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5 Candidates Running For 3 Hillsborough School Board Seats

Three seats are open for the Hillsborough Township Board of Education.

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General election day is Nov. 5 for New Jersey.​​
General election day is Nov. 5 for New Jersey.​​ (Patch Graphics)

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Five candidates filed to run for three Board of Education seats up for election this year in Hillsborough Township.

July 29 marked the deadline for candidates to file petitions to get on the ballot for their local board of education in New Jersey.

Here's who's running for office, according to the Somerset County Clerk's Office. Asterisk indicates incumbent.

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  • Jannah Hameed - A Fresh Perspective
  • Diane Braungard-Galayda - For The Children
  • Elaine Jackson*
  • Allison Laning-Beder*
  • Jane M. Staats*

General election day is Nov. 5 for New Jersey.

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