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  Hill wins runoff; Democrats control Wake school board
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Last EditedRP  Nov 08, 2011 08:39pm
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AuthorT. Keung Hui and Thomas Goldsmith
News DateWednesday, November 9, 2011 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionIncumbent Wake County school board member Kevin Hill defeated challenger Heather Losurdo in a runoff tonight to complete a Democratic election sweep that knocks Republicans out of power after a turbulent two-year reign.

Hill’s victory in District 3 ended a half-million-dollar, high-profile battle over control of Wake County’s 146,000-student system. The nationally publicized fight for the school board had become a proxy for political control of the county and perhaps beyond.

In unofficial election totals with all precincts reporting, Hill had 52.28 percent of the vote in a runoff that was triggered when he fell 51 votes shy of a majority in the Oct. 11 general election. Coupled with the election victories of four Democratic-backed candidates last month, the win creates a new 5-4 Democratic majority.
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