Pickford Upsets Incumbent Seymour

Tambra Pickford unseated incumbent Coeur d’Alene School District Trustee Terri Seymour Tuesday night, winning the board’s Zone 3 seat. Pickford received 418 votes and 51.8 percent of the vote, and Seymour received 389 votes for 48.2 percent in the School District 271 race. Voter turnout was 8 percent. “I’m excited for this opportunity,” Pickford said late Tuesday. “We have a great school district. That’s one thing I’ve been really proud to see.” Pickford, who has three daughters in the district’s schools, said she is at a point in her life that allows her to serve the community. In August, her family will have lived in the district for 10 years/ David Cole , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.

Question: And then there was none. Three years ago, the Coeur d’Alene School Board was completely in the clutches of conservative hardliners. The 2013 election erased three of them. Former chairman Tom Hamilton decided not to seek re-election. Seymour was the last one with a chance to continue serving on the board. The pendulum has swung back to the middle. Thoughts?