Linda Henigin and Avery Wang take the lead in Palo Alto school board race

Linda Henigin and Avery Wang took the early lead in the Palo Alto Board of Education race, according to Tuesday evening election results. Henigin, Wang and John Craig are running to replace board President Shounak Dharap, who will term out this fall, and board member Shana Segal, who will not be running again. Henigin, a district parent, longtime school employee, volunteer and math teacher, took the lead ahead of her competitors, securing approximately 38.7% of the vote, with 7,678 total votes. She retained her lead over the next two days. With 24,758 votes cast as of Thursday afternoon, Henigin had received 9,390 votes, while Wang had 8,630 votes, which placed him in a commanding position to win the second open seat. Craig trailed with 6,726 votes. Henigin, who gathered alongside supporters at Kirk’s SteakBurgers on Tuesday night, embraced her supporters when the results rolled out at approximately 8:01 p.m.

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