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By WMAY Newsroom Photo Credit: Facebook / Raina Kolba Challenger Buffy Lael-Wolf has won the race in Springfield school board subdistrict 5, defeating incumbent Tiffany Mathis, who was seeking election to a full term after being appointed to the seat in 2019. Mathis was one of the most outspoken advocates for getting students back into classrooms more quickly during the pandemic, while Lael-Wolf recommended a more cautious approach. Lael-Wolf received the endorsement of the Springfield Education Association. In the other contested Springfield school board race, another SEA-endorsed candidate, Erica Austin, easily defeated challengers Tom Shafer and Michael Washington to win the open subdistrict 6 seat being vacated by Judith Johnson. Austin won more than 69% of the vote, compared to 17% for Shafer and 11% for Washington.

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