Newburgh Enlarged City School District elections (2014)
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Four seats on the Newburgh Enlarged City School District Board of Education were up for general election on May 20, 2014.
Incumbents Mark Levinstein, Thomas Woodhull, and Board President Dawn Fucheck lost their re-election bids against 11 challengers. The winners were Carole Mineo, Kenneth Copertino, William Swart, and Darren Stridiron. One of the seats up for election was vacated as a result of the death of board member Judith A. McAfee. Stridiron, the candidate who won the election but received the fewest votes, received that seat, which carried an unexpired two-year term.[1]
About the district
Newburgh Enlarged City School District is located in Orange County, New York. The county seat of Orange County is Goshen, New York. Orange County had a population of 375,592 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014.[2] Newburgh Enlarged City was the 10th-largest school district in New York, serving 11,544 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[3]
Demographics
Orange County underperformed in comparison to the rest of New York in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.7 percent of Orange County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 32.8 percent for New York as a whole. The median household income in Orange County was $70,712 compared to $57,683 for the state of New York. The poverty rate in Orange County was 11.7 percent compared to 14.9 percent for the entire state.[2]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
As of the 2014 election, the Newburgh Enlarged City School District Board of Education consisted of nine members. All members were elected to three-year terms. Board members were elected at-large by the district as a whole. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on May 20, 2014. Four seats were up for election in 2014. One of the seats on the ballot in May was for an unexpired two-year term, which was won by the highest-placing non-incumbent candidate.
The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was April 30, 2014. Candidates had to file nominating petitions with at least 100 legitimate signatures to get on the ballot.[1]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Nonpartisan |  Carole Mineo |
14.1% | 1,601 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kenneth Copertino |
12.7% | 1,445 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Swart |
11.7% | 1,333 | |
| Nonpartisan | Darren Stridiron |
11.2% | 1,275 | |
| Nonpartisan | George Bowles, Jr. | 7.1% | 808 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dawn Fucheck Incumbent | 7% | 791 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sheila Murphy | 6.7% | 763 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Levinstein Incumbent | 6.3% | 716 | |
| Nonpartisan | Runston Lewis | 5.7% | 652 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas Woodhull Incumbent | 4.4% | 503 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Rein | 3.9% | 442 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Pagliaro | 3.8% | 427 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andres Arestin | 2.9% | 326 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nathan Vesely | 2.6% | 290 | |
| Total Votes | 11,372 | |||
| Source: Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "School & Library Budget Vote and School Board Election - 5/20/14," accessed July 10, 2014 | ||||
Endorsements
Kenneth Copertino, Carole Mineo, Darren Stridiron, and William Swart each received an endorsement from the Newburgh Teachers Association.[5] Stridiron was also endorsed by the Region 3 chapter of the Civil Service Employees Association.[6]
Campaign finance
No candidates filed campaign finance reports with the New York State Board of Elections during the election.[7][8]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Newburgh Enlarged City School District election in 2014:[1]
| Deadline | Event |
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| February 21, 2014 | First day to file nominating petitions |
| April 30, 2014 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| May 20, 2014 | Election day |
Additional elections on the ballot
This election shared the ballot with a budget proposal made by the Newburgh Enlarged City School District. The 2014-2015 budget proposal totaled up to $244,792,722, which was a 3.59 percent increase from the 2013-2014 budget. Voters approved the budget proposal.[9]
See also
- New York
- Newburgh Enlarged City School District, New York
- New York school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Orange County, New York ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, New York
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information submitted to Ballotpedia via phone call with the Newburgh Enlarged City School District administration on May 1, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Orange County, New York," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Voter Enrollment by County, Party Affiliation and Status - Voters Registered as of November 01, 2013," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Times Herald-Record, "School vote: Newburgh school board shake-up," May 22, 2014
- ↑ Mid Hudson Times, "Voters adopt budget in Newburgh school district," May 20, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Contribution Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Expenditure Search," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "Budget Presentation Report," April 29, 2014
| 2014 Newburgh Enlarged City School District Elections | |
| Orange County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 20, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Dawn Fucheck • Incumbent, Mark Levinstein • Incumbent, Thomas Woodhull • Andres Arestin • George Bowles, Jr. • Kenneth Copertino • Runston Lewis • Carole Mineo • Sheila Murphy • Robert Pagliaro • David Rein • Darren Stridiron • William Swart • Nathan Vesely |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
