Early results in San Jose school board races:  Grunthaner leads open San Jose Unified seat; close counts in Franklin-McKinley and Orchard

Early, unofficial results from Tuesday's election show who leads in school board races in 11 school and college districts that serve San Jose, according to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters.  The count posted at 11:22 p.m. Tuesday includes ballots from 28.4% of the county's registered voters, so leads can change.  The next update is due Wednesday by 5 p.m.

Where voters choose three, the top three finishers win seats.

High school, unified and college districts

• San Jose Unified, Area 2:  José Magaña 44.6% (3,115 votes), Tomara Hall 37.2% (2,594), Carson Dance 18.1% (1,261).
• San Jose Unified, Area 4 (open seat):  Mary J. Grunthaner 58.9% (5,105), Michael Melillo 41% (3,554).
• East Side Union High, Area 1 (short term):  Paul Pham 37.4% (3,989), Patricia Martínez-Roach 32.3% (3,447), Mer Curry Nuñez 30.1% (3,206).
• East Side Union High, Area 4:  Lorena Chavez 49.6% (6,516), Tony Lam 38.5% (5,063), Mahbub Khan 11.7% (1,543).
• San José-Evergreen Community College District, Area 2:  Karen Martinez 52.4% (6,570), Scott Hung Pham 47.3% (5,931).

Elementary districts

• Alum Rock, Area 3:  Andrés Quintero 57.4% (1,404), Delia Oseguera (1,037).  Area 5:  Jenny Ludwig 57% (1,634), Línda Lo Chávez (744), Manisha Kand (486).
• Berryessa (pick three):  Jaria Jaug 6,665, Thelma B. Boac 4,669, Shanna Brewer 4,481, Jamal Khan 3,568.
• Cambrian (pick three):  Debora Bodenheimer 3,064, Carol Presunka 2,853, Sergio Martínez 2,212, Harmony "Jay" McMillin 1,616.
• Campbell Union, Area 4:  Chris Miller 62% (1,547), Mohit Vora (941).  Area 5:  Vartika Chandra 56% (1,961), Sam Krow-Lucal (1,532).
• Evergreen (pick three):  Monte Wright 8,876, Mary Hiền Pollett 7,311, Johnny Ray Reyna 6,736, Corinna Diener 3,900, Thong Quang La 3,398, Magaly Fernández 2,937.
• Franklin-McKinley (pick three):  Marc Cooper 5,347, Steven Sanchez 5,144, Rudy J. Rodriguez 4,959, Gilbert Borrayo 4,742.
• Oak Grove, Area 2:  Diego Martinez 61.5% (1,576), Victor A. Ramirez (979).  Area 3:  Sophie Freestone 52.7% (1,443), Kaushik C. Joglekar (1,290).  Area 5:  Paul Chun 60% (1,707), Casino Fajardo (663), Pradeep Kumar (472).
• Orchard (pick three):  Katherine Kasolas-Jacobson 796, Jeff Tang 742, Renee Lo 705, Lyseria Evelyn Phillips 573, Molly Eslao 534.

In Franklin-McKinley, Gilbert Borrayo trails third-place Rudy Rodriguez by 217 votes.  The board censured Cooper, a trustee, 4-1 on Oct. 27, district records show.  In Orchard, 132 votes separate third and fourth place.

Source:  Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, unofficial results; Franklin-McKinley School District Resolution 2026-46.