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Moorhead incumbents top runoff
By Jonathan Knutson
The Forum - 09/14/2005

William K. Bill Tomhave 292 
Kristine A. Thompson 195 
Sonia Mayo Hohnadel 179 
Michael Thrasher 166 
Karen L. Dulski 154 
Yoke Sim Gunaratne 111 
Maria Lisa Gallegos 86 

Moorhead School District voters on Tuesday advanced three incumbent School Board members and three challengers to the Nov. 8 general election.
Incumbents Bill Tomhave, Kristine Thompson and Sonia Hohnadel and challengers Michael Thrasher, Karin Dulski and Yoke-Sim Gunaratne will move on to the general election.
Challenger Lisa Gallegos received the fewest number of votes in the seven-candidate primary election and was eliminated in the race for three at-large, four-year seats up for grabs.
In final but unofficial results, Tomhave was the top vote-getter with 24.6 percent of the 1,183 votes cast.
Thompson received 16.5 percent, Hohnadel 15.1 percent, Thrasher 14 percent, Dulski 13 percent, Gunaratne 9.4 percent and Gallegos 7.3 percent.
The results are unofficial until canvassing at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
A recent change in state law required school districts to hold a primary election if the number of candidates is more than twice the number of contested seats.
The Moorhead district estimates the primary election cost about $7,800.
The seven members of the Moorhead school Board receive $700 monthly.
Hohnadel, 46, was elected to the board in 2001. She is a communications coordinator for Tri-College University.
Thompson, 46, is a doctoral candidate in educational leadership at the University of North Dakota. She was elected to the board in 1997 and again in 2001.
Tomhave is a 57-year-old math professor at Concordia College. He was elected to the School Board in 2001.
Dulski, 36, is director of patient financial services for Innovis Health in Fargo.
Gunaratne, 53, is executive director of Cultural Diversity Resources Inc., a nonprofit serving Cass and Clay counties.
Thrasher, 33, is an assistant music professor at North Dakota State University.
Gallegos, 36, is executive director of the nonprofit Centro Cultural de Fargo-Moorhead, which seeks to help Hispanics build better lives and stronger communities.
All seven candidates said
the district, which completed a major restructuring in 2004, is in in good shape.

Readers can reach Forum reporter Jonathan Knutson at (701) 241-5530
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</p><p></p><p>Moorhead incumbents top runoff</p><p>By Jonathan Knutson</p><p>The Forum - 09/14/2005</p><p></p><p>William K. Bill Tomhave 292 </p><p>Kristine A. Thompson 195 </p><p>Sonia Mayo Hohnadel 179 </p><p>Michael Thrasher 166 </p><p>Karen L. Dulski 154 </p><p>Yoke Sim Gunaratne 111 </p><p>Maria Lisa Gallegos 86 </p><p></p><p>Moorhead School District voters on Tuesday advanced three incumbent School Board members and three challengers to the Nov. 8 general election.</p><p>Incumbents Bill Tomhave, Kristine Thompson and Sonia Hohnadel and challengers Michael Thrasher, Karin Dulski and Yoke-Sim Gunaratne will move on to the general election.</p><p>Challenger Lisa Gallegos received the fewest number of votes in the seven-candidate primary election and was eliminated in the race for three at-large, four-year seats up for grabs.</p><p>In final but unofficial results, Tomhave was the top vote-getter with 24.6 percent of the 1,183 votes cast.</p><p>Thompson received 16.5 per
 cent, Hohnadel 15.1 percent, Thrasher 14 percent, Dulski 13 percent, Gunaratne 9.4 percent and Gallegos 7.3 percent.</p><p>The results are unofficial until canvassing at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.</p><p>A recent change in state law required school districts to hold a primary election if the number of candidates is more than twice the number of contested seats.</p><p>The Moorhead district estimates the primary election cost about $7,800.</p><p>The seven members of the Moorhead school Board receive $700 monthly.</p><p>Hohnadel, 46, was elected to the board in 2001. She is a communications coordinator for Tri-College University.</p><p>Thompson, 46, is a doctoral candidate in educational leadership at the University of North Dakota. She was elected to the board in 1997 and again in 2001.</p><p>Tomhave is a 57-year-old math professor at Concordia College. He was elected to the School Board in 2001.</p><p>Dulski, 36, is director of patient financial services for Innovis Health in Fargo.<
 /p><p>Gunaratne, 53, is executive director of Cultural Diversity Resources Inc., a nonprofit serving Cass and Clay counties.</p><p>Thrasher, 33, is an assistant music professor at North Dakota State University.</p><p>Gallegos, 36, is executive director of the nonprofit Centro Cultural de Fargo-Moorhead, which seeks to help Hispanics build better lives and stronger communities.</p><p>All seven candidates said</p><p>the district, which completed a major restructuring in 2004, is in in good shape.</p><p></p><p>Readers can reach Forum reporter Jonathan Knutson at (701) 241-5530
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