Hamilton Township School District elections (2016)
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Three of the nine seats on the Hamilton Township School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Anthony "Tony" Celentano and Pamela Kelly, along with Jessica Young, defeated incumbent Dina Thornton, Girard Casale and John Kroschwitz II to win the three seats up for election.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Hamilton Township school board consists of nine members elected to three-year terms at large by the district as a whole. 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 school board 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
At-large
Results
This election was held on November 8, 2016.
| Hamilton Township School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Pamela Kelly Incumbent |
21.91% | 14,425 |
| Anthony Celentano Incumbent |
19.09% | 12,568 |
| Jessica Young |
17.81% | 11,723 |
| John Kroschwitz II | 17.09% | 11,247 |
| Dina Thornton Incumbent | 14.51% | 9,551 |
| Girard Casale | 9.22% | 6,069 |
| Write-in votes | 0.37% | 243 |
| Total Votes | 65,826 | |
| Source: Mercer County, New Jersey, "Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Anthony "Tony" Celentano 
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| Girard Casale | John Kroschwitz II | Jessica Young
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Additional elections
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2016
The Hamilton school board 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
Candidates received a total of $7,836.42 and spent a total of $1,149.50 in the election, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[5]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Anthony Celentano | $2,665.00 | $0.00 | $2,665.00 |
| Girard Casale | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Pamela Kelly | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| John Kroschwitz II | $2,605.00 | $1,149.50 | $1,455.50 |
| Dina Thornton | $1,215.52 | $0.00 | $1,215.52 |
| Jessica Young | $1,350.90 | $0.00 | $1,350.90 |
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About the district
Hamilton Township School District is located in central New Jersey in Mercer County. The county seat is Trenton. Mercer County was home to 371,398 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the ninth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 12,114 students.[7]
Demographics
Mercer County underperformed in comparison to the state as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 39.8 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 Mercer County was $74,118, compared to the statewide average of $72,062. The poverty rate for the county was 11.8 percent, while it was 10.8 percent statewide.[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.
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email communication with Mercer County Clerk," August 2, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hamilton Township Public Schools, "school board 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, "Quickfacts: Mercer County, New Jersey," 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
| 2016 Hamilton Township School District Elections | |
| Mercer County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Anthony "Tony" Celentano • Incumbent, Pamela Kelly • Incumbent, Dina Thornton • Girard Casale • John Kroschwitz II • Jessica Young |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
