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Jerry Jacobs

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Jerry Jacobs is an at-large representative on the Elizabeth Public Schools school board in New Jersey. Jacobs won a first term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Jacobs ran with Maria Z. Carvalho and Rosa Moreno Ortega as a member of the One Team One Dream slate.
Elections
2017
Three of the nine seats on the Elizabeth Public Schools school board in New Jersey were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Board member Maria Z. Carvalho and newcomers Jerry Jacobs and Rosa Moreno Ortega defeated incumbent Paul Perreira and Ricky Castaneda, Sima Farid, Christina Moreira, Armando Da Silva, and Rosa Moreno Ortega.[1]
Carvalho, Moreno Ortega, and Jacobs ran in this election together as a slate called One Team One Dream. Perreira, Da Silva, and Farid ran together as a slate called Children First. Castaneda and Moreira ran together as a slate called Putting Kids First.
Results
Elizabeth Public Schools, At-large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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22.66% | 5,103 |
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19.55% | 4,401 |
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19.11% | 4,302 |
Christina Moreira | 10.46% | 2,354 |
Paul Perreira Incumbent | 10.06% | 2,266 |
Armando Da Silva | 8.11% | 1,826 |
Ricky Castaneda | 5.47% | 1,231 |
Sima Farid | 4.41% | 994 |
Write-in votes | 0.17% | 38 |
Total Votes | 22,515 | |
Source: Union County, "General Election, November 7, 2017: Official Results," accessed March 22, 2018 |
Funding
Jacobs did not report campaign contributions or expenditures in this election as of October 17, 2017, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Lisa Bobish-Hugelmeyer, Union County Elections Supervisor," August 4, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 17, 2017
Elizabeth Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
Union County, New Jersey | |
Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Maria Z. Carvalho • Incumbent, Paul Perreira • Ricky Castaneda • Armando Da Silva • Sima Farid • Jerry Jacobs • Christina Moreira • Rosa Moreno Ortega |
Important information: | What was at stake? |