Incumbents Small, Henderson, Aceves headed for Whittier City school board victory

Incumbents Linda Small, Ken Henderson and Efrain Aceves were poised to win back their board seats at the Whittier City School District, maintaining a strong lead over challenger G. Sylvia Hurtado in Tuesday's elections.

With nearly three-quarters of precincts reporting, Small was the top votegetter with 1,437 ballots cast in her favor, or nearly 29 percent of the vote.

Henderson followed closely behind with 1,430 ballots, or 28 percent of the vote; while Aceves garnered 1,369 votes, or 27 percent of the vote.

Hurtado trailed in last place with 795 ballots, or 15 percent of the vote.