District 7 School Board race going to a runoff

Moore wins big, but unable to gain a majority

Christine Moore

Christine Moore and Matthew Fitzpatrick are heading to a November runoff for the Orange County Public School Board's District 7 seat that Moore has held for two terms. Moore won a decisive advantage over her opponents with 8,353 votes, but her 45% was not good enough to avoid a runoff. Fitzpatrick, a newcomer to politics, edged retired educator Isadora Dean with 4,589 votes (25%), to Dean's 4,160 (23%), followed by Laura Rounds with 1,358 votes (7%).