Posted May 7 at 11:32 p.m.

George Scott was declared the unofficial winner of the Position 1 seat on the Katy ISD board of trustees Saturday night, defeating 27-year incumbent Joe Adams by seven votes. Scott received 1,473 votes, or 50.12 percent. Adams received 1,466 votes, or 49.88 percent of the vote. George Scott[/caption] Scott said he is savoring his unofficial victory, but is not quite ready to call it over. "I don't consider this election to be over," Scott said. "The provisional ballots and the election is very close. Joe has a right to ask for a recount. It depends on what he does, and then you've got those 12 provisional ballots that have to be dealt with." Adams said he was disappointed with the results, and he will ask for a recount of the vote. "We expected to win the election," Adams said. "I've been on the board 27 years, and I've done a great job. We really don't have an explanation." Adams said there are provisional ballots as well as military votes that have yet to be counted. He also said he was frustrated by what he described as "attacks" by Scott during the campaign. "That speaks to who Mr. Scott is," Adams said. "[Attacks are] his M.O." Joe Adams[/caption] Scott said he was celebrating the unofficial win at El Asador Mexican Restaurant in Katy with his supporters. "Yes, I'm excited at the possibility that this may end out well, and I'm very excited about that," Scott said. "I would rather be seven-up than seven-down at this point in time, but the election is not over until it's over. This dance has been so much fun; let's just dance a little longer. It's not over yet. Yes, I feel very good about it, I know that Joe is disappointed, but this election is not over." Scott, the former publisher of the Katy Times, sought to unseat Adams on a platform of increasing the accountability of the district, notably the superintendent, as well as the KISD public information office. "Over the last couple years, the district has developed a very different attitude towards its willingness to cooperate with the news media and researchers on public information requests, and I think it's very frustrating," Scott said. "I've lived my life as a journalist and as a public policy researcher, and if I do get on the board, I will do everything I can to communicate to the board that our public information office needs to be more user-friendly." Scott does not feel like he holds the minority opinion on the matter among board of trustees members. "I think there are board members on that board who are equally frustrated with some of the things that have come down from the public information office,” Scott said. “And so I don't think I'm going to be a lone wolf on that.” Scott and Adams both spent little money on their campaigns, with Adams posting election signs around the KISD coverage area. Adams ran on a platform of stabilizing the district's finances, continuing to pay off district debt and developing a local innovation plan. One other member of the board of trustees was on the ballot Saturday, incumbent Rebecca Fox seeking the Position 2 seat. Fox ran unopposed and was elected to another three-year term with 2,242 votes. Board members are elected to position seats but represent the entire district once on the board of trustees. Board members serve three-year terms and receive no pay for their services. According to KISD Director of Communications Denisse Cantu Coffman, the district's ballot board will reconvene May 13 and the board of trustees will canvass the results from the board election May 23 at a regular board meeting. The swearing in of KISD’s two elected board of trustees members will also take place during this meeting. All votes are unofficial until canvassed. Additional reporting by Jeff Forward.