Saranac Lake Middle School and Petrova Elementary School share this building. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Cerbone)

All local school districts got approval for their budgets in Tuesday’s election. Voters also largely voted for incumbent candidates, with some new candidates also winning seats on school boards.

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Saranac Lake

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Voters here passed a $33.7 million school budget 430-45 with 91% of the vote. This budget carries a 1.66% tax levy increase.

Voters reelected school board President Aurora White and member Nancy Bernstein, as well as newcomer Justin Garwood, with 315, 377 and 366 votes, respectively. Zachary Randolph’s bid for a school board seat was unsuccessful. He earned 228 votes.

Voters also approved three propositions. A proposition to allow the district to spend up to $310,000 on two new buses and one new van was approved 440-31.

A proposition to allow the district to put up to $2 million into its repair reserve — which it would use to make building and athletic field improvements, buy equipment and make other upgrades, including updating the school alarm systems — was approved 438-35.

A proposition to allow the district to levy $317,940 in taxes to fund the Saranac Lake Free Library was approved 409-66.

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Tupper Lake

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Voters here passed a $20.5 million school budget 289-47, with 85% of the vote. This budget carries a 1.23% tax levy increase.

Voters reelected school board President Jane Whitmore and Vice President Jason Rolley with 261 votes and 254 votes, respectively. Korey Kenniston’s bid for a school board seat was unsuccessful. He earned 124 votes.

Voters also approved a proposition for the district to spend up to $313,000 on two new school buses and a new van, 288-50.

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Lake Placid

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Voters in Lake Placid and Wilmington approved the Lake Placid Central School District’s proposed $20.7 million budget for the upcoming school year. The budget carries a tax levy increase of zero, meaning it plans to take the same amount in taxes from property owners next year.

Of the 276 ballots cast, 41 people voted to deny the budget proposal.

Voters on Tuesday also authorized the lease of three new buses and an increase in funding for the Wilmington E.M. Cooper Memorial Library.

There were three seats up for election on the district’s board of education. There were three candidates for the seats, all incumbents. Daniel Cash received 237 votes, Colleen Locke got 228 votes, and Martha Pritchard Spear got 205 votes. As the candidate with the fewest votes, Spear will serve the rest of a one-year term while the others will have three-year terms.

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AuSable Valley

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The AuSable Valley Central School District’s proposed budget of more than $34.7 million was approved by voters on Tuesday. The budget carries a tax levy of more than $14.8 million, an increase of 1.58%. The vote was 396 yes, 116 no.

Voters elected Mark Allen, Jenna Beauregard and Aubrey Bresett to the board of education. Patricia Gero was unsuccessful in her run against Beauregard. Derrick Hopkins was unsuccessful in his run against Bresett.

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Keene

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Keene Central School’s more than $6.7 million proposed budget was approved by voters on Tuesday by a vote of 88 to 18. The budget carries a tax levy increase of 7.67%, which despite being unusually high was within the district’s tax cap, due to capital project financing.

There was one seat up for election on the school board and only one candidate. That candidate, Emily Reynolds Bergh, was elected with 101 votes.

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Long Lake

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Voters here passed a $4.6 million budget 74-35, with 68% of the vote. This budget carries a 4.7% tax levy increase.

Voters reelected Brian Penrose to the board of education. He ran unopposed.