South Brunswick Board Of Education 2016 Election Results Bring Surprise

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ— With all in-person votes being counted, Azra Baig, Harry Delgado and Lisa Rodgers have been elected to the South Brunswick Board of Education.

The election results create a problem for South Brunswick officials: Rodgers announced her withdrawal from the race late last month. Because of the timing, it was too late for her name to be removed from the ballot.

Patch has reached out to County election officials for clarification on how the seat awarded to Rodgers' will be filled, and will update when we receive a response.

Baig said she was "sincerely grateful for the support from the South Brunswick community," and offered "heartfelt thank you to all."

"It truly is an honor and privilege to represent and I will remain committed in advocating for the children of this school district," Baig told Patch.

Baig, an incumbent, received 5690, Delgado, also an incumbent, received 6,692, and Rodgers received 5,810.

The other two candidates, Laszlo Nyitrai and Anil Patel, took home 3,620 and 4,687 votes, respectively.

Vote-by-mail and provisional ballots have yet to be counted.

The Board member elects, alongside the currently sitting members, will be responsible for hiring the new Superintendent. The new Superintendent will being their term on July 1 of 2017, when the fiscal year begins for the district.

The South Brunswick Board of Ed race had inspired many citizens to speak out, as passionately as they had during the ousting of former Superintendent Jerry Jellig.

Image: Winners Baig and Delgado at an Election Night gathering (Rodgers was not in attendance). Credit: Samia Baig