Michigan voters return Democrat incumbents to the State Board of Education
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Michigan reelected Democrats to two seats on the State Board of Education, maintaining the party’s control on the body and ensuring the board’s priorities on improving early literacy rates, graduation rates, and expanding early childhood opportunities remain. Unofficial vote totals from the state show incumbents Judith Pritchett, a retired educator, and Tiffany Tilley, an adjunct professor and real-estate agent, as the top two vote-getters in the race for eight-year terms on the board. Pritchett received 2,375,045 votes, or 27.49%, while Tilley received 2,349,646, or 26.21%. They came out ahead of Republicans Terence Collins, a senior financial analyst at General Motors, and Bree Moeggenberg, a licensed childcare provider and political canvasser. Collins received 1,975,333, or 22.03%, while Moeggenberg 1,926,227, or 21.49% of the vote. There were also six minor party candidates vying for the seats. Pritchett and Tilley were first elected to the eight-member board in 2018. Democrats will continue to have a 6-2 majority on the board. The State Board of Education is a
