Politics & Government

Here Are The Final Vote Totals In Ridgewood's Election

How did the "Parental Rights" slate and the other five candidates do after paper ballots were counted? Here are the final 2023 tallies.

After the mail-in ballots were counted, what were the official vote totals in the Ridgewood school election for 2023?
After the mail-in ballots were counted, what were the official vote totals in the Ridgewood school election for 2023? (Patch Media)

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Final numbers for the Ridgewood Board of Education election were certified last week, after the last mail-in ballots would have been counted.

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The school board race was competitive, with seven candidates running, including incumbents and a two-member "Parental Rights Alliance" slate. See the sample ballot here and read about the candidates' debate here.

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Mary Micale was a clear winner for one of the two seats in contention. Incumbent Saurabh Dani squeaked by Julie Mchedlishvili for the second spot.

The two "Parents' Rights" candidates came in last.

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These were the original numbers at the end of Election day on Tuesday, Nov. 7:

Mary Micale: 2,406

Saurabh Dani: 1,422

Julie Mchedlishvili: 1,370

Michael W. Lembo: 1,009

Laura McKenna: 912

Malcolm R. Jennings: 582

Claude J. Guinchard II: 552

You can see how each district in Ridgewood voted in that race and in county and local legislative races on the town website here, but the numbers are from Nov. 7.

Other Bergen County election results and updated numbers can be found here.

Here are the sample ballots for all of the Bergen County races.

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