Four seats are up for grabs on the The Salt Lake City School Board of Education. One uncontested race was already decided prior to Election Day.

Here’s what early returns show as of 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

Local school board seats are nonpartisan offices, which means candidates and current elected leaders don’t disclose their party affiliation.

Precinct 3

Incumbent Ashley Anderson leads against challenger Jared Wright with 71.58% of the vote. Wright currently holds 28.42% of the vote. The seat includes portions of the Marmalade, Capitol Hill and Avenues neighborhoods.

Wright is a former principal at West High School who has asserted district administrators “pushed him out” of his job, and who was reprimanded last month by state education officials.

According to the letter of reprimand obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune, a state disciplinary committee determined that during his time with the Salt Lake City School District, Wright had “yelled at colleagues, used inappropriate language and directed the school registrar to alter grades from a student’s official transcript without following required procedures.”

Wright previously claimed that district administrators were “retaliating” against him because he refused to stop asking questions about a 2023 student stabbing.

Precinct 5

Incumbent Annie Romano is pulling ahead against Sandra Buendia with 62.91% of the vote for the Precinct 5 seat. The precinct covers parts of the Ballpark, Liberty Wells and 9th and 9th neighborhoods.

Buendia, the former executive director of the district’s Educational Equity and Student Support Department, was terminated and later had her educator’s license suspended for two years.

According to the Utah State Board of Education’s website, a state disciplinary committee determined Buendia had “provided false testimony under oath during cross-examination by opposing counsel and failed to correct the record when she found evidence that her testimony was incorrect.”

Buendia previously told The Tribune that she viewed the suspension as overly harsh.

Precinct 6

Newcomer Jennifer Smith leads against incumbent Bryan Jensen with 55.29% of the vote. The seat includes East Bench, Yalecrest and Wasatch Hollow areas, plus a slice of north Sugar House.

Precinct 4

Newcomer Amanda Finlayson, who ran uncontested, will represent Precinct 4. The seat covers much of the Central City neighborhood.