UPDATE: All three Columbia school board incumbents win re-election

By Brian Hauswirth
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Voters in Columbia Public Schools (CPS) have re-elected all three incumbents to their second terms on Columbia’s school board.

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Columbia school board president John Lyman (photo courtesy of CPS website)

Board president John Lyman, board vice president Paul Harper and board member April Ferrao have been re-elected easily. Ferrao received 6,537 votes, Lyman had 6,218 votes and Harper had 6,183 votes. Challenger Keary Husain finishes fourth with 2,759 votes.

The three incumbents were backed by Columbia’s NEA. They’ll be sworn-in for their second terms later this month.