[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]ith 100 percent of of precincts reporting, Jackie Goldberg emerged the winner of Tuesday's special election to represent L.A. Unified's 5th District on the Board of Education.
With 48.26 percent of the votes, she fell less than two percent shy of the threshold to avoid a runoff with the second place finisher. That appears to be Graciela "Grace" Ortiz (13.3 percent) who is narrowly ahead of Heather Repenning (13.09 percent).
That election is scheduled for May 14. Goldberg’s showing in Tuesday’s elections puts her on the path for her second tenure as a member of the school board.