Union-backed candidates led all four races for the Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education on Tuesday evening, with two incumbents trailing, according to early election results released at 7 p.m.

The seven-member board’s majority is at stake in the election , which has drawn about $1.8 million in campaign spending from political groups and teacher unions aiming to get their candidates elected.

Denver election results

Three incumbents -- Xóchitl Gaytán, Scott Esserman and Michelle Quattlebaum -- were seeking to retain seats on the board, but only one, Gaytán, earned an endorsement from the Denver Classroom Teachers Association . Union-backed candidates have controlled the board since 2019.

Esserman, who currently holds an at-large seat, was running to replace Carrie Olson, who i

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