CCSB Zone 3 Election Results*
RISON - Zone 3 representative Kelly Taylor kept her seat on the seven-member Cleveland County School Board by holding off challenger Steven Saeler by a 64-54 vote during Tuesday's school election.
Both candidates were from the Kingsland area. The totals are complete, but unofficial until formally certified by the Cleveland County Election Commission.
By virtue of her victory, Taylor will begin a five-year term on the school board beginning with its June meeting.
Zone 3 is the only zone within the Cleveland County School District that includes portions of both the former Kingsland and Rison School Districts, which consolidated in 2005.
Taylor's strongest support came from within the Kingsland-Outside precinct, where she won by a 43-13 margin. Saeler took the two precincts located east of the Saline River, Rison-Outside (17-2) and Smith (16-0).