Trey McPhaul has won the Gainesville Board of Education District 2 seat, narrowly defeating Amy McKinney Kerr with 50.76% of the vote, a margin of just 11 votes.
McPhaul, a local business owner and parent of children attending Gainesville City Schools, stated that improving equitable access to learning opportunities would be a top priority for him.
"I think we have so many programs and things that exist currently and could be brought to the forefront,"
"I think we just want to continue to make those things accessible to all the students in our school system."
Author's summary: McPhaul wins school board seat by narrow margin.