Unofficial results from the Canadian County Election Board show newcomer Jarrod Moser defeating incumbent and current School Board President Lisa Gigstad in Tuesday’s Piedmont School Board race.  Moser defeated Gigstad 291 to 176, with Moser earning 62.31 percent of the vote.
   “I’m excited,” Moser said Tuesday evening after the results had come in.  “I’m ready to serve the students and make a difference.”
Counting absentee ballots, the contest was broken down into 13 separate precinct across three counties.  Ballots came from Kingfisher, Canadian and Oklahoma counties.
   In Canadian County from precinct 200, Moser won, taking nine votes against Gigstad’s three.  In precinct 201, Gigstad earned 9 votes against Moser’s 8.
In precinct 503 in Piedmont Moser lost to
Gigstad, 8-2.
   At precinct 504 Moser grabbed 146 votes while Gigstad had 111.  Gigstad won in Canadian County absentee ballots, taking 10 against Moser’s 6.
In Oklahoma County precincts 401, 426 and 427, neither candidate received a vote.  In Oklahoma County precinct 428, Moser took 10 votes while Gigstad took 5.  In precinct 430 Moser received 3 votes while Gigstad got none. 
Oklahoma County absentee ballots gave Moser 1 vote and Gigstad none.
   In Kingfisher County, neither candidate received a vote either in the polling booth or in absentia.
   Gigstad, who served on the school board since 2000 and has been School Board President since 2002, congratulated her opponent and said she would continue to lend her support to the district.
   “I congratulate Mr. Moser, I think he’ll do a great job,” Gigstad said.  “I’ll continue to cheer on the district, although I’ll be on the sidelines instead of fighting it out on the field.  I’d like to thank all of my supporters.  I appreciate them and all they did.”
Both candidates looked back at Gigstad’s decade of service to the school district as a positive force in the community. 
   Moser said she had done a “great job” that her service was something the district “should be thankful for.”
   Gigstad says she is proud of her service with the Piedmont School Board and feels she was able to accomplish a great deal during her tenure.
    She felt the district advanced significantly and she was especially proud of the student’s academic achievements over the past few years.
Gigstad also pointed out that it would be a busy week, as this is the week the superintendent candidates will be  in Piedmont to meet with board members and visit the school district.
   The election results will be verified either Feb. 11 or Feb. 12.  Moser will either be sworn in at the next regular meeting or during a special a special meeting this month