In the only contested race for the Baker School Board, Susan Yen has a significant lead over Sadie Lindell in unofficial results from the Baker County Clerk’s office in Tuesday’s special election.

Yen, a former longtime elementary school teacher in the district, had 925 votes, Lindell 725.

Incumbent Jessica Dougherty, running unopposed, had 1,450 votes.

Yen’s four-year term will start July 1.

There are five positions on the school board.

Also on the ballot, voters in eastern Baker County renewed a five-year property tax levy to operate the Pine Eagle Health District, which operates a clinic in Halfway.

The measure was passing 235 to 66 in unofficial results.

The levy is rate is 80 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value.

The levy will raise approximately $167,000 in 2025-2026, $172,000 in 2026-2027, $177,000 in 2027-2028, $182,000 in 2028-2029, and $188,000 in 2029-2030, according to the ballot measure.

Voter turnout was 19.1%, according to unofficial results.