School board race gets more expensive as primaries near

Candidates in the crowded and unusually expensive race for the Frederick County Board of Education have raised more than $70,000 and spent nearly $60,000. The latest campaign finance reports were due Friday and show candidates’ contributions and expenditures from June 8 through July 3. Sixteen candidates are vying for four seats on the school board. Eight of them will make it through the July 19 primary.