It was a race two of the five candidates didn't want to win. And they didn't.

Incumbent Bettina Pike and contenders Wendy Warren Crandall and Marc Tarpenning will take seats on the Woodside Elementary School Board next month as a result of the Nov. 3 election.

According to the county's semi-official tally, Ms. Pike received 27 percent of the vote; Ms. Crandall, 24.7 percent; and Mr. Tarpenning, 23.2 percent.

Candidates Elianne Frenkel-Popell, an incumbent, and Millo Fenzi announced they were withdrawing from the race during the election season, but their names appeared on the ballot because it had been finalized before they changed their minds.

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