BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — In the race for the Kern High School Board’s fifth service area, the race’s incumbent Bryan Batey is leading in the polls.
According to poll data from around 10 p.m., Batey was leading in the race with 55% of the vote, or about 7,300 cast for him.
His opponent, Michelle Shaw, garnered about 45% of the vote, about 6,100 votes in total.
Outside of that board work, Batey is a Bakersfield-based businessman and realtor. He is currently the president of the Kern High School District’s Board.
Batey has been re-elected to the Board five times.
Shaw currently serves as the executive director of Pathways to Destiny, a local nonprofit aimed at guiding students toward positive choices and outcomes.
Shaw previously worked as a teacher, a basketball coach, a mentor and a tutor.
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