Everything you need to know about ranked-choice voting in one spot. Click to learn more!

Hamilton Township School District elections (2014)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
2015 →
← 2013
School Board badge.png
2014 Hamilton Township School District Elections
General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
What was at stake?
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
New Jersey
Hamilton Township School District
Mercer County, New Jersey ballot measures
Local ballot measures, New Jersey
Flag of New Jersey.png

Three seats on the Hamilton Township Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014.

Incumbent Susan Lombardo sought re-election. She faced Jennifer Kraemer, Garret P. Hengeli, Vincent McKelvey, Christopher Frank Scales, Ann H. Wolf, and Nancy Yantas in the general election.[1][2] Lombardo, Hengeli and Kraemer ran as a slate.[3]

Two other board incumbents, Patricia DelGiudice and Joseph Malagrino, did not run for re-election. George W. Fisher, Jeffery S. Hewitson, John Hulick, and Giuseppe Malagrino all originally filed to run, but did not proceed to the election.[1][2]

Lombardo retained her seat in the general election. Kraemer and Scales also won seats on the board in the election.

See also: What was at stake in the 2014 Hamilton Township Board of Education election?

About the district

See also: Hamilton Township School District, New Jersey
Hamilton Township School District is located in Mercer County, New Jersey

Hamilton Township School District is located in Mercer County, New Jersey. The county seat of Mercer County is Trenton. In 2013, Mercer County was home to approximately 370,414 residents, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[4] In 2011-2012 school year, Hamilton Township School District was the 10th-largest school district by enrollment in New Jersey and served 12,441 students.

Demographics

In 2012, Mercer County had a higher percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree compared to the state overall. The United States Census Bureau reported that 38.2 percent of residents aged 25 and older in the county had earned a bachelor's degree, compared with 35.4 percent for New Jersey. The median household income in Mercer County was $73,759, slightly above the state median of $71,637. The unemployment rate in the county was 10.8 percent, compared to 9.9 percent statewide.[4]

Racial Demographics, 2013[4]
Race Mercer County (%) New Jersey (%)
White 66.0 73.4
Black or African American 21.1 14.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6 0.6
Asian 10.0 9.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 2.1 2.0
Hispanic or Latino 16.2 18.9

Presidential Voting Pattern, Mercer County[5]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 104,377 47,355
2008 107,926 50,223
2004 91,580 56,604
2000 83,256 46,670

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.

Voter and candidate information

As of the 2014 election, the Hamilton Township Board of Education consisted of nine nonpartisan members elected at large to three-year terms. Candidates for the Board of Education must be 18 years old and have resided within the district for at least one year before their election or appointment. There are no term limits.

Candidates were required to submit nominating petitions to the county clerk by the filing deadline on July 28, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. Voters had to register by October 14, 2014, to vote in the election.[6][7]

Elections

Sample ballot for the school board race.

2014

Candidates

At-large
Withdrew
  • Joseph Malagrino
    • Incumbent
  • George W. Fisher
  • Jeffery S. Hewitson
  • John Hulick
  • Giuseppe Malagrino


Election results

Hamilton Township School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Kraemer 22% 7,934
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Lombardo Incumbent 20.3% 7,339
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Frank Scales 15.6% 5,625
     Nonpartisan Vincent McKelvey 12.9% 4,667
     Nonpartisan Ann H. Wolf 12.3% 4,446
     Nonpartisan Garret P. Hengeli 9.4% 3,409
     Nonpartisan Nancy Yantas 6.6% 2,376
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.9% 315
Total Votes 36,111
Source: Mercer County Clerk, "2014 General Election Official Results," December 2, 2014

Campaign finance

Candidates were not required to declare their contributions unless they exceeded $4,500.00. The last campaign finance report before the election was due on October 24, 2014, and the final report was due on November 24, 2014.

Candidates received a total of $998.12 and spent a total of $672.42 during the election, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as of October 6, 2014.[8]

Susan Lombardo, Jennifer Kraemer, and Garret P. Hengeli, who ran with the Committee to Elect K-L-H Hamilton BOE, received a total of $998.12 and spent a total of $672.42.

The remaining candidates reported no contributions or expenditures.

Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Committee to Elect
K-L-H Hamilton BOE 		$998.12 $672.42 $325.70
Vincent McKelvey $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Christopher Frank Scales $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Ann H. Wolf $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Nancy Yantas $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Past elections

What was at stake?

Issues

Issues in the election

Withdrawn candidates

Incumbent Joseph Malagrino originally filed to run in the election, but later withdrew, citing internal board disagreements. He commented upon his withdrawal, saying, "We have too many individuals on the board that have their own agenda and I just don't have time for that. There are a few board members that have their hearts in the right place, who I'll miss working with, but I can't devote the amount of time needed to the board." The following three former board members also filed nominating petitions only to withdraw before the election: Jeff Hewitson, John Hulick, and George Fisher.[9] Patricia DelGiudice, the other incumbent up for re-election in 2014, did not file for the election due to family priorities.[10]

Issues in the district

Enterovirus D68 death

Eli Waller, a four-year-old who attended Yardville Elementary School, died of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) on September 26, 2014. The strain of the virus that killed Waller had infected children in at least 43 states.[11] EV-D68 is a type of non-polio enterovirus that causes mild to severe respiratory illness. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "[from] mid-August to October 14, 2014, CDC or state public health laboratories have confirmed a total of 691 people in 46 states and the District of Columbia with respiratory illness caused by EV-D68." As of October 14, 2014, the CDC had detected EV-D68 in five patient deaths.[12]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Hamilton Township School District election in 2014:[6][7]

Deadline Event
July 28, 2014 Petition filing deadline for candidates
October 6, 2014 Campaign finance reports due
October 14, 2014 Voter registration deadline
October 24, 2014 Campaign finance reports due
October 28, 2014 Mail-in ballot application period ended
November 4, 2014 Election Day
November 24, 2014 Campaign finance reports due

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: New Jersey elections, 2014

This election shared the ballot with the general elections for the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, two statewide ballot measures, county offices, and municipal offices.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 NJ.com, "Mercer County school board candidates file to appear on November ballot," July 30, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Margaret Koenig, "E-mail correspondence with Mercer County Clerk's Office," September 8, 2014
  3. ↑ Times of Trenton, "Three Hamilton school board candidates form slate, promise 'real change'," September 11, 2014
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Mercer County, New Jersey," accessed September 8, 2014
  5. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "NJ Election Information and Results Archive," accessed September 8, 2014
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Jersey School Boards Association, "NOVEMBER ELECTIONS: IMPORTANT DATES," accessed September 8, 2014
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Jersey Department of State, "2014 General Election Timeline," accessed September 8, 2014
  8. ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "View a Candidate or Election Related Committee Report," accessed October 14, 2014
  9. ↑ Times of Trenton, "Four candidates drop out of race for Hamilton school board, including former board members," September 11, 2014
  10. ↑ Times of Trenton, "Familiar faces among eleven candidates vying for three seats on Hamilton school board," August 4, 2014
  11. ↑ CBS Philly, "Public Meeting Planned To Address Concerns About Enterovirus In Hamilton Township," October 5, 2014
  12. ↑ Center for Disease Control and Prevention, "Enterovirus D68 in the United States, 2014," accessed October 14, 2014
2014 Hamilton Township School District Elections
Mercer County, New Jersey
Election date:November 4, 2014
Candidates:At-large • Incumbent, Susan Lombardo • Garret P. Hengeli • Jennifer Kraemer • Vincent McKelvey • Christopher Frank Scales • Ann H. Wolf • Nancy Yantas • George W. Fisher • Jeffery S. Hewitson • John Hulick • Giuseppe Malagrino
Important information:What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot
Flag of New Jersey
v • e
State of New Jersey
Trenton (capital)
Elections

What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

Government

Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hamilton_Township_School_District_elections_(2014)&oldid=10518235"