The Salinas Union High School District had four of seven seats up for election this year: Areas 1, 3, 5 and 7. Only two areas, 3 and 7, were contested seats.
In Area 3, Board President Nathalia Carrillo is seeking a second term but is trailing Brenda Contreras by 14 percent, or 550 votes. Contreras has secured 57 percent, or 2,221 votes, as of Nov. 10.
Michael Urquides, a retired fire chief who represented Area 7 for one term, didn’t seek reelection.
Area 7 was the most crowded race, with four candidates: Sara Young, a trustee at Washington Union School District, Merissa Dacpano, an elementary school teacher, Elizabeth Lopez, a school administrator, and Andrew Rausch, a pastor.
Young, who is halfway through her term at WUSD, is leading the race with 4,231 votes, or 41 percent. Following behind is Dacpano, an elementary school teacher, with 3,403 votes, as of Nov. 10.
Incumbent board members Vanessa Robinson, appointed in 2023, and Tracy Filice, appointed in 2021, ran unopposed and will be reappointed to their seats.
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