Acosta-Salazar will win back Area 3 seat on Rio Hondo board

Incumbent Angela Acosta-Salazar appears to have successfully won back her Area 3 seat on the Rio Hondo College board of trustees.

With 95 percent of precincts reporting, just over 1,900 ballots were cast in Acosta-Salazar's favor, which translated into nearly 60 percent of the vote.

Challenger Crystal Chavez trailed Acosta-Salazar in results throughout the night. So far, she's receive 1,279 votes, or about 40 percent of the vote.