Felix Lohitai
Felix Lohitai was a candidate for at-large representative on the Erie City School District school board in Pennsylvania. He was defeated in the primary election on May 19, 2015.
Biography
Lohitai is a South Sudanese war veteran. He earned his master's degree in public administration from Gannon University, and his bachelor's degree in peace studies from Manchester University.[1]
Elections
2015
Five of the nine seats on the Erie City 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 Linda Aleksandrowsicz, Robert S. Casillo, Robbie Fabrizi, John C. Harkins, and Frank Petrungar Jr. defeated challengers Sonya Byes, Felix Lohitai, and Tashana Pulliam in the primary election and won without opposition in the general election. Aleksandrowsicz, Casillo, Fabrizi, Harkins, and Petrungar ran in both the Democratic and Republican primaries. Byes, Lohitai, and Pulliam ran in the Democratic primary only. No independent candidates filed to run in the general election.[2][3]
Results
Primary election
| Erie City School District, At-Large Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  John C. Harkins Incumbent |
17.6% | 4,741 | |
| Democratic | Robbie Fabrizi Incumbent |
15.1% | 4,073 | |
| Democratic | Linda Aleksandrowicz Incumbent |
14.9% | 4,027 | |
| Democratic | Robert S. Casillo Incumbent |
13.2% | 3,565 | |
| Democratic | Frank Petrungar Jr. Incumbent |
12.2% | 3,285 | |
| Democratic | Tashana Pulliam | 10.6% | 2,866 | |
| Democratic | Sonya Byes | 10.5% | 2,826 | |
| Democratic | Felix Lohitai | 5.7% | 1,536 | |
| Democratic | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 56 | |
| Total Votes | 26,975 | |||
| Source: Erie County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Erie County Primary Election Results," accessed July 7, 2015 Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone. | ||||
| Erie City School District, At-Large Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John C. Harkins Incumbent |
21.8% | 1,399 | |
| Republican | Linda Aleksandrowicz Incumbent |
20.2% | 1,298 | |
| Republican | Robbie Fabrizi Incumbent |
20.1% | 1,290 | |
| Republican | Robert S. Casillo Incumbent |
19% | 1,221 | |
| Republican | Frank Petrungar Jr. Incumbent |
17.8% | 1,144 | |
| Republican | Write-in votes | 1.2% | 75 | |
| Total Votes | 6,427 | |||
| Source: Erie County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Erie County Primary Election Results," accessed July 7, 2015Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone. | ||||
Funding
The Erie County Elections Department does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Endorsements
Lohitai received no official endorsements for his campaign during the election.
See also
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Footnotes
