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Greiner, Schultz elected to Pekin school board
Andy Hallman
Jan. 24, 2020 12:00 am
PACKWOOD - Voters in the Pekin Community School District filled two vacancies on the school board this week during a special school board election on Tuesday.
John Joseph Greiner won his race for the District 5 director with 40 votes (60 percent) over Katie Keith, who received 27 votes.
Jared Schultz won the race for the at-large seat with 49 votes (74 percent) over Jill Silvers with 14 votes (21 percent) and Shawn Echelberry with three votes (5 percent).
There are 372 registered voters in Pekin's school district, and 67 ballots were cast, meaning that 18 percent of the registered voters participated in the special election.
