Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
New Rochelle School District elections (2016)
2017 →
← 2015 |
|---|
 |
|
|
| Enrollment (13–14): |
|
|
Two of the nine seats on the New Rochelle School District school board were up for general election on May 17, 2016. Incumbent Rachel Relkin, along with Todd Kern, defeated challengers James O'Toole and Vincent J. Malfetano in the race for the two seats.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The New Rochelle Board of Education consists of nine at-large members elected to staggered five-year terms. One or two seats are up for regular election each May. Voters could vote for all seats up for election. The two candidates who received the most votes were considered elected to the board. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on May 17, 2016.[2][3]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nominating petitions containing 100 signatures from qualified voters in the district to the clerk of the school district by April 27, 2016. To vote in this election, residents had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, have lived in the district for a minimum of 30 days before the election, and have registered with the clerk of the school district.[3]
Elections
At-large
Results
| New Rochelle School District, At-large General Election, 5-year term, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rachel Relkin Incumbent |
34.95% | 3,002 |
| Todd Kern |
28.63% | 2,459 |
| James O'Toole | 24.67% | 2,119 |
| Vincent Malfetano | 11.75% | 1,009 |
| Total Votes | 8,589 | |
| Source: New Rochelle School District, "Offilcial Tally of Votes Cast," accessed July 4, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Todd Kern 
|
Vincent Malfetano | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
||
| James O'Toole | Rachel Relkin
| ||
|
|
|
| |
Additional elections
- See also: New York elections, 2016
The New Rochelle school board election shared the ballot with the district's annual budget and a bond vote.
Key deadlines
The following dates are key deadlines for New Rochelle School District in 2016:[4]
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| April 27, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| May 17, 2016 | Election day |
| May 30, 2016 | Final campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
Kern and Relkin received official endorsements from the mayor of New Rochelle, Noam Bransom.[5]
O'Toole received an official endorsement from the Talk of the Sound.[6]
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the New York State Board of Elections.[7]
Past elections
Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015
2014
2013
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
About the district
- See also: New Rochelle School District, New York
New Rochelle School District is located in southern New York in Westchester County. The county seat is White Plains. Westchester County was home to 976,396 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district was the 11th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,922 students.[9]
Demographics
Westchester County outperformed New York as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 46 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.7 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $83,422, compared to $58,687 statewide. The poverty rate in Westchester County was 1.4 percent, compared to 15.9 percent for the entire state.[8]
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms 'New Rochelle School District' 'New York'. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
| New Rochelle School District | New York | School Boards |
|---|---|---|
 |
 |
|
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with New Rochelle PR/Communications Technology Jeanine Genauer," April 29, 2016
- ↑ New Rochelle School District, "Board of Education Members," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Rochelle School District, "Legal Notice for Budget Vote and School Election," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ New York Board of Electons, "Campaign Finance Handbook," accessed April 15, 2016
- ↑ Mayor Noam Ransom, "Relkin and Kern for School Board: Vote on May 17th," May 12, 2016
- ↑ Talk of the Sound, "OUR VIEW: James O'Toole is Best Choice for New Rochelle Board of Education," May 12, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed May
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 United States Census Bureau, "Westchester County, New York," accessed May 9, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Voter Enrollment by County, Party Affiliation and Status - Voters Registered as of April 01, 2016," accessed May 9, 2016
| 2016 New Rochelle School District Elections | |
| Westchester County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 17, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Rachel Relkin • Todd Kern • Vincent Malfetano • James O'Toole |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
