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By Wendy Sturges | | Updated

Voters in Williamson County cast their ballots Aug. 6 for candidates for the Williamson County Schools board of education.

Voters select one nonpartisan candidate for each of 12 voting districts to serve four-year terms.

District elections are staggered every two years.

Candidates running unopposed are expected to be appointed for another term.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.
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Updated Aug. 6, 10:40 p.m.

With all precincts now reporting, the Williamson County Election Commission has released the final, unofficial results for the night.

Williamson County board of education, District 1

Angela Durham*: 2,417 votes

Williamson County board of education, District 3

Eliot Mitchell*: 1,081 votes

Jennifer L. Moss: 883 votes

Williamson County board of education, District 5

Jennifer Aprea: 1,932 votes

Margie Johnson: 1,663 votes

Brian Snyder: 967 votes

Williamson County board of education, District 7**

Shelia Cleveland*: 3,087 votes

Williamson County board of education, District 9**

Rick Wimberly*: 3,051 votes

Williamson County board of education, District 11**

K.C. Haugh*: 1,856 votes

*Denotes incumbent
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By Wendy Sturges
A Houston native and graduate of St. Edward's University in Austin, Wendy Sturges has worked as a community journalist covering local government, health care, business and development since 2011. She has worked with Community Impact since 2015 as a reporter and editor and moved to Tennessee in 2019.

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