Two incumbents held onto their seats on the state board of education and two new members took open seats, according to unofficial results Tuesday.
District 1
Incumbent Republican Jackie Zeigler held off Democrat challenger Tom Holmes in the south Alabama district. Unofficial results showed Zeigler with 204,509 votes, or 73.6%, securing her second term in office.
District 3
In central Alabama, long-time Republican board member Stephanie Bell held onto her seat against Democrat Jarralynne Agee. Unofficial results showed Bell with 205,830 votes, 70%. Bell has held the seat since 1995.
District 5
Democrat Tonya Smith Chestnut will take the seat previously held by Ella Bell for more than two decades. Smith Chestnut had 160,334 votes, 62.7%, over Republican Lesa Keith. The district includes a portion of the Black Belt and part of Montgomery. Bell died in November 2019.
District 7
In this northwest Alabama district will be represented by Belinda Palmer McRae, a Republican who was unopposed on Tuesday and received 98.8% of the vote. Incumbent Jeff Newman did not seek reelection.