Woodbridge Township School District elections (2016)
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Three of the nine seats on the Woodbridge Township School District school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Joseph Velez and Jonathan Triebwasser, along with A.J. Sidana, won election to the board by defeating Mubashir Ahmad, Rupal Patel, and Thomas Maras.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Woodbridge Township 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.[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
At-large
Results
This election was held on November 8, 2016.
| Woodbridge Township School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joseph Velez Incumbent |
23.41% | 14,100 |
| Jonathan Triebwasser Incumbent |
21.22% | 12,776 |
| A.J. Sidana |
19.88% | 11,971 |
| Thomas Maras | 16.50% | 9,936 |
| Rupal Patel | 10.15% | 6,110 |
| Mubashir Ahmad | 8.84% | 5,325 |
| Total Votes | 60,218 | |
| Source: Middlesex County, New Jersey, "Historical Election Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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| Amarasena Anura Rupasinghe | Geeta Ghadiali | Thomas Maras | |||
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| Rupal Patel | Rukmal Rupasinghe | A.J. Sidana
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Additional elections
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2016
The Woodbridge Township 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 Middlesex County 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 |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $41,908.52 and spent a total of $30,622.52 in the election, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.[6] Mubashir Ahmah, Rupal Patel, and Thomas Maras filed a joint financial report.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Mubashir Ahmad | $1,632.00 | $0.00 | $1,632.00 |
| Geeta Ghadiali | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rupal Patel | $1,632.00 | $0.00 | $1,632.00 |
| Thomas Maras | $1,632.00 | $0.00 | $1,632.00 |
| Amarasena Anura Rupasinghe | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rukmal Rupasinghe | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| A.J. Sidana | $13,500.76 | $10,207.52 | $3,293.24 |
| Jonathan Triebwasser | $13,700.76 | $10,207.50 | $3,493.26 |
| Joseph Velez | $13,075.00 | $10,207.50 | $2,867.50 |
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About the district
Woodbridge Township Public Schools is located in Middlesex County, NJ. The county seat is New Brunswick. Middlesex County was home to 840,900 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] The district was the eighth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 13,455 students.[8]
Demographics
Middlesex County outperformed New Jersey as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 40.7 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 in Middlesex County was $80,118, compared to $72,062 for the entire state. The poverty rate in the county was 8.3 percent, compared to 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
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email communication with the Mercer County Clerk's Office," July 29, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Woodbridge Township Public Schools, "Policy Bylaws (0000)," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ Middlesex County, New Jersey, "County Clerk-Elections," 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 Quickfacts:United States Census Bureau, "Middlesex 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
| 2016 Woodbridge Township School District Elections | |
| Middlesex County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Jonathan Triebwasser • Incumbent, Joseph Velez • Mubashir Ahmad • Amarasena Anura Rupasinghe • Geeta Ghadiali • Thomas Maras • Rupal Patel • Rukmal Rupasinghe • A.J. Sidana |
| Important information: | What was at stake?• Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
