Election 2026

Davis, Purcell lead in early results for Queen Creek school board

Residents line up to vote at the the Queen Creek Unified School District Tuesday.

Submitted/Irene Mahoney-Paige

Very early results show Samantha Davis and Sarah Purcell leading in the race for the Queen Creek Unified School District governing board.

Four candidates are running for two seats on the board.

Davis has 28% of the vote; Purcell has 24%; Michael Romero has 23.9%; and Kelli Anderson is at 23.8%.

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