Hoboken Election Results 2017: Mayor, Council, BOE

HOBOKEN, NJ — Which local candidates emerged victorious in Hoboken for 2017? A crowded field of 27 candidates for the city’s mayoral, city council and board of education was narrowed down on Tuesday.

Here are the election results, according to the Hudson County Clerk’s Office.

• See related article: Hoboken Election Guide 2017 (Who Are The Candidates?)

MAYOR

With 40 of 40 districts reported and 13,997 total votes, here are the election results:

• Ravi Bhalla – 4,781 votes (34.16%)
• Michael DeFusco – 4,116 votes (29.41%)
• Jen Giattino – 2,424 votes (17.32%)
• Anthony Romano – 2,254 votes (16.1%)
• Karen Nason – 225 votes (1.61%)
• Ronald Bautista – 193 votes (1.38%)

CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE (3 Open Seats)

With 40 of 40 districts reported and 33,190 total votes, here are the election results:

• James Doyle - 3,902 (11.76%)
• Emily Jabbour - 3,772 (11.36%)
• Vanessa Falco - 3,506 (10.56%)
• John Allen - 3,391 (10.22%)
• Michael Flett - 3,260 (9.82%)
• Andrew Impastato - 2,939 (8.86%)
• Charles '''Buddy''' Matthews - 1,945 (5.86%)
• Angelo Valente - 1,930 (5.82%)
• James Aibel - 1,898 (5.72%)
• Jason Ellis - 1,704 (5.13%)
• Sal Starace - 1,560 (4.7%)
• David Mello - 1,479 (4.46%)
• Laini A. Hammond - 1,058 (3.19%)
• Joshua Einstein – 832 votes (2.51%)
• Personal Choice, write-in – 14 (0.04%)

BOARD OF EDUCATION (3 Open Seats)

With 40 of 40 districts reported and 20,520 total votes, here are the election results:

• Melanie B. Tekirian - 3,665 (17.86%)
• Sharyn Angley - 3,630 (17.69%)
• Chetali Khanna - 3,509 (17.1%)
• Peter Biancamano - 3,097 (15.09%)
• Anne Marie Schreiber - 2,748 votes (13.39%)
• Lauren Eagle - 2,107 (10.27%)
• Patricia Waiters - 1,752 (8.54%)
• Personal Choice, write-in – 12 (0.06%)

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