Both Woodward and Bonfield will serve three-year terms, while Benson will serve a one-year term.
Place 1 Trustee-elect Woodward replaces former Board President Jim Hitzelberger who is retiring after serving four three-year terms on the board. Place 2 Trustee-elect Bonfield replaces former Board Secretary Lee Michaels who served two three-year terms. Trustee-elect Benson will fill the unexpended one-year term created when former Board Vice-president Kelly Walker chose to retire from community service last December.
Election results below are reported on the Dallas County Elections website.
Place 1
- Doug Woodward - 4,838 votes (58.03%)
- Kelli Macatee - 3,499 votes (41.97%)
Place 2
- Maryjane Bonfield - 6,997 votes
Place 3 (unexpended one-year term)
- Bryce Benson - 6,990 votes
Trustees will be sworn in to office during the next School Board meeting on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Thank you to each candidate who ran to serve as a trustee and to all HPISD voters who participated in the process.