longo. Brian Rankin also received a significant number of votes, and city officials say staff are working to determine whether or not a runoff election will be necessary.
