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Yolanda Johnson
Yolanda Johnson ran for election for an at-large seat of the Newark Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey. She lost in the general election on April 15, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Newark Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2025)
General election
General election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education on April 15, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kanileah Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 2,915 |
| ✔ |  | David Daughety (Nonpartisan) | 18.8 | 2,499 |
| ✔ |  | Louis Maisonave Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 2,442 |
 | Ade’Kamil Kelly (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 1,082 | |
| Nathanael Barthelemy (Nonpartisan) | 6.7 | 886 | ||
| Shana Melius (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 879 | ||
 | Yolanda Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 710 | |
| Latoya Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 680 | ||
| Elaine Asyah Aquil (Nonpartisan) | 4.4 | 587 | ||
| Jordy Nivar (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 401 | ||
| DeWayne Bush (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 200 | ||
| Total votes: 13,281 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Johnson in this election.
2021
See also: Newark Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education on April 20, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dawn Haynes (Nonpartisan) | 29.9 | 3,617 |
| ✔ | Asia Norton (Nonpartisan) | 28.2 | 3,411 | |
| ✔ |  | Vereliz Santana (Nonpartisan) | 27.4 | 3,311 |
| Yolanda Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 5.6 | 676 | |
| Nadirah Brown (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 577 | ||
| Phillip Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 500 | ||
| Total votes: 12,092 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eliana Pintor Marin (D) | 40.9 | 8,994 |
| ✔ |  | Shanique Speight (D) | 39.4 | 8,664 |
| John Anello (R) | 7.7 | 1,689 | ||
| Jeannette Veras (R) | 7.0 | 1,535 | ||
| Yolanda Johnson (Jobs, Equal Rights Party) | 2.8 | 609 | |
| Nichelle Velazquez (Jobs, Equal Rights Party) | 2.4 | 524 | ||
| Total votes: 22,015 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)
Incumbent Eliana Pintor Marin and incumbent Shanique Speight defeated Awais Qazi and Steve Jose Poveda in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eliana Pintor Marin | 45.9 | 4,084 |
| ✔ | | Shanique Speight | 43.7 | 3,891 |
 | Awais Qazi | 5.5 | 486 | |
| Steve Jose Poveda | 5.0 | 445 | ||
| Total votes: 8,906 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)
John Anello and Jeannette Veras advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Anello | 52.8 | 434 | |
| ✔ | Jeannette Veras | 47.2 | 388 | |
| Total votes: 822 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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See also: Newark Public Schools, New Jersey, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education on April 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | A'Dorian Murray-Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 25.3 | 4,935 |
| ✔ | Shayvonne Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 23.3 | 4,542 | |
| ✔ |  | Tave Padilla (Nonpartisan) | 22.7 | 4,420 |
 | Leah Owens (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 1,466 | |
| Saafir Jenkins (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 1,223 | ||
 | Denise Cole (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 1,165 | |
| Yolanda Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 592 | |
 | Maggie Freeman (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 360 | |
 | Priscilla Garces (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 295 | |
| Denise Ann Crawford (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 274 | ||
| Arlene Ramsey (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 180 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 19,477 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Newark Public Schools Board of Education on April 17, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Haynes (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 5,289 |
| ✔ | Asia Norton (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 4,199 | |
| ✔ | Yambeli Gomez (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 3,770 | |
 | Jameel Ibrahim (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 1,038 | |
 | Che' J.T. Colter (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 1,022 | |
| Denise Cole (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 1,010 | |
| Omayra Molina (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 895 | ||
| Yolanda Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 749 | |
| Marcus Allen (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 531 | ||
| Khalil Hannah (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 393 | ||
| Johnnie Lattner (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 380 | ||
| Robert House (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 207 | ||
 | Barbara Anne Todish (Nonpartisan) | 0.7 | 142 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 19,656 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Yolanda Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Yolanda Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Yolanda Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
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