School Board Incumbents Easily Win Reelection

Three incumbents running for seats on the Ramsey Board of Education easily won Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial results released by borough clerk Meredith Bendian Tuesday night.

Current board members Claudia Monteith, Carrie Williams, and Timothy Finnegan each won another three-year term on the board. According to the results, the trio received 1,055, 994, and 987 votes, respectively.

Newcomer Reena Chawla came in fourth place. Initial results indicate she received 471 votes.

Unofficial results cited the following voting results, by district:

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Total

Chawla

51

91

76

32

80

36

62

43

471

Williams

94

178

176

87

175

65

126

93

994

Monteith

102

184

184

96

181

76

145

87

1,055

Finnegan

93

180

154

101

164

65

143

87

987

Check out biographies of all of the candidates here.

Of the 10,326 voters registered in Ramsey, 1,510 – or about 14.6% - turned out to vote.

Voters also chose to pass the proposed 2013-14 school budget by an overwhelming majority.

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