Edith Gallagher
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Edith Gallagher is an at-large member of the Lancaster School District Board of Directors in Pennsylvania. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] Edith Gallagher won the general election on November 3, 2015.
Gallagher was nominated by the Democratic Party through a substitute nomination certificate after Stacey Marten withdrew from the race.[2]
Elections
2015
Five of the nine seats on the Lancaster Board of Directors were up for election in the general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015.
Incumbents Randolph Carney, Linda Owens and Candace Roper filed to run for the five seats, along with newcomer Cheryl Desmond and Edith Gallagher. All five candidates won without opposition in the general election. Incumbent Jennifer Desmarais did not file to run for re-election.
Since there were as many candidates as seats up for election, all five proceeded from the primary to the general election. Challenger Luis Morales initially filed to run in the at-large race, but he withdrew from the race before the primary election. Incumbent Stacey Marten withdrew from the race after the primary election. The Democratic Party used a substitute nomination certificate to nominate Gallagher in the place of Marten.[3][4]
Results
| Lancaster School District, At-Large, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Cheryl Desmond |
20.7% | 4,265 | |
| Democratic | Linda Owens Incumbent |
20.3% | 4,178 | |
| Democratic | Edith Gallagher |
19.6% | 4,039 | |
| Democratic | Candace Roper Incumbent |
19.5% | 4,018 | |
| Democratic | Randolph Carney Incumbent |
19.4% | 3,992 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.66% | 137 | ||
| Total Votes | 20,629 | |||
| Source: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, "Election Returns Vote by Candidates," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||||
Funding
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Endorsements
Gallagher received no official endorsements for her campaign during the election.
Recent news
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Footnotes
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- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Lancaster County Board of Elections and Registration Commission Randall Wenger," September 23, 2015
| 2015 Lancaster School District Elections | |
| Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Rudolph Carney (D) • Incumbent, Stacey Marten (D) • Incumbent Linda Owens (D) • Incumbent Candace Roper (D) • Cheryl Desmond (D) • Edith Gallagher (D) |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
