A pair of incumbent Hays CISD trustees will retain their seats after they cruised past their opponents in what was a contentious school board race.

Single Member District 4 trustee Merideth Keller and Single-Member District 5 trustee Esperanza Orosco each won by wide 30-plus or more percentage point margins, according to unofficial, final results.

Keller, a Driftwood-area resident and current board president, defeated Texas State University professor Mark Summers by 347 votes Saturday.

Keller he...