Newark Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2023)
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Three seats on the Newark Public Schools school board in New Jersey were up for general election on April 25, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was March 6, 2023. Allison James-Frison and incumbents Hasani Council and Josephine Garcia won election. James-Frison won 22.1% of the vote, while Council and Garcia won 23.8% and 23.2%, respectively.
Eight candidates were on the ballot.
Council, Garcia, and James-Frison ran as part of the “Move Newark Schools Forward” slate. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who is affiliated with the Democratic Party, endorsed the slate. Baraka endorsed a slate of three candidates called the “Moving Newark Schools Forward” in the 2022 elections. All three candidates won election, receiving about the same percentage of votes as the “Move Newark Schools Forward” slate won this year.
Thomas Luna, Tawana Johnson-Emory, and James Wright Jr. ran as part of the “Newark Kids Forward” slate. Johnson-Emory and Wright Jr. were both teachers at charter schools.
Latoya Jackson, Allison James-Frison, and Ade’Kamil Kelly also ran, though not as part of a slate.
Newark Public Schools is the largest district in New Jersey, with an estimated enrollment of 42,000 students in 2021. The board consists of nine members elected to three-year terms. All members are elected at large.
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General election
General election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education on April 25, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Hasani Council (Nonpartisan) | 23.9 | 3,435 |
| ✔ |  | Josephine Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 23.1 | 3,330 |
| ✔ |  | Allison James-Frison (Nonpartisan) | 22.1 | 3,184 |
| James Wright Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 8.7 | 1,249 | ||
| Thomas Luna (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 1,180 | ||
| Tawana Johnson-Emory (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 982 | ||
| Latoya Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 621 | ||
 | Ade’Kamil Kelly (Nonpartisan) | 2.9 | 414 | |
| Total votes: 14,395 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2023
June 6, 2023
- New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023
- Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2023)
- Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2023)
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About the district
- See also: Newark Public Schools, New Jersey
Newark Public Schools is located in Essex County, New Jersey. The district served 41,672 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[1]
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