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As post-election shuffling slows at the Utah State Board of Education, its outlook may tilt further to the right

The Utah State Board of Education did not see the same surprising turnover this year as it did in the previous two elections — where almost every member either left or was unseated.

Most of the incumbents who ran easily secured their spots Tuesday night. And two faced no challengers at all.

But the small bit of shuffling that did happen likely means the board, overall, will lean more to the right than it already does.

In perhaps the biggest upset, Terryl Warner, the longest continuously serving member and a moderate voice, was beat out by Jennie Earl, a conservative proponent of local control and a strong advocate for home-schooling, to represent northern Utah.