Esposito Leads Baltimore School Board Race

Early tallies show Ashley Esposito in front with 27.7% of the vote as two elected seats on the 12-member board remain in contention.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Elections

Esposito Leads Baltimore School Board Race

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Ashley Esposito leads the Baltimore City school board race with 27.7% of the vote, followed by Domonique Flowers at 26.9% and incumbent Kwame' Jamal Kenyatta-Bey at 22.5%, with 98% of city precincts reporting at least some Election Day results. No candidates have conceded, and the two top vote-getters will win four-year terms.

Why it matters

Kenyatta-Bey may lose his seat to challenger Domonique Flowers, and the outcome will shape who holds the two elected positions on a board where most members are mayoral appointees. Day entered the race after the district closed his nephew's charter school, the Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys, earlier this year.

Unofficial Election Day tallies show Esposito at 27.7%, Flowers at 26.9%, Kenyatta-Bey at 22.5% and Day at 22.4%, drawn from 98% of city precincts for two elected seats on the 12-seat board. The final order remains unresolved as the remaining precincts are counted and no candidates have conceded.

The players

Ashley Esposito

Esposito is a Baltimore school board member first elected in 2022 who currently leads the race for re-election.

Domonique Flowers

Flowers is a Baltimore school board candidate who is challenging incumbent Kenyatta-Bey for a seat on the board.

Kwame' Jamal Kenyatta-Bey

Kenyatta-Bey is a Baltimore school board member first elected in 2022 whose seat is at risk in this election.

The details

Nine of the 12 school board seats are filled by mayoral appointment, while city voters elect two seats and a student elected by high schoolers fills another. Two board gaps will remain for the mayor to fill after the election, and Day plans to apply for one of those open appointments if he loses.

Earlier this year: the district closed the Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys, run by Day's nephew.
November 3, 2026: Election Day for Baltimore school board seats.
End of 2026: Kenyatta-Bey's term could end if he loses.

Political Context

Baltimore's school board is dominated by mayoral appointments, with only two seats chosen directly by city voters under the city's governance structure. This election's results will show how much of the board's direction voters can influence through the two elected positions.

Baltimore families with children in city schools will see who holds the two elected board seats, which influence district decisions affecting classrooms and school closures. Voters in the city have a direct say only through these two positions, while the remaining board seats are filled by the mayor.

The takeaway

Local school board races can look minor, but they determine who controls decisions about schools and whether voters have a direct voice in them. Following the final vote count will show how much influence city residents hold over the board.