Upton and Schwandt Re-elected to Milbank School Board

Tracy Upton and Dick Schwandt were reelected to their positions on the Milbank School District Board of Education at the election on June 4. Upton received 253 votes; Schwandt, 200; and Eric Strobl 121. Just 6.64 percent (307), of the 4,623 eligible voters exercised their right to cast a ballot.

The votes were canvassed during the school board meeting on June 10. Superintendent Tim Graf responded to the low voter turnout during the meeting by stating, “Sounds like a low turnout, but when you look at other districts and their turnout for separate school boards elections, this is not unusual. It might even be high. When you don’t have a combined election, people don’t feel motivated to come out and vote.”