Board of Education
Election Results

There were eight candidates running for the four open seats on the Akron Board of Education in this year's November 4 general election.

The only incumbent to be re-elected was Rev. Gregory Harrison.

Newly-elected members to the Baord are, in descending order of votes received, Phil Montgomery, Karmaya Kelly, and Nathan Jarosz.

Here are the results of the school board race, and here are the final results of all the November 4 races as reported by the Summit County Board of Elections.

Here is some additional background on the November 4 Board of Education election.

The November 14 edition of the Akron Beacon Journal carried this article from its Editorial Board calling for less contention and more transparency from the school board.

1/6/26 UPDATE:
The newly-elected members of the Board of Education were sworn into office on Monday, January 5.

1/12/26 UPDATE:
At the first Board meeting of the new year on
January 12, new members were sworn in, officers were elected, and committee assignments made.

Pictured L to R are Gregory Harrison, Nathan Jarosz, (current member) Barbara Sykes, Phil Montgomery, and Karmaya Kelly

(Photo courtesy of Ryan Loew of Signal Akron)