LYNWOOD : Chavez Reelected to School Board Post
Lynwood Unified school board member Rachel Chavez won a second term this week, defeating board President Joe T. Battle in a special runoff election.
Chavez, 55, a homemaker and the only Latina on the board, outpolled Battle, 403 to 334, for a seat on the five-member board.
Newcomer Laura M. Byrd won a seat in the Nov. 2 election when she emerged as the top vote-getter in the race for two seats, but Battle and Chavez were forced into a runoff when each received 1,281 votes.
Both incumbents continued to serve after the Nov. 2 deadlock, creating a six-member board. Battle, who has served three terms, was not available for comment.
The election garnered little attention among Lynwood voters.
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