David Cowen Jr.

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David Cowen Jr.

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David Cowen Jr. was a candidate for at-large representative on the Fall River Public Schools school board in Massachusetts. Cowen was defeated in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.

Elections

2017

See also: Fall River Public Schools elections (2017)

Six seats on the Fall River Public Schools School Committee in Massachusetts were up for general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbents Paul Coogan, Mark Costa, and Joseph Martins won their re-election bids along with challengers Kevin Aguiar, Joshua Hetzler, and Thomas Khoury. Challengers Amy M. Blanchette, David Cowen Jr., Susan Gancarski Dunse, Kristen Gauvin, Crystal Stone, and Jessica Wong were defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017. Challenger Sean Connell was defeated in the primary election on September 12, 2017.[1][2] Wong unofficially withdrew from the race in October 2017, but her name still appeared on the ballot.[3][4]

All seven seats on the school committee were up for election. The seventh seat was held by the mayor of Fall River, but was not covered by Ballotpedia as the city fell outside of municipal elections coverage.[1]

Results

Fall River Public Schools,
At-large General Election, 2-year terms, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Paul Coogan Incumbent 13.91% 7,393
Green check mark transparent.png Mark Costa Incumbent 11.68% 6,208
Green check mark transparent.png Joseph Martins Incumbent 10.90% 5,795
Green check mark transparent.png Kevin Aguiar 10.53% 5,598
Green check mark transparent.png Joshua Hetzler 9.91% 5,269
Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Khoury 9.60% 5,099
Kristen Gauvin 8.47% 4,503
Amy M. Blanchette 6.61% 3,511
Jessica Wong 5.50% 2,924
Crystal Stone 5.49% 2,919
Susan Gancarski Dunse 4.50% 2,394
David Cowen Jr. 2.84% 1,510
Write-in votes 0.04% 19
Total Votes 53,142
Source: Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Elizabeth Camara," December 2, 2017
Fall River Public Schools,
At-large Primary Election, 2-year terms, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kevin Aguiar 13.12% 4,106
Green check mark transparent.png Paul Coogan Incumbent 12.84% 4,018
Green check mark transparent.png Joseph Martins Incumbent 11.47% 3,592
Green check mark transparent.png Mark Costa Incumbent 11.23% 3,515
Green check mark transparent.png Joshua Hetzler 8.74% 2,737
Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Khoury 8.47% 2,650
Green check mark transparent.png Kristen Gauvin 6.34% 1,986
Green check mark transparent.png Amy M. Blanchette 6.09% 1,908
Green check mark transparent.png Jessica Wong 5.57% 1,743
Green check mark transparent.png Crystal Stone 5.10% 1,598
Green check mark transparent.png Susan Gancarski Dunse 4.28% 1,339
Green check mark transparent.png David Cowen Jr. 3.43% 1,073
Sean Connell 3.32% 1,040
Total Votes 31,305
Source: Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Elizabeth Camara, Fall River Elections," October 6, 2017

Funding

See also: Campaign finance in the Fall River Public Schools elections
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