With the mail-in votes counted, voters did not return Robin Shaffer to the Ocean City Board of Education, with candidate Corey Niemiec edging ahead in the final count.
An Ocean City school board race is down to a four-vote margin in the decision whether a candidate formerly backed by the controversial Moms for Liberty organization will keep his seat.
Moms for Liberty, persistent controversies and a November vote have helped bring national political issues to school board meetings and to school elections.