Sharma Montgomery
Sharma Montgomery was a candidate for at-large representative on the Bayonne School District school board in New Jersey. Montgomery was defeated in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Montgomery was an unsuccessful candidate for the board in 2016. She lost the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2017
- See also: Bayonne School District elections (2017)
Three of the nine seats on the Bayonne School District school board in New Jersey were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Christopher Munoz, and former candidates Michael Alonso and Maria Valado defeated seven candidates, including incumbent Mikel Lawandy, to win the at-large seats. Newcomers Daniel Acosta, Anthony D'Amico, Dorothy Patterson, and Gene Perry and former candidates John Cupo and Sharma Montgomery were defeated in their election bids.[1]
Results
| Bayonne School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Christopher Munoz Incumbent |
15.90% | 2,675 |
| Michael Alonso |
12.67% | 2,132 |
| Maria Valado |
11.51% | 1,937 |
| Dorothy Patterson | 10.94% | 1,840 |
| Mikel Lawandy Incumbent | 10.85% | 1,826 |
| Sharma Montgomery | 10.69% | 1,799 |
| Gene Perry | 10.37% | 1,745 |
| Anthony D'Amico | 7.06% | 1,187 |
| John Cupo | 5.91% | 995 |
| Daniel Acosta | 3.82% | 643 |
| Write-in votes | 0.27% | 45 |
| Total Votes (100) | 16,824 | |
| Source: Hudson County Clerk's Office, "General Election 2017," accessed March 22, 2018 | ||
Funding
Montgomery did not report campaign contributions or expenditures in this election as of October 17, 2017, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[2]
2016
- See also: Bayonne School District elections (2016)
Four of the nine seats on the Bayonne school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. The ballot included three seats with three-year terms and one seat with a two-year term.[3] Charles Ryan defeated John Cupo and Maria Valado for the seat with the two-year term. Incumbents Carol Cruden, Mary Jane Desmond, and Denis Wilbeck won re-election to the seats with three-year terms by defeating challengers Michael Alonso, Gina Irizarry, Leonard Kantor, Sharma Montgomery, George Vinc Jr., and John Sebik.[4]
Results
| Bayonne School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Denis Wilbeck Incumbent |
22.03% | 6,712 |
| Mary Jane Desmond Incumbent |
18.26% | 5,563 |
| Carol Cruden Incumbent |
10.14% | 3,089 |
| Gina Irizarry | 9.53% | 2,902 |
| Leonard Kantor | 9.23% | 2,813 |
| Michael Alonso | 8.93% | 2,722 |
| George Vinc Jr. | 8.27% | 2,518 |
| John Sebik | 6.80% | 2,072 |
| Sharma Montgomery | 6.67% | 2,032 |
| Write-in votes | 0.14% | 42 |
| Total Votes | 30,465 | |
| Source: Hudson County, New Jersey, "2016 General Election Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Montgomery reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission during the election.[5]
See also
- Bayonne School District, New Jersey
- Bayonne School District elections (2017)
- Bayonne School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NJ.com, "Hudson County real-time election results, Nov. 7, 2017," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Filings," accessed October 17, 2017
- ↑ Bayonne School District, "Board Member Election Process," May 31, 2016
- ↑ Hudson County Clerk, "2016 (November) School Candidates," accessed October 9, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed December 8, 2016
| Bayonne School District elections in 2017 | |
| Hudson County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Mikel Lawandy • Incumbent, Christopher Munoz • Daniel Acosta • Michael Alonso • John Cupo • Anthony D'Amico • Sharma Montgomery • Dorothy Patterson • Gene Perry • Maria Valado |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
