Russel Melville
Russel Melville was a candidate for Plainsboro Township representative on the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District school board in New Jersey. Melville was defeated in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Melville was an unsuccessful candidate for the board in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2017
Three of the nine seats on the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District school board in New Jersey were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. For the Plainsboro Township seat, board member Isaac Cheng filed for re-election and defeated former candidate Russel Melville and newcomer Peter Syrek. For the two seats in the West Windsor Township, board member Dana Krug and newcomer Martin Whitfield defeated former candidate Rakesh Kak and newcomers Veronica Mehno and Yanping "Helen" Ming.[1]
Results
| West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, Plainsboro Township General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Isaac Cheng Incumbent |
55.73% | 1,677 |
| Peter Syrek | 32.60% | 981 |
| Russel Melville | 11.67% | 351 |
| Total Votes | 3,009 | |
| Source: Middlesex County, New Jersey, "Historical Election Results: November 2017," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
Melville did not report campaign contributions or expenditures in this election as of October 24, 2017, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[2]
2016
Three of the nine seats on the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District school board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Yu Taylor Zhong defeated Shrenik Dagli, Russel Melville, and former board member Todd Hochman for the Plainsboro seat. In the race for the West Windsor seat, incumbent Louisa Ho and Carol Herts won the two seats up for election by defeating incumbent Scott Powell, Deborah Marinsky, Mirna White, and former board member Richard Kaye.[3]
Results
| West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, Plainsboro District General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Yu Taylor Zhong Incumbent |
51.82% | 2,626 |
| Russel Melville | 20.42% | 1,035 |
| Todd Hochman | 13.16% | 667 |
| Shrenik Dagli | 12.96% | 657 |
| Write-in votes | 1.64% | 83 |
| Total Votes | 5,068 | |
| Source: Mercer County, New Jersey, "Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 Middlesex County, New Jersey, "Historical Election Results," accessed December 1, 2016 |
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Funding
Melville reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission in the election.[4]
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See also
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, New Jersey
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District elections (2017)
- West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, "Board of Education Election," accessed August 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 24, 2017
- ↑ Mercerspace, "10 file in WW-P school board election," July 29, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed December 12, 2016
| West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District elections in 2017 | |
| Mercer and Middlesex Counties | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Plainsboro Township: Incumbent, Isaac Cheng • Russel Melville • Peter Syrek West Windsor Township: Incumbent, Dana Krug • Rakesh Kak • Veronica Mehno • Yanping "Helen" Ming • Martin Whitfield |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
