Shapiro looks to trump Yanez-Jiminez for Rio Hondo's Area 5 seat

Former teachers union president Madeline Shapiro seems to be headed for victory in her bid to win the Area 5 seat on the Rio Hondo College board of trustees.

With 96 percent of precincts reporting, 2,063 ballots were cast for Shapiro, which translates into about 57 percent of the vote.

Her opponent, Michelle Yanez-Jiminez -- a former Rio trustees -- received 1,522 ballots, or about 42 percent of the vote.