Vineland Public Schools elections (2016)

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Vineland Public Schools Elections
General election date:
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
9,975 students

Three of the nine seats on the Vineland Public Schools school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent F. John Sbrana, Nicholas Fiocchi, and Eugene Medio won the three seats up for election by defeating Anthony Scott, Jean Smith, Edward Morvay, R. Alan Mounier, Michelle Cruz, and Cedric Holmes.

Elections

Voter and candidate information

The Vineland school board consists of nine members elected to three-year terms at large by the district as a whole. 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.

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.

At-large

Results

This election was held on November 8, 2016.

Vineland Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Nicholas Fiocchi	19.42%	8,034
F. John Sbrana Incumbent	15.95%	6,598
Eugene Medio	12.76%	5,279
Cedric Holmes	11.48%	4,749
Michelle Cruz	10.62%	4,394
Jean Smith	9.22%	3,812
Anthony Scott	8.41%	3,480
Edward Morvay	7.70%	3,187
R. Alan Mounier	4.38%	1,812
Write-in votes	0.05%	21
Total Votes		41,366
Source: Cumberland County, New Jersey, "2016 General Election," accessed December 1, 2016

Candidates

F. John Sbrana		Michelle Cruz		Nicholas Fiocchi
	Incumbent
Cedric Holmes		Eugene Medio		Edward Morvay
R. Alan Mounier		Anthony Scott		Jean Smith

Additional elections

See also: New Jersey elections, 2016

The Vineland 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 Cumberland County Freeholder.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for New Jersey school board elections in 2016:

Deadline	Event
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

No contributions or expenditures were reported in the election, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2015 See also: Vineland Public Schools elections (2015) Vineland Board of Education, Three-year term, General Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes Inez Acosta Incumbent 26.1% 4,389 Christopher Jennings Incumbent 23.9% 4,012 Jeffrey Bordley 20.4% 3,434 Cedric Holmes 15.3% 2,569 Xavier Cardona 14.3% 2,402 Write-in votes 0.09% 15 Total Votes 16,821 Source: Cumberland County Clerk, "Official Results," accessed November 23, 2015 Vineland Board of Education, One-year term, General Election, 2015 Candidate Vote % Votes F. John Sbrana 61.6% 3,720 Donald Carter Jr. 38.3% 2,311 Write-in votes 0.08% 5 Total Votes 6,036 Source: Cumberland County Clerk, "Official Results," accessed November 23, 2015 2014 See also: Vineland Public Schools elections (2014) Vineland Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Kimberly L. Codispoti 17.4% 3,693      Nonpartisan Joseph Pagano 15.9% 3,374      Nonpartisan Diamaris Rios Incumbent 15.6% 3,311      Nonpartisan Anthony Rizzo 15.2% 3,221      Nonpartisan Jason Scalzi 13.5% 2,860      Nonpartisan Eugene Medio Incumbent 13.1% 2,787      Nonpartisan Sean R. McCarron 9.4% 1,992      Nonpartisan Personal choice 0.1% 11 Total Votes 21,249 Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Kelly A. Hoffman, Cumberland County Clerk's Office Principal Clerk Typist/Election Clerk," February 27, 2015 2013 See also: Vineland Public Schools elections (2013) Vineland Public School Board, At-Large Unexpired Term, 1-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Tom Ulrich Incumbent 42.8% 3,326      Nonpartisan Geralynn Testa-McCann 22.9% 1,780      Nonpartisan Wanda Lopez 20.9% 1,629      Nonpartisan Eric Girone 8.2% 635      Nonpartisan Ryan DeVito 5.2% 406      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 4 Total Votes 7,780 Source: Cumberland County Clerk, "2013 General Election Results," accessed January 29, 2014 Vineland Public School Board, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Richard Baruffi 25.8% 5,272      Nonpartisan Scott English Incumbent 21.2% 4,349      Nonpartisan Brian DeWinne 17.6% 3,607      Nonpartisan Alan Mounier Incumbent 13.3% 2,727      Nonpartisan Frank Bongiovanni Incumbent 13% 2,652      Nonpartisan David Mazur 9% 1,852      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 14 Total Votes 20,473 Source: Cumberland County Clerk, "2013 General Election Results," accessed January 29, 2014 2012 Vineland Board of Education, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Frank DiGiorgio Incumbent 30.8% 9,926      Nonpartisan Susanne Morello 21.6% 6,971      Nonpartisan Christopher Jennings 18.5% 5,969      Nonpartisan Frank Bongiovanni 14.9% 4,793      Nonpartisan Rigo Onofre 14.1% 4,549      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 19 Total Votes 32,227 Source: Cumberland County Board of Elections, "General - November 6, 2012," December 12, 2012 2011 Vineland Board of Education, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Carlos A. Mercado Jr. 21.7% 1,470      Nonpartisan Eugene Medio 17.3% 1,166      Nonpartisan Diamaris Rios Incumbent 16.4% 1,110      Nonpartisan Graig S. Parrish 15.9% 1,076      Nonpartisan Gary E. Beres 15.3% 1,034      Nonpartisan Rudolph W. Harris 6.7% 454      Nonpartisan Warren J. Devonshire Sr. 6.5% 440      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 9 Total Votes 6,759 Source: Cumberland County Board of Elections, "School Board Election Results," April 27, 2011

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About the district

See also: Vineland Public Schools, New Jersey

Vineland Public Schools is located in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

The Vineland school district is located in Cumberland County in southern New Jersey. The county seat is Bridgeton. Cumberland County was home to 155,854 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the 17th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 9,975 students.

Demographics

Cumberland 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 13.8 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 $50,603, compared to the statewide average of $72,062. The poverty rate for the county was 19.5 percent, while it was 10.8 percent statewide.

Racial Demographics, 2015
Race	Cumberland County (%)	New Jersey (%)
White	71.9	72.6
Black or African American	22.0	14.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	1.7	0.6
Asian	1.5	9.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	2.8	2.1
Hispanic or Latino	29.7	19.7

Presidential Voting Pattern, Ocean County
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	34,055	20,658
2008	34,919	22,360
2004	27,875	24,362
2000	28,188	18,882

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

Vineland Public Schools	New Jersey	School Boards
Vineland Public Schools elections (2015) Vineland Public Schools elections (2014) List of school districts in New Jersey	New Jersey school board elections, 2016 Public education in New Jersey Local ballot measures, New Jersey	School board elections, 2016 School board elections, 2015 School board election data analysis, 2016 School board election data analysis, 2015

External links

• Vineland Public Schools
• Cumberland County Clerk