COLUMBIA – Richland 2 voters elected an incumbent and two new at-large school board members from a field of 10 candidates. The district includes all Blythewood schools.
Incumbent Lashonda McFadden was not re-elected, and Board Member Lindsay Agostini did not seek re-election.
The top three vote getters will be seated. Longtime board member Monica Elkins received the most votes with 25,975 votes; Shelley Williams received 21,309 votes; and Gary Dennis received 15,237 votes. The other candidates included Brenda Branic, Franklin Davis, Dionne Sumpter Fleshman, James Mobley, Brett Porterfield, and Larry Smalls.
Elkins kept her seat with 18.39% of the vote. Williams won a seat with 15.08%. Dennis also won a seat with 10.78%. Incumbent Lashonda McFadden received 10.37% of the vote.