Kevin O’Shea Sr.
Kevin O’Shea Sr. was a candidate for at-large representative on the Scranton School District school board in Pennsylvania. O'Shea filed to run in the at-large primary election on May 16, 2017, but his name did not appear on the ballot.
Elections
2017
Four seats on the Scranton School District school board in Pennsylvania were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. A partisan primary election was held on May 16, 2017.
Board incumbents Robert Casey, Mark McAndrew, and Bob Sheridan cross-filed to appear on both the Democratic and Republican primary election ballots. Challengers Barbara Dixon, Katherine Gilmartin, Kevin O’Shea Sr., Christopher Phillips, and Michael Williams also cross-filed to run in the primary. Challengers Joseph Matyjevich, Chantal Rich, and Robert Waldeck filed to run as Democrats in the primary. Gilmartin, McAndrew, and Dixon won both Democratic and Republican nominations and advanced to the general. Casey won the fourth Democratic nomination, and Phillips won the fourth Republican nomination, and both moved on to the general.[1]
Upon moving out of the county, Phillips' name was removed from the general ballot. He was replaced by Republican candidate Frank Torquato. In the general election, Gilmartin, McAndrew, Dixon, and Casey defeated Torquato to win election.[2] O'Shea's name did not appear on the primary ballot, and although Cynthia Baldwin originally filed for the race, she withdrew her candidacy on March 29, 2017.[3][4]
These candidates could have faced independent candidates in the general election. However, no independent candidate filed by the August 1, 2017, deadline to get on the ballot.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Lackawanna County, "Unofficial Municipal Primary Election Results," accessed May 16, 2017
- ↑ The Times-Tribune, "Scranton School Board candidates to face tough decisions," October 15, 2017
- ↑ The Times-Tribune, "School board candidate withdraws from race," March 29, 2017
- ↑ Lackawanna County, "NOVEMBER 7, 2017 UNOFFICIAL MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ Lackawanna County, "Department of Elections," accessed October 25, 2017
| Scranton School District elections in 2017 | |
| Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary: May 16, 2017 General: November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Robert Casey (D) • Incumbent, Mark McAndrew (D)(R) • Incumbent, Bob Sheridan (D)(R) • Barbara Dixon (D)(R) • Christopher Phillips (R) • Michael Williams (D)(R) • Kevin O’Shea Sr. (D)(R) • Katherine Gilmartin (D)(R) • Joseph Matyjevich (D) • Robert Waldeck (D) • Chantal Rich (D) • Frank Torquato (R) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
