9:55 p.m.

Results in area races held steady throughout the night, giving victories to a new mayor in Baldwin City, and newcomers one both open city commission seats in Eudora. Incumbents, though, did well in the Eudora school district race.

Here’s a look at unofficial vote totals, with all precincts reporting:

Baldwin City mayor (one seat open)

Gerald “Gerry” Cullumber: 549

Casey Simoneau (I): 454

Baldwin City Council (two seats open)

J. King (I): 494

Peter Wentz:450

Dan Riney: 356

Susan Pitts (I): 318

Robert L. Flegal Jr. 265

Eudora City Commission (two seats open)

Jason Musick: 947

Grant High: 863

Tim Reazin (I): 402

John Cullen Jr.:245

Lecompton mayor (one seat open)

Jimmy Wilkins (I): 71

Ed Smith: 35

USD 343 Perry-Lecompton

District 1(One seat open):

Daniel Bahnmaier: 190

Daniel Landis: 115

Adam Tucker: 60

District 3 (One seat open):

Nick Fergus (I): 218

Lindsey Trent: 151

USD 491 Eudora (three seats open)

Joe Hurla (I): 892

Heather Whalen (I): 891

Tony Barron: 742

Shawna Vetter: 573

Travis McCormick: 529

9:40 p.m.

Change and new faces have carried the night in the Lawrence City Commission elections. With all precincts now reporting, political newcomers Mike Courtney and Kristine Polian are the unofficial winners of the two open seats on the commission. The lone incumbent in the race, Bart Littlejohn, finished fourth in the four-person field, while former city commissioner and mayor Bob Schumm fell about 1,400 votes short of winning a seat.

In the Lawrence school board race, two of the three incumbents — Shannon Kimball and Kelly Jones — rolled to victory but incumbent Bob Byers has seemingly lost a close race for the final spot. Matt Lancaster has bested Byers by 33 votes in unofficial returns. While three seats are up for election, the school board actually has one more seat to fill due to the recent resignation of Anne Costello from the board. Board members are free to choose any eligible district resident, which could be a path to Byers keeping a seat on the board.

As a result, all of the vote totals are unofficial, and could change as provisional ballots and other contested ballots are counted. However, unofficial results, especially of this margin, historically have held. Here’s a look at the unofficial results:

Lawrence City Commission (Two open seats)

Michael Courtney: 8,211

Kristine Polian: 7,833

Bob Schumm: 6,448

Bart Littlejohn (I): 5,015

USD 497 Lawrence (Three open seats)

Shannon Kimball (I): 8,139

Kelly Jones (I): 7,660

Matt Lancaster: 5,543

Bob Byers (I): 5,510

Pam Shaw: 3,819

Molly Starr: 3,784

ChrisTopher Niles Enneking: 3,319

9:10 p.m.

The latest results also have widened some leads in area races. It is now looking more likely that Baldwin City will have a new mayor and at least one new council member. Two newcomers in the Eudora City Commission have opened a commanding lead.

Incumbents in the Eudora school board race, however, have safe leads to keep their seats.

Here’s a look with 86% of the precincts counted.

Baldwin City mayor (one seat open)

Gerald “Gerry” Cullumber: 549

Casey Simoneau (I): 454

Baldwin City Council (two seats open)

J. King (I): 494

Peter Wentz:450

Dan Riney: 356

Susan Pitts (I): 318

Robert L. Flegal Jr. 265

Eudora City Commission (two seats open)

Jason Musick: 947

Grant High: 863

Tim Reazin (I): 402

John Cullen Jr.:245

Lecompton mayor (one seat open)

Jimmy Wilkins (I): 21

Ed Smith: 4

USD 343 Perry-Lecompton

District 1(One seat open):

Daniel Bahnmaier: 122

Daniel Landis: 54

Adam Tucker: 25

District 3 (One seat open):

Nick Fergus (I): 102

Lindsey Trent: 93

USD 491 Eudora (three seats open)

Joe Hurla (I): 892

Heather Whalen (I): 891

Tony Barron: 742

Shawna Vetter: 573

Travis McCormick: 529

9:00 p.m.

A big batch of returns have come in, and so has some clarity in the Lawrence City Commission race. It is now looking very likely that Mike Courtney and Kristine Polian will take the two open seats on the commission. Former commissioner and August primary winner Bob Schumm is now about 1,275 votes behind.

Meanwhile the race for the final open seat on the Lawrence school board has a new leader. Matt Lancaster is now ahead of incumbent Bob Byers, but the two candidates are separated by only about 20 votes.

Here’s a look at vote totals with 86% of the precincts counted:

Lawrence City Commission (Two open seats)

Michael Courtney: 7,800

Kristine Polian: 7,437

Bob Schumm: 6,162

Bart Littlejohn (I): 4,840

USD 497 Lawrence (Three open seats)

Shannon Kimball (I): 7,734

Kelly Jones (I): 7,302

Matt Lancaster: 5,240

Bob Byers (I): 5,219

Pam Shaw: 3,619

Molly Starr: 3,602

ChrisTopher Niles Enneking: 3,144

8:55 p.m.

In area races, it is looking more likely that two newcomers will take seats on the Eudora City Commission. The lone incumbent in the race is sitting in third place with about a 130 vote deficit. In Baldwin City, the incumbent mayor also is trailing his challenger, but the race remains separated by about 20 votes.

Here’s a look at area totals with 36% of precincts reporting.

Baldwin City mayor (one seat open)

Gerald “Gerry” Cullumber: 145

Casey Simoneau (I): 124

Baldwin City Council (two seats open)

J. King (I): 118

Peter Wentz:113

Dan Riney: 105

Susan Pitts (I): 102

Robert L. Flegal Jr. 79

Eudora City Commission (two seats open)

Jason Musick: 374

Grant High: 313

Tim Reazin (I): 182

John Cullen Jr.:118

Lecompton mayor (one seat open)

Jimmy Wilkins (I): 21

Ed Smith: 4

USD 343 Perry-Lecompton

District 1(One seat open):

Daniel Bahnmaier: 68

Daniel Landis: 31

Adam Tucker: 18

District 3 (One seat open):

Nick Fergus (I): 64

Lindsey Trent: 52

USD 491 Eudora (three seats open)

Joe Hurla (I): 448

Heather Whalen (I): 440

Tony Barron: 379

Shawna Vetter: 262

Travis McCormick: 234

8:45 p.m.

Vote totals are pouring in from the Lawrence City Commission and Lawrence school board races. With 36% of the precincts reporting, the race for the final spot on the Lawrence school board has tightened, while the top two vote winners in the Lawrence City Commission have increased their lead. At this point, it also is looking less likely that the lone incumbent in the City Commission race, Bart Littlejohn, will hold onto his spot, down about 1,500 votes from the second and final spot.

Lawrence City Commission (Two open seats)

Michael Courtney: 5,005

Kristine Polian: 4,751

Bob Schumm: 4,005

Bart Littlejohn (I): 3,259

USD 497 Lawrence (Three open seats)

Shannon Kimball (I): 5,248

Kelly Jones (I): 4,870

Bob Byers (I): 3,482

Matt Lancaster: 3,373

Pam Shaw: 2,440

Molly Starr: 2,306

ChrisTopher Niles Enneking: 1,981