Shakirah Howard
Shakirah Howard was an Independent Party candidate for at-large representative on the Waterbury Public Schools Board of Education in Connecticut. Howard was defeated in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
Five of 10 seats on the Waterbury Public Schools Board of Education in Connecticut were up for at-large election on November 7, 2017. Four incumbents won re-election: Karen E. Harvey (D), Juanita Hernandez (D), Charles L. Stango (R), and Thomas Van Stone Sr. (R). Newcomer Melissa Serrano-Adorno (D) also won. Republican challenger Zaida Martinez lost, as did Margaret "Maggie" O'Brien, Danielle Albert, and Shakirah Howard, who were endorsed by the Independent Party.[1][2]
| Waterbury Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Melissa Serrano-Adorno |
15.97% | 3,666 | |
| Democratic | Karen E. Harvey Incumbent |
15.65% | 3,594 | |
| Republican | Thomas Van Stone, Sr. Incumbent |
14.79% | 3,395 | |
| Republican | Charles L. Stango Incumbent |
14.68% | 3,370 | |
| Democratic | Juanita Hernandez Incumbent |
14.63% | 3,359 | |
| Republican | Zaida Martinez | 9.89% | 2,271 | |
| CIP | Margaret O'Brien | 5.70% | 1,308 | |
| CIP | Danielle Albert | 4.47% | 1,026 | |
| CIP | Shakirah Howard | 4.22% | 970 | |
| Total Votes | 22,959 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Center: 2017 November Municipal Election," accessed November 8, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||||
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Footnotes
- ↑ Marielle Bricker, "Email communication with Town Clerk," August 24, 3017
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Waterbury Sample Ballot," accessed October 20, 2017
