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The Gates Chili Central School District will hold its 2026-27 School Budget Vote and Board Election on:
📅 Tuesday, May 19, 2026
⏰ 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
🗺️ Spartan Field House at Gates Chili High School
1 Spartan Way, Rochester, NY 14624
Voters should park in lot D or E and enter the field house using door 7 (see map for more details).
Results will be posted below at the conclusion of the election.
Vote Results
At the annual vote on May 19, Gates Chili Central School District voters approved the proposed budget for the 2026-27 school budget and one additional proposition, in addition to filling four Board of Education seats. More than 700 voters cast a ballot in the annual vote and election. Please see the voting results below.
Proposition 1 (2026-27 School Budget)
YES 585
NO 247
Proposition 2 (Bus Purchases)
YES 588
NO 243
Board of Education (4 seats)
Michelle Jennings 584 (earns three-year term)
Kathryn Davis 579 (earns three-year term)
Adam Reinhardt 523 (earns three-year term)
Angela Stout 487 (earns one-year term)
Christina (Tina) Carney 468
Thank you to all the Gates Chili community members who participated in the school budget vote and board election.
What's on the ballot?
Proposition 1: The school budget proposition authorizes the Gates Chili Central School District to spend $146,485,512 for school purposes during the 2026-27 fiscal year and to levy the necessary tax therefore.
Proposition 2: This proposition authorizes the purchase of school buses at a total cost of no more than $2,350,000. This purchase also authorizes the use of capital reserve funds for this purpose and therefore, does not impact the tax levy. In addition, New York State reimburses Gates Chili approximately 75% of the cost of bus purchases.
Board of Education Candidates: Residents will vote to fill three (3) three-year terms and one (1) one-year term on the Gates Chili Board of Education. Candidates, in ballot order, are: Michelle Jennings (incumbent), Adam Reinhardt (incumbent), Kathryn Davis (incumbent), Christina (Tina) Carney, and Angela Stout.