Early voting results show Kira Taylor and Craig McClure were leading for two Mancos RE-6 school board seats after the release of early, unofficial election results Tuesday evening.
Simultaneously, voters have favored a ballot measure for a 10-mill property tax override intended to generate $600,000 each year for staff pay in the Mancos School District, according to early unofficial results.
The newly elected members will be joining current members Tim Hunter, Rachel McWhirter and Craig Benally.
Taylor was leading with 28.68% of votes, while McClure received 27.83%.
Four candidates are vying for the two open seats, with board President Emily Hutcheson-Brown and board member Victor Figueroa rerunning for their seats.
Early results are also showing voters in favor of the Mancos School District Ballot Measure mill levy property tax override by 60.49%.
If passed, that measure would also established an independent citizen review committee to properly track the usage of the property tax
This is a developing story that will be updated as more election results become available.
