School board elections: One candidate wins outright, while 8 aim for seats in Jupiter, Boca

We're two months out from the primary election for the Palm Beach County School Board, but the board already has its newest member.

One position on the school board was decided June 14 when no candidates qualified to oppose Virginia Savietto for the seat being vacated by Alexandria Ayala. Savietto will be sworn in after the November election and represent District 2, including the Greenacres and Palm Springs areas.

Ayala was elected in 2020. Born in Puerto Rico, Ayala was the board's first Hispanic member and the youngest elected school board member in recent memory.