Three Ketchikan school board members were up for recall in the Nov. 18 special election, and unofficial results indicate none of those resolutions passed. Members Jordan Tabb, Judy Leask Guthrie and board president Katherine Tatsuda will remain on the board.
Out of the 11,920 registered voters in the borough, there were just 1,047 ballots counted in this special election.
In the resolution to recall board member Leask Guthrie, there were 396 ‘yes’ votes and 643 ‘no’ votes.
In the resolution to recall board member Tabb, there were 368 ‘yes’ votes and 667 ‘no’ votes.
In the resolution to recall board president Tatsuda, there were 396 ‘yes’ votes and 646 ‘no’ votes.
The election cost the borough
Absentee ballots will be counted and published on Nov. 21. Election results will be certified by the Borough Assembly at the Dec. 1 meeting.
Here are the precinct breakdowns.
North Tongass #1:
Recall Judy Leask Guthrie
Yes: 52
No: 56
Recall Jordan Tabb
Yes: 49
No:57
Recall Katherine Tatsuda
Yes: 56
No: 53
North Tongass #2:
Leask Guthrie
Yes: 114
No: 123
Tabb
Yes: 107
No: 130
Tatsuda
Yes: 113
No 124
Ketchikan #1:
Leask Guthrie
Yes: 30
No: 112
Tabb
Yes: 26
No: 114
Tatsuda
Yes: 25
No: 116
Ketchikan #2:
Leask Guthrie
Yes:76
No: 113
Tabb
Yes: 69
No: 120
Tatsuda
Yes: 76
No: 115
Ketchikan #3:
Leask Guthrie
Yes: 51
No 83
Tabb
Yes: 48
No: 86
Tatsuda
Yes: 51
No 83
Saxman:
Leask Guthrie
Yes: 6
No: 6
Tabb
Yes: 9
No: 3
Tatsuda
Yes: 7
No: 5
South Tongass:
Leask Guthrie
Yes: 67
No: 150
Tabb
Yes: 60
No: 157
Tatsuda
Yes: 68
No: 150
