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Sumit Salia
Sumit Salia (also known as Sam) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. Salia lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Jersey City Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2025)
General election
General election for Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education At-large on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Noemi Velazquez (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 19,127 | |
| ✔ |  | Lorenzo Richardson (Nonpartisan) | 15.6 | 17,396 |
| ✔ |  | Afaf Muhammad (Nonpartisan) | 15.4 | 17,141 |
 | Aimee Sharrock (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 16,144 | |
| Brendan Doohan (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 16,068 | ||
| Christopher Tisdale (Nonpartisan) | 14.3 | 15,953 | ||
| Sumit Salia (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 8,686 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 893 | ||
| Total votes: 111,408 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Salia in this election.
2024
See also: Jersey City Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matthew Schneider (Nonpartisan) | 18.8 | 21,655 |
| ✔ |  | Tia Rezabala (Nonpartisan) | 17.0 | 19,603 |
| ✔ |  | Natalia Ioffe (Nonpartisan) | 16.5 | 19,073 |
 | Melany Cruz Burgos (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 18,327 | |
| Ahmed Kheir (Nonpartisan) | 15.3 | 17,696 | ||
| Sumit Salia (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 10,844 | ||
| Miriam Tawfiles (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 7,021 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 1,225 | ||
| Total votes: 115,444 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gopanand Srinivasarao (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Salia in this election.
2023
See also: Jersey City Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alpa B. Patel (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 6,314 | |
| ✔ | George Blount (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 6,160 | |
| ✔ |  | Dejon Morris (Nonpartisan) | 13.3 | 5,698 |
| Lorenzo Richardson (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 5,395 | |
 | Gina Verdibello (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 5,123 | |
| Monique Andrews (Nonpartisan) | 11.3 | 4,810 | ||
| Sumit Salia (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 4,360 | ||
| Renes Cruz (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 2,622 | ||
| Janette Scafidi (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 1,732 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 521 | ||
| Total votes: 42,735 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andres Berrio (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Salia in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sumit Salia did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
Sumit Salia did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Sumit Salia did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
