Updated 11:49 p.m. CST
Jessica Powell surpassed CISD Position 7 incumbent Joe Michels by a margin of 10 percent in the polls according to unofficial results from Montgomery County, all precincts reporting. Powell earned 28,289 votes (58.56 percent) compared to Michel's 20,017 (41.44 percent).
"I want to thank all the people who voted and put their faith in me to represent them," Powell said. "I am very excited to work for them."
Powell is a seven-year veteran of teaching in three CISD schools, and currently works for Huntsville ISD.
Positions 4, 5 and 6 were uncontested races leaving Datren Williams, Scott Kidd and John Husbands as new incumbents, respectively.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Updated at 9:45 p.m. CST
According to unofficial results from Montgomery County, with 49 of 86 precincts reporting Jessica Powell continues to lead with 24,345 votes (57.96 percent), leaving incumbent Michels with 17,658 (42.04 percent).
Posted at 9:25 p.m. CST
Joe Michels, the only contested Conroe ISD Board of Trustee member, is struggling to keep up with Jessica Powell in the race for Position 7. According to unofficial results from Montgomery County, Powell leads by 57.07 percent at 20,519 votes leaving 15,436 (42.93 percent) with Michels.
Out of 86 precincts, 11 are reporting (12.79 percent).
Former Oak Ridge North mayor Michels was appointed to the CISD board in June 2011 following the retirement of Gerald Irons and will now serve a full four-year term. CISD board elections are held biennially. As one of four positions up for election this year, No. 7 was the only contested race.
Michels is a graduate of Houston Baptist University and the University of Houston Law Center, where he received his juris doctorate. Powell is a former CISD teacher and current instructional technology specialist at Huntsville ISD. Before switching districts she taught at Moorhead Junior High and Oak Ridge High School.
With Position 4 incumbent Ann Snyder stepping down, The Woodlands businessman Datren Williams takes the seat uncontested. Also unopposed is Position 5 candidate Scott Kidd, a Woodlands lawyer, who steps in as incumbent Lynda Sasser retires from the board, and Position 6 incumbent John Husbands secures another term.
