Board incumbent Jeff Schwartz took the lead in the District 1 race with 26,210 votes. Although Schwartz was pleased with winning, he was disappointed that the slate including him, Bret England and Gagan Singh did not pull through. "I feel badly for Bret England and Gagan Singh," he said. "But voters do what voters do."

Although Schwartz would have preferred more opportunities to talk about issues prompted by the slate, Schwartz was "satisfied with the way the election was run—nobody ran a dirty race," he said.

Monte Sereno Mayor Jack Lucas took a close second, landing 25,000 votes. Although Lucas said he was surprised not to win first place, he was still confident about the election.

"It feels good. I am very happy that I won," he said. "I am really looking forward to being on the board. I hope I can be a contributing factor to the board and the continuing success of the West Valley­Mission Community College District."

England and incumbent Don Wolfe took third and fourth respectively.

England, who finished with 24,437 votes, was "a little disappointed with the results," but was still "pleased for Jeff (Schwartz)," he said. "In hindsight, there are some things I might have changed, but I am generally satisfied with the way things went and were run."

England plans "do what he did before," by continuing his involvement with his community, church and profession. "All in all it was a good experience. I'm glad I ran," he said.

Wolfe took last place with 21,930 votes. Wolfe was surprised by the election results, and although disappointed with his loss, he still reflected positively on his term.

"I think this race has proven that there is no statute of limitations on political misjudgments," he said. "I feel I've done my part in spending four years on the board, four years on city council and four years in the American army. It was a privilege to serve in this celebration of the democratic process."

Wolfe plans to continue his advocacy work, possibly expanding into adoption advocacy. Wolfe "wishes the college district well," emphasizing that "this is all about education, as it should be—not about Jeff Schwartz's backyard."

In District 2 voting, Kevin Moore took first place by a substantial margin, pulling 39,130 votes. Singh, who was on the slate with Schwartz and England, had a final tally of 17,087 votes.

"It was a good night all the way around," Moore said. "I am definitely happy with the results."

Moore was not very surprised with the results he said, mentioning that he was "really glad Jack Lucas won—he was the nicest person that was in the race, just a real gentleman," Moore said.

Singh was confident that the race was "all fair and done well," he said. "It was a great learning experience and I think we put up a good fight and did our best."

Singh plans to finish out the six months he has left as a student board trustee representing Mission College. After his current term, Singh said he might go for re-election as a student trustee or possibly apply to law school.