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Election night in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Public Schools was one of mixed emotions for all sides.

In an upset, incumbent school board Vice President Peggy Muller-Arag贸n lost her District 2 seat, which she鈥檚 held since 2015, to union challenger Ronalda Tome-Warito. District 1 candidate Robert Trujillo, who鈥檇 also enjoyed the teachers union endorsement as well as a large campaign coffer, fell to rival Janelle Astorga.

And although it slew the giant when Tome-Warito won, the sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Teachers Federation still failed in its mission to reclaim a majority on the board with Trujillo鈥檚 loss. That followed three largely business-backed candidates beating out union picks in the last election cycle, resulting in a non-teachers union majority on the board.

鈥淚 think 鈥榮atisfied鈥� would be a matter of all three of the candidates we endorsed winning,鈥� teachers union President Ellen Bernstein said. 鈥淏ut I鈥檓 feeling optimistic.鈥�

Still, while Bernstein was critical of the campaign Astorga ran against Trujillo, she was assured by the victor鈥檚 鈥減ro-union鈥� stance and said she was generally assured by Muller-Arag贸n鈥檚 loss because she felt it would mean more support for APS educators.

鈥淧eggy wasn鈥檛 alone in her lack of support and disrespect for who we are and what we do,鈥� Bernstein said. 鈥淚 am confident that the candidates we endorsed, Heather (Benavidez, District 4 winner) and Ronalda, will be very respectful and supportive, because that鈥檚 why we endorsed them.鈥�

Just as the teachers union hoped to reclaim a majority on the board, conservative voices also sought to strengthen their foothold on the panel by keeping Muller-Arag贸n and potentially flipping District 4 with candidate Stephen Cecco, who garnered support from both the local chapter of Moms for Liberty and the Republican Party of New Mexico.

But Cecco lost his race in a landslide to Benavidez, and Muller-Arag贸n could not close Tome-Warito鈥檚 early slim lead, even as Election Day results began rolling in.

鈥淲e had significant wins as well as some losses last night. We are deeply disappointed by the narrow loss of Peggy L. Muller-Arag贸n,鈥� Republican Party of New Mexico Executive Director Leticia Mu帽oz wrote on Wednesday.

Mu帽oz added that the losses would mean that 鈥渟adly for sa国际传媒官网网页入口 schools, it鈥檚 more of the status quo that has led to failing education and diminishing parental rights.鈥�

Muller-Arag贸n, Cecco and Trujillo, the candidates with the second-highest number of votes in each of their respective races, could not be reached for comment for this story.

APS鈥� chief, Superintendent Scott Elder, congratulated his incoming bosses, even if they鈥檒l only overlap with him for a short time 鈥� he鈥檚 set to leave office in June, when his contract expires.

鈥淚 congratulate Janelle Astorga, Ronalda (Tome-Warito), and Heather Benavidez for winning in their respective school board races. I look forward to working with them in the coming months as we continue with our efforts to improve outcomes for all our students,鈥� he said in a statement.

Elder also thanked voters for their approval by a 2-1 margin of a continuation of a 2-mill levy aimed at capital investments in schools as well as other materials for students.

鈥淲e will use the money to continue making our schools safer, to upgrade more heating and cooling units, to keep providing musical instruments to students, and for so much more,鈥� he said. 鈥淥n behalf of our students and staff, I want to thank everyone who took the time to vote in this election.鈥�