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Three conservative Jeffco board incumbents ousted in recall election
From Chalkbeat Colorado:
Updated:November 3, 2015 - 7:15 p.m. MST
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LAKEWOOD — Three conservative school board members who swept into power two years ago were ousted Tuesday night in a hard-fought recall election that attracted national attention and spending estimated to exceed $1 million.
More than 90,000 votes so far had been counted in the first release of results. Two-third of those who had cast the ballots counted chose to recall Ken Witt, Julie Williams and John Newkirk by nearly thirds.
Scarcely a half-hour after polls closed, Witt was conceding the race.
“It’s time to come together around the board members that are elected,” he told supporters at an election results party.
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LAKEWOOD — Three conservative school board members who swept into power two years ago were ousted Tuesday night in a hard-fought recall election that attracted national attention and spending estimated to exceed $1 million.
More than 90,000 votes so far had been counted in the first release of results. Two-third of those who had cast the ballots counted chose to recall Ken Witt, Julie Williams and John Newkirk by nearly thirds.
Scarcely a half-hour after polls closed, Witt was conceding the race.
“It’s time to come together around the board members that are elected,” he told supporters at an election results party.
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