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Carmella Yenkevich was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Hazleton Area Board of Directors in Pennsylvania. The seat was up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015. She filed to run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries. Yenkevich did not win a nomination from either party.[1]
Yenkevich was a member of the Hazleton Area School Board. She was first elected to the board in 2009 and lost re-election in a general election on November 5, 2013.
Elections
2015
Five of the six candidates who appeared on the primary ballot in the 2015 Hazleton school district election advanced to the general. All candidates ran in both the Democratic and Republican primaries.
Incumbent Tony Bonomo won re-election to his seat. Challengers Bob Fiume, Marie Kay, Jackie Scarcella, and Vincent Zola also joined the board. They defeated incumbent Robert Childs and challengers Casey Herseim, Lori Losen, and Thomas Chirico.[2][1]
Bonomo advanced from both the Democratic and Republican primaries. Incumbents Brian Early, Robert Wallace, and Marfay Yanac did not run for re-election. Carmella Yenkevich did not advance from the primary election. James Capriotti withdrew from the race in March 2015.[3]
Childs, Herseim, and Losen ran as a slate of independent candidates. Chirico also filed as an independent candidate.[4]
Results
| Hazleton Area School District, At-Large Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Vincent Zola |
18.4% | 2,587 | |
| Democratic | Tony Bonomo Incumbent |
18% | 2,522 | |
| Democratic | Bob Fiume |
16.7% | 2,348 | |
| Democratic | Jackie Scarcella | 16.7% | 2,346 | |
| Democratic | Marie Kay |
16.3% | 2,290 | |
| Democratic | Carmella Yenkevich |
13.9% | 1,953 | |
| Total Votes | 14,046 | |||
| Source: Luzerne County, "Cross County School Directors Race," accessed July 8, 2015 Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone. | ||||
| Hazleton Area School District, At-Large Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Vincent Zola |
19.7% | 2,278 | |
| Republican | Bob Fiume |
18.2% | 2,109 | |
| Republican | Tony Bonomo Incumbent |
17.4% | 2,014 | |
| Republican | Jackie Scarcella |
15.4% | 1,783 | |
| Republican | Marie Kay |
14.7% | 1,705 | |
| Republican | Carmella Yenkevich | 14.6% | 1,684 | |
| Total Votes | 11,573 | |||
| Source: Luzerne County, "Cross County School Directors Race," accessed July 8, 2015Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone. | ||||
Funding
The Erie County Elections Department does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Endorsements
Yenkevich received no official endorsements for her campaign during the election.
2013
Yenkevich ran against Bob Mehalick, James Chapman, Clarence John, and Jared M. O'Donnell for four open seats on the board on November 5, 2013. Yenkevich cross-filed in the May 21 primary and won the Democratic nomination following the special election in July 2013.
Results
| Hazleton Area School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bob Mehalick Incumbent |
21.6% | 5,164 | |
| Republican | Jared M. O'Donnell |
21.5% | 5,141 | |
| Republican | James Chapman |
21% | 5,028 | |
| Republican | Clarence John Incumbent |
20.4% | 4,888 | |
| Democrat | Carmella Yenkevich Incumbent | 15.2% | 3,653 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.4% | 85 | |
| Total Votes | 23,959 | |||
| Source: Luzerne County Bureau of Elections, "11/5/2013 General and Municipal Elections," accessed December 16, 2013 | ||||
| Hazleton Area School District Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Bob Mehalick |
17.4% | 2,004 | |
| Democrat | James Chapman |
16.9% | 1,945 | |
| Democrat | Clarence John |
14.4% | 1,653 | |
| Democrat | Carmella Yenkevich |
14.2% | 1,630 | |
| Democrat | Thomas J. Chirlco | 11% | 1,263 | |
| Democrat | Jared M. O'Donnell | 14% | 1,614 | |
| Democrat | Frederick Mariano | 12.2% | 1,406 | |
| Total Votes | 11,515 | |||
| Source: Times News LLC, "Yesterday's balloting results produce change," accessed August 29, 2013 | ||||
| Hazleton Area School District Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bob Mehalick |
16% | 1,651 | |
| Republican | James Chapman |
15% | 1,544 | |
| Republican | Clarence John |
14.3% | 1,475 | |
| Republican | Jared M. O'Donnell |
15.7% | 1,618 | |
| Republican | Thomas J. Chirlco | 13.8% | 1,417 | |
| Republican | Carmella Yenkevich | 14% | 1,442 | |
| Republican | Frederick Mariano | 11.1% | 1,145 | |
| Total Votes | 10,292 | |||
| Source: Times News LLC, "Yesterday's balloting results produce change," accessed August 29, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Yenkevich reported no campaign donations or expenditures to the Pennsylvania Secretary of State.[5]
Endorsements
Yenkevich did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign.
2009
| Hazleton Area School District General Election, 4-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Cross-filed | Bob Mehalick |
26.1% | 6,204 | |
| Cross-filed | Clarence John |
24.9% | 5,927 | |
| Cross-filed | Steven Hahn |
25% | 5,937 | |
| Cross-filed | Carmella Yenkevich |
23.5% | 5,589 | |
| Total Votes | 23,789 | |||
| Source: Luzerne County Election Results, "Luzerne County Election Results 2011," accessed August 29, 2013 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- Hazleton Area School District, Pennsylvania
- Hazleton Area School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Luzerne County, "2015 Primary Election Candidates," accessed March 19, 2015
- ↑ Hazleton Area School District, "School Directors Overview," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ Standard Speaker, One less choice on ballot in Hazleton school board race," March 31, 2015
- ↑ Citizens Voice, "Seven independents eye mayoral, school board seats in Hazleton," August 5, 2015
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Campaign Finance Online Reporting," accessed December 19, 2013
| 2015 Hazleton Area School District Elections | |
| • Luzerne County, Pennsylvania • Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania • Carbon County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent Tony Bonomo (D/R) • Incumbent, Robert Childs (I) • James Capriotti (D/R) • Bob Fiume (D/R) • Casey Herseim (I) • Marie Kay (D/R) • Lori Losen (I) • Jackie Scarcella (D/R) • Carmella Yenkevich (D/R) • Vincent Zola (D/R) |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
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