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Newburgh Enlarged City School District elections (2016)

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Newburgh Enlarged City School District Elections

General election date:
May 17, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
11,495 students

Four of the nine seats on the Newburgh Enlarged City School District school board were up for general election on May 17, 2016. Incumbents Susan Prokosch and Andrew Johnston, along with newcomer Domenic Tebano, won the three seats with a three-year term. Incumbent Darren Stridiron won the seat with a one-year term. Challengers Anthony Hood, Mark Levinstein, Sylvia Santiago, and Lissandra Deliz were defeated in the race for the four seats up for election.[1]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

The Newburgh Enlarged Board of Education consists of nine members elected at-large to three-year terms. Voters could vote for all seats up for election. The top three vote-getters won a seat with a three-year term, while the candidate with the fourth-most votes won a seat with a one-year term.[2][3] There was no primary election, and the general election was held on May 17, 2016.[4]

To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file their nominating petitions with the district clerk by April 27, 2016.[4]

Elections

At-large

Results

Newburgh Enlarged City School District,
At-large General Election, 3- and 1-year terms, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Susan Prokosch Incumbent 21.06% 1,477
Green check mark transparent.png Domenic Tebano 16.53% 1,159
Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Johnston Incumbent 15.25% 1,069
Green check mark transparent.png Darren Stridiron Incumbent 14.59% 1,023
Mark Levinstein 11.51% 807
Sylvia Santiago 10.04% 704
Anthony Hood 6.50% 456
Lissandra Deliz 4.52% 317
Total Votes 7,012
Source: Newburgh Enlarged City School District, "2016-2017 School and Library Budget Vote and School Board Election Official Results," accessed July 4, 2016

Candidates

Lissandra Deliz Anthony Hood Andrew Johnston Green check mark transparent.png Mark Levinstein

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  • Teacher's assistant

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  • Engineer, Fuel Cell Energey
  • Bachelor's degree, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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  • Incumbent
  • IT manager, Columbia University
  • Bachelor's degree, Harvard College

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  • Chief executive officer, North Point Carpet Suppliers
  • Associates degree, Orange County Community College
Susan Prokosch Green check mark transparent.png Sylvia Santiago Darren Stridiron Green check mark transparent.png Domenic Tebano Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent
  • Retired educator
  • Bachelor's degree, SUNY at Oneonta
  • Master's degree, SUNY at New Paltz

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  • Bachelor's degree, St. John's University

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  • Incumbent
  • Owner, Heritage Land Surveying
  • Associates degree, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

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  • Teacher
  • Bachelor's degree, SUNY Albany
  • Master's degree, SUNY Binghampton

Additional elections

See also: New York elections, 2016

The Newburgh Enlarged City school board election shared the ballot with the district's annual budget.

Key deadlines

The following dates are key deadlines for New Rochelle School District in 2016:[5]

Deadline Event
April 27, 2016 Candidate filing deadline
May 17, 2016 Election day
May 30, 2016 Final campaign finance deadline

Endorsements

There were no official endorsements during the election.

Campaign finance

No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the New York State Board of Elections.[6]

About the district

See also: Newburgh Enlarged City School District, New York
Newburgh Enlarged City School District is located in Orange County, N.Y.

Newburgh Enlarged City School District is located in Orange County in southeastern New York. The county seat is Goshen. Orange County was home to 377,647 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] Newburgh Enlarged City School District is located in New York. The district was the ninth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 11,495 students.[8]

Demographics

Orange County underperformed in comparison to New York as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.6 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 Orange County was $70,794, compared to $58,687 statewide. The poverty rate was 13.4 percent in the county, compared to 15.9 percent for the entire state.[7]

Racial Demographics, 2013[7]
Race Orange County (%) New York (%)
White 81.8 70.4
Black or African American 11.8 17.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8 1.0
Asian 2.8 8.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.8 2.4
Hispanic or Latino 19.4 18.6

2016 Party Affiliation,
Orange County[9]
Party Registered Voters % of Total 225,071
Democratic 82,092 36.47
Republican 72,316 32.13
Independent 12,272 5.45
Constitution 4,404 1.96
Working Families 1,176 0.52
Green 639 0.28
Other 135 0.06
Unaffiliated 52,006 23.1

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.

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See also

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