ELECTIONS 2024

Chandler school board: Mendoza, Heap, incumbent lead as vote count winds down

Mozdzen: Dissapointed bond will likely fail

Challenger Claudia Mendoza has the most votes in the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board election as of Nov. 12, with more than 83% turnout in the district so far. Ryan J. Heap and the lone incumbent, Barb Mozdzen, are in the lead for the other two CUSD board seats up for election this year.

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Two challengers and the lone incumbent seem likely to secure Chandler Unified School District Governing Board seats after Tuesday morning results reporting from Maricopa County Elections.

Six candidates are seeking three seats in the district and voters choose as many as three candidates for the available seats. Only the top three vote-getters will earn seats on the board, and it appears Mendoza, Ryan J. Heap and longtime incumbent Barb

Mozdzen will win the four-year terms that start in January.

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