Toms River Regional Schools elections (2016)
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Three of the nine seats on the Toms River Regional Schools school board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. The Beachwood District incumbent did not file to run for re-election. Daniel Leonard defeated Leslie Brown, and Alexander Mizenko for the seat. In the Pine Beach District, incumbent Russell Corby won re-election by defeating challenger Jennifer Etzkorn. In the race for the unexpired Tom's River District seat, Janet Bell defeated Alfred Shwartz, Al Caporaso and former board member Ginny Rhine to win the seat.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Toms River school board consists of nine members elected to three-year terms by district. Elections are staggered with three seats up for election each year. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[2]
Candidates for the school board must be 18 years old and registered to vote. They must have resided within the district for at least one year prior to their election or appointment. Candidates cannot concurrently hold office as mayor or as a member of the governing body of a municipality within the district. Board members cannot have been convicted of a felony. There are no term limits.[2]
Candidates and results
Beachwood District
Results
This election was held on November 8, 2016.
| Toms River Regional Schools, Beachwood District General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Daniel Leonard |
55.74% | 1,947 |
| Alexander Mizenko | 26.85% | 938 |
| Leslie Brown | 17.03% | 595 |
| Write-in votes | 0.37% | 13 |
| Total Votes | 3,493 | |
| Source: Ocean County, New Jersey, "2016 General Election," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Leslie Brown | Daniel Leonard 
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Pine Beach District
Results
This election was held on November 8, 2016.
| Toms River Regional Schools, Pine Beach District General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Russell Corby Incumbent |
56.34% | 578 |
| Jennifer Etzkorn | 43.37% | 445 |
| Write-in votes | 0.29% | 3 |
| Total Votes | 1,026 | |
| Source: Ocean County, New Jersey, "2016 General Election," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Russell Corby
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Toms River District
Results
This election was held on November 8, 2016.
| Toms River Regional Schools, Tom's River District General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Janet Bell |
41.54% | 11,883 |
| Al Caporaso | 32.27% | 9,231 |
| Ginny Rhine | 19.49% | 5,577 |
| Alfred Shwartz | 6.20% | 1,775 |
| Write-in votes | 0.5% | 142 |
| Total Votes | 28,608 | |
| Source: Ocean County, New Jersey, "2016 General Election," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Janet Bell
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| Ginny Rhine | Alfred Shwartz | ||
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Additional elections
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2016
The Toms River school board election shared the ballot with federal elections for President of the United States and United States Representative. There were two statewide ballot measures on the ballot. There were also municipal elections for Ocean County sheriff and freeholder.[3]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for New Jersey school board elections in 2016:[4][5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 25, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| September 9, 2016 | Candidate withdrawal deadline |
| October 10, 2016 | First pre-election campaign finance report due |
| October 18, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 28, 2016 | Second pre-election campaign finance report due |
| November 8, 2016 | Election day |
| November 28, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance report due |
| January 1 - January 7, 2017 | New members sworn in |
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $55,718.84 and spent a total of $49,982.29 in the election, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[6]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Beachwood District | |||
| Leslie Brown | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Daniel Leonard | $8,495.00 | $5,803.48 | $2,691.52 |
| Alexander Mizenko | $7,600.00 | $7,499.14 | $100.86 |
| Pine Beach District | |||
| Russell Corby | $1,000.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Jennifer Etzkorn | $2,480.05 | $2,255.72 | $224.33 |
| Tom's River District | |||
| Janet Bell | $11,900.00 | $11,765.35 | $134.65 |
| Al Caporaso | $22,640.75 | $22,640.75 | $0.00 |
| Ginny Rhine | $1,603.04 | $17.85 | $1,585.19 |
| Alfred Shwartz | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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About the district
- See also: Toms River Regional Schools, New Jersey
The Toms River school district is located in Ocean County in east-central New Jersey. The county seat is Toms River. Ocean County was home to 588,721 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] The district was the fifth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 16,324 students.[8]
Demographics
Ocean County underperformed compared to New Jersey as a whole in terms of education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 26.3 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 36.4 percent of all state residents. The median household income for Ocean County was $61,839, compared to the statewide average of $72,062. The poverty rate for the county was 11.9 percent, while it was 10.8 percent statewide.[7]
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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
| Toms River Regional Schools | New Jersey | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ocean County New Jersey Clerk, "2016 School Board Candidate List," accessed July 28, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Toms River Regional Schools, "school board Policies," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ Ocean County, New Jersey, "2016 Ocean County & Municipal Election Candidates," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey School Boards Association, "2016 School Board Candidacy & Election Dates," accessed September 20, 2016
- ↑ State of New Jersey Department of State, "General Election Timeline," accessed September 20, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Public Information," accessed December 12, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "Quickfacts:Ocean County, New Jersey," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "NJ Election Information and Results Archive," accessed September 8, 2014
