St. Michael newcomer Jennifer Peyerl earned her way onto the St. Michael-Albertville School Board Tuesday night, as election results trickled in well after most voters had gone to bed.
In a tight race, Peyerl and current board member Jeff Lindquist have tied, unofficially, with 2,174 votes each, earning them two of the three open seats.
Veteran Gayle Weber, who has also served as board chair and is one of the longest tenured board members, was third with 2,084 votes.
Birk finished about a point behind Weber, with 1,982 ballots. Lisa Gray, who pulled out of the race due to illness, but not in time to get her name removed from the ballot, earned 1,480 votes, good for nearly 15 percent.
The STMA School Board will convene to canvass the election results, and will file its official report with the state.
Birk is just 102 votes behind Weber, but isn’t within the 1 percent margin of error for a recount at this point.