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Freehold Regional High School District elections (2016)
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Three of the nine seats on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. All three incumbents—Elizabeth Canario (Englishtown Township), Amy Fankhauser (Howell Township), and Kathie Lavin (Farmingdale Borough)—ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Freehold Board of Education consists of nine members elected to three-year terms by district. Elections are staggered with three seats up for election each year. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[2]
Candidates for the board of education must be 18 years old and registered to vote. They must have resided within the district for at least one year prior to their election or appointment. Candidates cannot concurrently hold office as mayor or as a member of the governing body of a municipality within the district. Board members cannot have been convicted of a felony. There are no term limits.[2]
Candidates and results
Englishtown Township
Results
| Freehold Regional High School District, Englishtown Township General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Elizabeth Canario Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.29% | 12,233 |
| Write-in votes | 0.71% | 88 |
| Total Votes | 12,321 | |
| Source: Monmouth County, New Jersey, "Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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Howell Township
Results
| Freehold Regional High School District, Howell Township General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Amy Fankhauser Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.34% | 15,156 |
| Write-in votes | 0.66% | 101 |
| Total Votes | 15,257 | |
| Source: Monmouth County, New Jersey, "Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Amy Fankhauser
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Farmingdale Borough
Results
| Freehold Regional High School District, Farmingdale Borough General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kathie Lavin Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.62% | 15,088 |
| Write-in votes | 0.38% | 57 |
| Total Votes | 15,145 | |
| Source: Monmouth County, New Jersey, "Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Kathie Lavin
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Additional elections
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2016
The Freehold Board of Education election shared the ballot with federal elections for President of the United States and United States Representative. There were two statewide ballot measures on the ballot.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for New Jersey school board elections in 2016:[3][4]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 25, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| September 9, 2016 | Candidate withdrawal deadline |
| October 10, 2016 | First pre-election campaign finance report due |
| October 18, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 28, 2016 | Second pre-election campaign finance report due |
| November 8, 2016 | Election day |
| November 28, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance report due |
| January 1 - January 7, 2017 | New members sworn in |
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Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[5]
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About the district
Freehold Regional High School District is located in central New Jersey in Monmouth County. The county seat is Freehold Borough. The district serves K-12 students in several communities including Colts Neck, Farmingdale and Howell. Monmouth County was home to 628,715 in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the 12th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 11,420 students.[7]
Demographics
Monmouth County outperformed New Jersey as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 42.0 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.4 percent of all state residents. The median household income for Monmouth County was $85,605, compared to the statewide average of $72,062. The poverty rate for the county was 8.2 percent, while it was 10.8 percent for the state as a whole.[6]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
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See also
| Freehold Regional High School District | New Jersey | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Greater Media Newspapers,"Candidates seek school board seats," August 5, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Freehold Regional High School District, "Board of Education Policies," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey School Boards Association, "2016 School Board Candidacy & Election Dates," accessed September 20, 2016
- ↑ State of New Jersey Department of State, "General Election Timeline," accessed September 20, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed December 12, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quick Facts: Monmouth County," accessed September 28, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "NJ Election Information and Results Archive," accessed September 28, 2016
