Election 2026

Early results show Walsh, Peters in lead for Kyrene School District seats

Kyrene Governing Board President Kevin Walsh

Courtesy Kyrene School District/Babe Sarver

Former board president Kevin Walsh, running for another term, Kyrene parents Catherine Peters and Mathew Sparkes and Tempe resident Franklin Zyriek are vying for two seats on the Kyrene Elementary School District board.

Walsh has over 20,000 votes, earning nearly 34% of the vote from early ballots.

Peters trails behind him with just over 32% of the vote and over 19,000 votes.

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