Jersey City School Board Slate Pulls Ahead In Election

JERSEY CITY, NJ — One slate of Board of Education members ended Tuesday night ahead in the vote totals, with results still being counted.

On the nine-member school board, three three-year seats were up for election, as well as one-year term.

As of 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Danielle Walker, Jessica Taube, and Chloe Williams of the "For Stronger Schools" slate were leading.

Since ballots could be mailed in as late as 8 p.m. Tuesday, results are still being counted.

Parents Galvanized

The election became heated after a mother of a special needs student was arrested at a board meeting.

Board Vice President De'Jon Morris had asked for her to be removed, according to a police complaint. He came up short in the vote totals Tuesday night.

The vote totals as of late Tuesday were:

Three-Year Terms

• Danielle Walker: 16,761
• Jessica Taube: 15,673
• Chloe Williams: 15,077
• Fernando Garcia: 6,458
• De'Jon Morris: 6,373
• George P. Blount: 6,104
• Julietta Vogt: 6,290
• Videsh A. Bahadur: 6,067
• Alpa Patel: 5,654
• Write-In: 2,028

One-Year Terms

• Gina Verdibello: 12,932
• Vanessa Rodriguez: 7,814
• Zebedayo Masongo: 3,914
• Write-In: 476

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See Jersey City sample ballots here.

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