Pete Hoepfner and Henk Kruithof were elected to the Cordova School Board in the Tuesday, March 2 Cordova General Election. Hoepfner and Kruithof were among seven candidates vying for two seats on the board. Hoepfner was the only incumbent participating in the election.
Hoepfner received 384 votes, Kruithof received 248 votes, Bree Mills received 216 votes, Aaron Hansen received 183 votes, Katie Jo Roemhildt received 176 votes, Erin Stoermer received 22 votes and Emily Taylor received 21 votes.
A total 666 ballots were counted on the evening of Tuesday, March 2, including 358 ballots cast at the Cordova Center polling station on election day, 232 ballots cast early at the polling station, 44 special needs ballots and 32 absentee mail-in ballots. Up to 15 mail-in ballots may still be counted if postmarked by March 2 and received by March 16. Additionally, five ballots of uncertain validity must be checked with the Alaska Division of Elections.
