In the most competitive race in recent years, two incumbents lost their seats on the Crescenta Valley Water District Board of Directors Tuesday.
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Challengers Kerry Erickson and James Bodnar and incumbent director Richard Atwater won the three available seats on the district's five person board.
The 11,725 registered voters living in the unincorporated areas of La Crescenta and Montrose were eligible to vote for three candidates.
According to the Los Angeles County Registrar, the vote counts were:
- Kerry Erickson, challenger: 888 votes
- James Bodnar, challenger: 697 votes
- Richard Atwater, incumbent: 695 votes
- Charles Beatty, incumbent: 508 votes
- Wendy Alane Smith, incumbent: 404 votes
- Vasken Yardemian, incumbent board president: 343 votes
The board makes policy decisions for the district, voting on everything from water conservation efforts to customer rates and capital improvement projects.
The five directors serve four-year terms, with three directors elected in one group and two directors in another.
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