Zakir Bengali
Zakir Bengali is a former at-large representative on the Frederick County Board of Education in Maryland. He was first elected to the board in 2012. Bengali lost in the primary election on April 26, 2016.[1]
Biography
Bengali earned his master's degree in microbiology from the University of Mumbai. He later received a Ph.D. in biology and chemistry from the University of Rochester. Bengali was a scientist at the National Institute of Health from 1980 to 2005. He retired after working for four years as vice president of research for Shriners Hospitals for Children in Tampa, Florida. Bengali and his wife, Kathleen, have two children who graduated from district schools.[2]
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Frederick County Board of Education were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on April 26, 2016, with the top six vote recipients advancing to the general election. Incumbents Zakir Bengali and Joy Schaefer filed for re-election, while Kathryn Groth did not file for the 2016 election. Bengali and Schaefer faced challengers Michael Bunitsky, Lois Jarman, Ken Kerr, Jay Mason, Shirley McDonald, and Cindy Rose in the primary. All candidates except Bengali and Mason advanced to the general election.[1]
Schaefer, Kerr, and Bunitsky defeated Rose in the general election. On July 12, 2016, Jarman announced her withdrawal from the race in an effort to deny election to Rose by shifting votes to other candidates. Jarman told attendees at a South Frederick County Democrats meeting that she considered Rose "a dangerous candidate" due to her divisive personality. In an email to The Frederick News-Post, Rose said that she is only considered divisive because "I involved the public and the establishment doesn't abide sunshine." Rose was the only candidate who identified as a Republican.[3] Shirley McDonald dropped out of the race on July 13, 2016.[4]
Results
| Frederick County Public Schools, At-large Primary Election, 4-Year Terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joy Schaefer Incumbent |
17.41% | 20,367 |
| Cindy Rose |
14.98% | 17,519 |
| Michael Bunitsky |
14.73% | 17,233 |
| Ken Kerr |
13.82% | 16,166 |
| Shirley McDonald |
11.96% | 13,987 |
| Lois Jarman |
9.71% | 11,361 |
| Zakir Bengali Incumbent | 8.79% | 10,285 |
| Jay Mason | 8.58% | 10,038 |
| Total Votes | 116,956 | |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Unofficial 2016 Presidential Primary Election results for Frederick County," accessed April 26, 2016 | ||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Kathryn B. "Katie" Groth |
23.1% | 58,525 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joy Schaefer |
21.4% | 54,237 | |
| Nonpartisan | Zakir Bengali |
17.6% | 44,623 | |
| Nonpartisan | Colleen E. Cusimano | 16.5% | 41,861 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tony Chmelik | 14% | 35,387 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Shade | 7.1% | 18,066 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 716 | |
| Total Votes | 253,415 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "2012 Presidential General Election Results," November 28, 2012 | ||||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maryland State Board of Elections, "Frederick County 2016 Presidential Primary Election Local Candidates List," February 10, 2016
- ↑ Frederick County Public Schools, "Zakir Bengali," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ The Frederick News-Post, "Jarman drops out of school board race," July 12, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Frederick County 2016 Presidential General Election Local Candidates List," October 27, 2016
| 2016 Frederick County Public Schools Elections | |
| Frederick County, Maryland | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Zakir Bengali • Incumbent, Joy Schaefer • Michael Bunitsky • Lois Jarman (withdrawn) • Ken Kerr • Jay Mason • Shirley McDonald (withdrawn) • Cindy Rose |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
