JAMES CITY — Challenger Ty Hodges has won the race for the Jamestown District seat on the Williamsburg-James City County School Board, beating incumbent Sarah Ortego by 33 votes.

Hodges received 3,871 votes to Ortego’s 3,838, according to the state Department of Elections. All of the votes had been counted by Wednesday.

“This win is a testament of what can happen when you speak genuinely and passionately about the things that matter — our students, our teachers, and protecting the institution of public schools,” Hodges wrote on his Facebook campaign page . “Together, all of us came together to put together a campaign that focused on the right things. And today — finally — we get to celebrate our win!”

Ty Hodges

Sarah Ortego. (Courtesy image)

Hodges, a 34-year-old political newcomer,

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