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Holdaway, Jones remains in the tight Lincoln Unified School District Board Area 2 race

According to the latest general election results, there are more than 60 votes between the two candidates running for the Lincoln Unified School District Board trustee position for Area 2.

Brian Holdaway, an attorney and member of the Parent Teacher Student Association for thirteen years, is vying for the board seat against incumbent Ashley Jones. The final election results showed Holdaway with 50.98% of the vote for a total of 1,713 votes, while Jones followed with 1,647 votes, resulting in 49.02%.

Previously, the election results showed that both candidates were only twenty votes apart, with Holdaway in the lead. He had 50.50% of the vote for a total of 1,008 votes, while Jones received 988 votes, resulting in 49.50%.

Although Jones was elected to the board in 2020 and won with more than 60% of the initial votes, no campaign page was found for the re-election.

The candidates were contacted multiple times for comment on the results, but Jones was the only contender to respond.

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Jones is a product of the district; she attended school in the district, raised her children in Lincoln Unified and currently serves the area.

She said that despite the close race, she still felt good about the results.

“I can’t wait to find out what the end result will be, but I’m excited and I feel like it’s been a good race,” Jones said.

She said as someone who has been in this role for the past four years, she has taken a different approach when it comes to campaigning this year.

“I was very careful about spending a lot of donor money on unnecessary things that I didn’t think people wanted,” Jones explained. “I focused more on what people wanted to see from a candidate when I was in the middle of a race, knowing I’m already in the role.”

Jones’ campaign trail for the election consisted of more personal interactions with voters, and she said she did as little printing and texting as possible.

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Her reasoning was because she said she felt voters were sometimes overwhelmed by large amounts of election messages.

“I didn’t want to be overbearing, but I wanted just enough to be seen and be reminded that I’m still running,” Jones said.

According to Jones, she felt she did an excellent job in her role of ensuring the safety of children and students on campus, ensuring teachers and students have all the necessary tools to receive an education, and ensuring teachers feel feel safe supported.

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“The teacher shortage is a real problem… to ensure that we continue to attract the type of teachers that we want to work united with in Lincoln,” Jones said.

As an overall message to voters, Jones said she wants to thank the community in her area that has supported her in her role.

Current San Joaquin County election results show more than 66% of ballots have been counted. The last day on which the province announces election results is December 5.

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This article originally appeared in The Record: Lincoln Unified School District Board Area 2 race too close to call

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