Each of the three incumbents on the Orange County Board of Education, as well as Superintendent Al Mijares, are poised to win another term in the election.
Each incumbent leads the race by a wide margin as of Thursday evening, according to the Orange County Registrar of Voters.
Unlike most races, the board’s June elections are final once certified, meaning candidates that win this election can officially claim seats on the board.
Mijares, who has served as superintendent since 2012, gained 55.1 percent of the vote, while challenger Stefan Bean—a superintendent managing the Los Angeles region of charter school system Aspire Public Schools—is at 44.8 percent….