Voters in Jacksonville/North Pulaski School District’s Zone 4 on Tuesday elected Laura Walker over Theresa McClendon for an open seat on the district’s School Board.
The complete but unofficial results were:
Walker: 206
McClendon: 22
Also elected Tuesday to the board for the 3,800-student district were Lauren Martin, who ran unopposed for the Zone 1 seat now held by Richard Moss, and Jim Moore, who ran for re-election to the Zone 3 seat that he has held since 2015.
Walker and McClendon faced off for the seat being vacated by LaConda Watson, who did not run for re-election.
Walker, 37, a Jacksonville native and co-owner and operator with her husband, Allen Walker, of the Get A Grip countertop resurfacing company, said in her campaign that she was running for the board because, as the mother of four young children, she had a vested interest in the district and that district decisions have a direct impact on her family.
Read Wednesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for more details.