Carole Graves
Carole Graves was a candidate for at-large representative on the Newark Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. The general election was held on April 19, 2016. Graves was defeated in the general election with Leah Owens, Tave Padilla, and Deborah Kim Thompson-Gaddy winning the available seats.
Elections
2016
- See also: Newark Public Schools elections (2016)
Three of the nine seats on the Newark Public Schools Board of Education were up for at-large general election on April 19, 2016. No incumbents filed in the race. Newcomers Jason Dotson, Thomas Ellis, Carole Graves, Tamara Moore, Leah Owens, Tave Padilla, Jody Pittman, Juan Silva, George Tillman, Deborah Kim Thompson-Gaddy, Jimmie White, and former candidate Sheila Montague faced each other for the three seats. Owens, Padilla, and Thompson-Gaddy defeated the remaining candidates and won seats on the Newark board. All three of these candidates were members of the Newark Unity slate endorsed by Mayor Ras J. Baraka. There was no primary.[1]
| Newark Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Deborah Kim Thompson-Gaddy |
21.92% | 5,909 |
| Tave Padilla |
21.86% | 5,892 |
| Leah Owens |
18.62% | 5,018 |
| Sheila Montague | 9.56% | 2,576 |
| Carole Graves | 8.09% | 2,180 |
| Tamara Moore | 6.59% | 1,775 |
| Thomas Ellis | 3.32% | 896 |
| Jody Pittman | 2.95% | 794 |
| Juan Silva | 2.29% | 618 |
| George Tillman | 1.87% | 505 |
| Jimmie White | 1.68% | 452 |
| Jason Dotson | 1.25% | 338 |
| Total Votes | 26,953 | |
| Source: Essex County Clerk, "2016 School Board Election," accessed May 10, 2016 | ||
Funding
Graves reported $16,885.00 in contributions and $0.00 in expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[2]
Endorsements
Graves was endorsed in the election by the Newark Teachers Union.[3]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email communication with Martha Jones, Newark district secretary to the superintendent," March 9, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed June 24, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "Newark Teachers Union," accessed April 8, 2016
| 2016 Newark Public Schools Elections | |
| Essex County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | April 19, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Jason Dotson • Thomas Ellis • Carole Graves • Sheila Montague • Tamara Moore • Leah Owens • Tave Padilla • Jody Pittman • Juan Silva • George Tillman • Deborah Kim Thompson-Gaddy • Jimmie White |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
