The Affton Board of Education had three seats up for election on April 7. Voters re-elected school board incumbents Director Jeanette Schoenberg, Vice President Justin Carney and President Bridget Sinamon; newcomer Ben Wagner did not gain a seat on the board. Directors have three-year terms.

Schoenberg received the highest vote count with 30.05% approval (1,697 votes). Sinamon received 27.77% approval (1,568 votes), and Carney received 21.48% approval (1,213 votes). There were a total of 5,647 votes counted.

Wagner walked away with 10.25% approval (579 votes). Some voters also cast ballots for Chad Bernstein and Dennis Ellis, who both dropped out of the school board race prior to the election. Combined, Bernstein and Ellis received about 10.45% of votes (590 votes).

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