Election Results: Van Loenen Eliminated in Hudson School Board Primary

And then there were six.

According to the Hudson School District website, Liz Bruch, Sandy Gehrke, Tom Holland, Cathy Leaf, John A. Burtis and Brian Bell collected enough votes in Tuesday's primary to earn a spot on the April 3 general election ballot for Hudson School District Board of Education. Three candidates will be seated on the board.

Barbara Van Loenen, the current board president, tallied the fewest votes in Tuesday's primary and was eliminated from the race. She will serve out the remainder of her term.

"It has been a privilege to serve as a board member for the past four years," Van Loenen said in an email to Patch. "I wish the best to the board as they continue to address the important and difficult issues ahead."

The results seem to indicate an anti-incumbent bent among the voters. The other two current board members on the ballot — Tom Holland and Brian Bell — finished third and sixth, respectively, in today's primary. Liz Bruch (18.1%) and Sandy Gehrke (17.3%) finished more than a few percentage points ahead of the rest of the pack.

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Hudson School District Board of Education Primary Results (unofficial)

* Candidate will be on the ballot for the April 3, 2012, election.