Unity Slate Takes 2017 Newark School Board Election: Unofficial Results

NEWARK, NJ — The unofficial results from the Essex County Clerk’s Office have been reported, and with 99.07% of the vote counted, the Newark Unity Slate has made its mark on Tuesday’s Newark School Advisory Board election.

The three newly elected board members - Reginald Bledsoe, Flohisha Johnson and Josephine Garcia – ran on the Unity Slate.

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According to the Essex County Clerk’s Office, with 107 out of 108 districts reported as of Wednesday morning, here are the vote totals:

• Swapan BASU - 730 - 3.67%
• Philip C. SEELINGER - 1,177 - 5.91%
• Jimmie WHITE - 592 - 2.97%
• Sharon SMITH - 451 - 2.27%
• Josephine C. GARCIA - 3,566 - 17.91%
• Reginald BLEDSOE - 3,382 - 16.99%
• Denise COLE - 1,047 - 5.26%
• Charles LOVE - 1,558 - 7.83%
• Patricia J. BRADFORD - 1,447 - 7.27%
• Deborah TERRELL - 1,486 - 7.46%
• Sheila MONTAGUE - 759 - 3.81%
• EZDehar ABU HATAB - 311 - 1.56%
• Jameel IBRAHIM - 181 - 0.91%
• Ryan TALMADGE - 474 - 2.38%
• Flohisha JOHNSON - 2,717 - 13.65%
• Write-In - 31 - 0.16%

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