So, about three months ago, certain other bloggers in District 192 suggested that the primary election results meant that Farmington school district voters wanted change.
Will they think the same thing now?
The general election results are in and Julie McKnight, current chairwoman of the District 192 School Board, was re-elected and received the most votes - 200 more votes than Mr. Burke, and almost 800 more votes than Julie Singewald who came in third.
So what do those results mean? We won't suggest they mean residents think everything is great with District 192. We know that there are those who think there are plenty of problems, and we know that there are improvements that still need to be made.
The results do mean that plenty of people think the school district is headed in the right direction. We didn't have another incumbent to re-elect to really test how much faith people have in the current board's direction, but having the only incumbent finish comfortably in first is a strong sign. One other School Board member was elected to City Council, which again might suggest people see that Terry Donnelly has helped move the schools in the right direction and they hope he can do the same for the city.
Mr. Burke has gotten on the board. His name recognition certainly helped. After all, he's the most famous person in Farmington. We hope he will take his new post seriously and learns to treat others with respect. Whatever the case, we will certainly continue watching.
