Democrats Win Control Of Council Rock School Board: Unofficial Results

NEWTOWN, PA — The Democrats will take control of the Council Rock School Board after winning four seats on the board on Tuesday and defeating the incumbent Republican board president, according to unofficial results from Tuesday's general election.

Democrats will pick up seats in Regions 5 and 9 with the election of Linda Stone and Nicole Khan and retain seats in Regions 1 and 2 with the election of Tracey Osecki and the re-election of Ed Tate. The four ran under the "Together for Council Rock" slate with Matthew Laskowski and Kimberly A. Winnick, who were unsuccessful in their election bid on Tuesday.

The four winning Democrats from Tuesday will join incumbent Democrat Yota Palli on the board, giving them the five vote majority.

The Republicans will retain two seats on the board in Regions 4 and 7 with the election of Anne Horner and the re-election of Joe Hidalgo. They will join incumbent Republicans Bob Hickey and Michael Roosevelt to give the Republicans four votes on the new board.

Incumbent Republican board president Ed Salamon came up short in his bid for re-election in Region 5, losing to Democrat Linda Stone, according to the unofficial results.

"Yesterday, Council Rock voters said loud and clear that they want our school board focused on educating our kids, not fighting culture wars," said a statement released by the Together for Council Rock slate. "While this means Democrats will hold the majority of the board, we want to make clear that our goal all along has been to ensure our school board focuses on kids, not politics.

"Council Rock has rejected the chaos that engulfed neighboring districts Central Bucks and Pennridge when they gave Moms for Liberty and their allies control of their school boards," the statement continues. "We are so grateful to our many volunteers and supporters, who worked hard to protect the future of our schools. The students of Council Rock won this election."

Here are the unofficial results from the Bucks County Board of Elections with 100 percent of precincts reporting:

Council Rock School Board

Region 1 (4-Year Term, Vote for 1)

Tracey Osecki (D) 2116

Natalya Khavulya (R) 1,474

Region 2 (4-Year Team, Vote for 1)

Edward F. Tate III (D) 2,036

Jonathan Seamans (R) 1,290

Region 4 (4-Year Term, Vote for 1)

Matthew Laskowski (D) 1,432

Joe Hidalgo (R) 1,668

Region 5 (4-Year Term, Vote for 1)

Linda Stone (D) 1,372

Ed Salamon (R) 1,194

Region 7 (4-Year Term, Vote for 1)

Kimberly A. Winnick (D) 1,225

Anne Horner (R) 1,319

Region 9 (2-Year Term , Vote for 1)

Nicole Peet Khan (D) 1,602

Stephen C. Nowmos (R) 1,295