Vanessa Chaviano claimed the at-large District 7 seat for the School District of Lee County school board Tuesday night.

Chaviano received 204,476 votes, 69.22%, and her opponent Sheridan Chester received 90,935 votes, 30.78%.

She could not be immediately reached for comment.

The District 7 race was open to all voters countywide. Cathleen O’Daniel Morgan, who served in the District 7 seat since November 2012, did not seek reelection.

Results are not official until certified.

Chaviano, 40, a 25-year resident of Lee County, who lives in Cape Coral, is in marketing operations at LIV Digital Marketing. She has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and criminal forensics, a master’s degree in criminal forensics, behavioral analysis, and business administration.

Chaviano is an appointed member for the site section committee, as well as for the equity and diversity advisory committee for the School District of Lee County. She is also a board member and member of the government affairs committee for the Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce, as well as a coach for Pop Warner Youth Football Youth Cheer, Cape Competes stakeholder member and president of Leading Latina, Inc.

The top three issues she wants to tackle are improving student achievement, championing career and technical schools, and parental involvement.

She will join new school board members Bill Ribble and Vanessa Chaviano, who won their races in the primary in August.