Hernandez wins second election for Winona ISD school board seat
WINONA, Texas (KETK) – Winona ISD's second election for Board of Trustees Place 3 has a winner after the district's first election on May 3 ended in a tie.
UPDATE: Winona ISD school board candidates address voters ahead of second election
The challenger, Luis Hernandez, has won the seat with 244 votes against incumbent Randy Hawkins' 181 votes, according to unofficial Smith County election results.
Hernandez and the incumbent Hawkins first ran against each other for the seat in the May 3 election but that election resulted in a rare tie where both candidates got 137 votes. After a recount confirmed the equal vote counts, Winona ISD moved to schedule a second election on Saturday, which Hernandez has now won.
Hernandez ran on expanding the district's athletic programs and implementing a 3-year, 5-year or a 10-year plan.
To hear more from Hernandez, check out the video above where he spoke with KETK's Ashlyn Anderson about his plans for the district.
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