Hoboken School Board Election: '345' Wins: Election Results

HOBOKEN, NJ — Hoboken residents headed to the polls for the 2019 general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5. In addition to statehouse and county races, voters chose representatives on the local board of education.

Hoboken residents also voted on city council representatives and two public questions involving open space funding. See those results.

There were five candidates competing for three seats on the Hoboken Board of Education in 2019. Each term last for three years.

With 98 percent of the districts reported, it appears that - pending official certification - Sheillah Dallara, Alex De La Torre and Joyce Simons have emerged victorious.

According to the Hudson County Clerk’s Office, the unofficial results are:

• Sheillah Dallara - 3,051 (20.96%)
• Alex De La Torre - 3,555 (24.42%)
• Shweta Gursahani - 2,253 (15.48%)
• Joyce Simons - 3,317 (22.79%)
• Patricia Waiters - 2,346 (16.12%)

The terms of current school board members Dallara, De La Torre and Jennifer Evans are expiring. Evans withdrew from the 2019 race after previously filing a petition to run.

De La Torre, Simons and Dallara ran together on the "3-4-5 For Hoboken School Board" slate, which gained the endorsement of Mayor Ravi Bhalla.

Gursahani ran as an independent candidate, aligning her campaign with Bautista’s.

Waiters previously competed for a seat on the Hoboken Board of Education, running with the slogan "Education Before Politics" in 2018.

• See related article: Election Day Nears For Hoboken School Board: Who's Running?

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