Two newcomers will join two incumbents on the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education, after an extremely close election Tuesday.

Andrew Pigozzi and Jerome Summers reclaimed their positions on the board, and Tracy Quattrocki and Kim Weaver won the remaining available seats on the seven-member board.

Christopher Hawker, who did not earn a seat on the board, rounded out the field of candidates.

With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Quattrocki clearly led the election, earning nearly 26 percent of the vote, while the rest of the candidates each hovered around 18 percent. Weaver was at 18.9 percent, Summers at 18.7 percent, Pigozzi at 18.7 percent and Hawker at 17.8 percent.

The candidates said they expected the race to come down to the wire.

“Knowing the support of some of the candidates and the organization of their campaigns led me to believe that the front-runner would do very well and the rest of the candidates would be close,” Pigozzi said.

Although the race was competitive, the newly elected board members said they are optimistic.

“I wouldn’t mind serving with any of them,” Summers said. “We as a board need to improve all the time, so it’s good to have some different perspectives in there.”

Outgoing Board President Mary Erickson said she has high hopes for the new board.

“The process usually goes well and produces good people,” she said. “I have great respect for them because I know what they will be doing and how much they’re going to be doing.”

Candidates for Evanston Township High School District 202 school board ran unopposed. Gretchen Livingston, Deborah Graham, Rachel Hayman and Martha Burns will serve for the next four years.

– EMILY WRAY