WILLMAR
— Two incumbents will serve another term on the Willmar School Board, and a third seat up for election this year will be filled by a newcomer to the board but not to the district.
Incumbents Mary Amon and Jay Lawton were re-elected, and they will be joined by Patti Johnson. Board director Randy Frederickson did not file for re-election this year.
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According to the unofficial results reported Tuesday night from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office, Amon won her seat with 30% of the vote; Johnson received 23% of the vote and Lawton received 21% of the vote.
Voters chose from five candidates on their ballots. The other two candidates, Virgil Aguirre Jr. and Forrest Rice, received 11% and 14% of the votes respectively.
Amon, a Willmar physician, was first elected to the board in a special election in 2017, according to West Central Tribune archives, subsequently elected to a full term in 2018 and re-elected in 2022.
Johnson, of Willmar, works as community health supervisor in the Kandiyohi County Public Health Department, according to a message to voters posted on her Facebook page. She has been a registered nurse for 35 years, including 20-plus years in Willm...