Muskegon School Board and Community College Trustee Election Results: Williams Leads School Board Race, Frye Tops MCC Field

MUSKEGON, MI — Voters across Muskegon County cast their ballots Tuesday, November 3, selecting members of the Muskegon Public Schools Board of Education and the Muskegon Community College Board of Trustees.

According to unofficial results released by the Muskegon County Clerk’s Office early Wednesday morning, Ebony Williams received the most votes in the Muskegon Public Schools race, while Nancy Frye led a six-candidate field competing for three seats on the Muskegon Community College Board of Trustees.

Muskegon Public Schools Board of Education

Four candidates competed for three six-year terms on the Muskegon Public Schools Board of Education.

Williams led the field with 6,608 votes, followed by Louis Eric Churchwell with 5,380 votes and Justin Charles Brownlee with 4,762 votes.

Kwame Kamau James finished fourth with 4,685 votes, just 77 votes behind Brownlee for the final available seat.

Unofficial results — Vote for three

The narrow margin between Brownlee and James makes the race for the third seat particularly noteworthy as the results await official certification.

Muskegon Community College Board of Trustees

In the Muskegon Community College trustee election, six candidates competed for three available seats.

Nancy Frye received the highest number of votes with 27,554, followed by Kathy Moore with 22,489 and Greg Helmer with 18,798.

Kelley L. Conrad finished fourth with 17,262 votes, followed by Christine Jewell Robere and Shon Anne Cook.

Unofficial results — Vote for three

Helmer finished 1,536 votes ahead of Conrad for the third available trustee position.

Muskegon County Voter Turnout

County election officials reported that 78,872 of Muskegon County’s 150,070 registered voters participated in the general election.

All 78 precincts had reported when the unofficial results were generated at 1:33 a.m. Wednesday.

The results indicate that Williams, Churchwell and Brownlee secured the three available Muskegon Public Schools positions, while Frye, Moore and Helmer secured the three Muskegon Community College trustee positions, pending certification.

Both boards play important roles in shaping educational opportunities, overseeing institutional leadership and making decisions affecting students, families and taxpayers throughout the Muskegon area.

All vote totals remain unofficial until certified by election officials.