New Rochelle School District elections (2016)

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New Rochelle School District Elections

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General election date:
May 17, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
10,922 students

Two of the nine seats on the New Rochelle School District school board were up for general election on May 17, 2016. Incumbent Rachel Relkin, along with Todd Kern, defeated challengers James O'Toole and Vincent J. Malfetano in the race for the two seats.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 Voter and candidate information
* 2 Elections
* 3 At-large
* 3.1 Results
* 3.2 Candidates
* 4 Additional elections
* 5 Key deadlines
* 5.1 Endorsements
* 5.2 Campaign finance
* 5.3 Past elections
* 5.3.1 2015
* 5.3.2 2014
* 5.3.3 2013
* 5.4 About the district
* 5.4.1 Demographics
* 5.5 Recent news
* 5.6 See also
* 5.7 External links
* 5.8 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### Voter and candidate information[edit]

The New Rochelle Board of Education consists of nine at-large members elected to staggered five-year terms. One or two seats are up for regular election each May. Voters could vote for all seats up for election. The two candidates who received the most votes were considered elected to the board. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on May 17, 2016.[2][3]

To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nominating petitions containing 100 signatures from qualified voters in the district to the clerk of the school district by April 27, 2016. To vote in this election, residents had to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, have lived in the district for a minimum of 30 days before the election, and have registered with the clerk of the school district.[3]

## Elections[edit]

# At-large[edit]

### Results[edit]

New Rochelle School District,
At-large General Election, 5-year term, 2016

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Rachel Relkin Incumbent | 34.95% | 3,002
Todd Kern | 28.63% | 2,459
James O'Toole | 24.67% | 2,119
Vincent Malfetano | 11.75% | 1,009
Total Votes | 8,589
Source: New Rochelle School District, "Offilcial Tally of Votes Cast," accessed July 4, 2016

### Candidates[edit]

Todd Kern | Vincent Malfetano

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James O'Toole | Rachel Relkin

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* Incumbent

# Additional elections[edit]

See also: New York elections, 2016

The New Rochelle school board election shared the ballot with the district's annual budget and a bond vote.

# Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates are key deadlines for New Rochelle School District in 2016:[4]

Deadline  | Event

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April 27, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline
May 17, 2016 | Election day
May 30, 2016 | Final campaign finance deadline

### Endorsements[edit]

Kern and Relkin received official endorsements from the mayor of New Rochelle, Noam Bransom.[5]

O'Toole received an official endorsement from the Talk of the Sound.[6]

### Campaign finance[edit]

No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the New York State Board of Elections.[7]

### Past elections[edit]

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

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#### 2015

| New Rochelle School District,
At-Large General Election, 5-year term, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Lianne Merchant Incumbent | 38.2% | 1,566
| Nonpartisan  | Maddali Paci Atallah | 33.8% | 1,386
| Nonpartisan  |  Vincent J. Malfetano | 28% | 1,149
Total Votes | 4,101
Source: New Rochelle School District, "Results of Votes Cast," accessed June 11, 2015

#### 2014

New Rochelle School District,
At-Large General Election, 5-year term, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Nonpartisan  | Sal Fernandez | 37.3% | 1,540
| Nonpartisan  | Jeffrey Hastie Incumbent | 33.1% | 1,368
| Nonpartisan  |  Rick Monzon | 29.6% | 1,222
Total Votes | 4,130
Source: New Rochelle School District, "Board of Education," accessed July 10, 2014

#### 2013

New Rochelle School District,
At-Large General Election, 5-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Nonpartisan  | Pamela Davis | 59% | 2,019
| Nonpartisan  |  Robert Cox  | 41% | 1,402
Total Votes | 3,421
Source: Lohud.com, "School Elections Guide, 2014," accessed May 2, 2014

## About the district[edit]

See also: New Rochelle School District, New York

New Rochelle School District is located in Westchester County, N.Y.

New Rochelle School District is located in southern New York in Westchester County. The county seat is White Plains. Westchester County was home to 976,396 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district was the 11th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,922 students.[9]

### Demographics[edit]

Westchester County outperformed New York as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 46 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.7 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $83,422, compared to $58,687 statewide. The poverty rate in Westchester County was 1.4 percent, compared to 15.9 percent for the entire state.[8]

|  Racial Demographics, 2014[8]

Race  | Westchester County (%)  | New York (%)
White | 74.4 | 70.4
Black or African American | 16.1 | 17.6
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8 | 1.0
Asian | 6.2 | 8.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1
Two or More Races | 2.3 | 2.4
Hispanic or Latino | 21.8 | 17.6

|  2016 Party Affiliation, Westchester County[10]

Party  | Registered Voters  | % of Total 609,582
Democratic | 290,416 | 47.64
Republican | 140,352 | 23.02
Independent | 23,179 | 3.8
Constitution | 8,897 | 1.5
Working Families | 1,611 | 0.26
Green | 916 | 0.15
Other | 149 | 0.02
Unaffiliated | 144,006 | 23.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

## Recent news[edit]

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New Rochelle School District elections (2016) - Google News

## See also[edit]

New Rochelle School District | New York | School Boards

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* New Rochelle School District elections (2015)
* New Rochelle School District elections (2014)
* List of school districts in New York

* New York school board elections, 2016
* Public education in New York
* Local ballot measures, New York

* School board elections, 2016
* School board elections, 2015

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* New Rochelle School District
* Westchester County Board of Elections

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with New Rochelle PR/Communications Technology Jeanine Genauer," April 29, 2016
2. ↑ New Rochelle School District, "Board of Education Members," accessed April 23, 2015
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Rochelle School District, "Legal Notice for Budget Vote and School Election," accessed April 23, 2015
4. ↑ New York Board of Electons, "Campaign Finance Handbook," accessed April 15, 2016
5. ↑ Mayor Noam Ransom, "Relkin and Kern for School Board: Vote on May 17th," May 12, 2016
6. ↑ Talk of the Sound, "OUR VIEW: James O'Toole is Best Choice for New Rochelle Board of Education," May 12, 2016
7. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed May
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 United States Census Bureau, "Westchester County, New York," accessed May 9, 2016
9. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
10. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Voter Enrollment by County, Party Affiliation and Status - Voters Registered as of April 01, 2016," accessed May 9, 2016

2016 New Rochelle School District Elections

Westchester County, New York
Election date:| May 17, 2016
Candidates:| At-large: Incumbent, Rachel Relkin • Todd Kern • Vincent Malfetano • James O'Toole

Important information:| Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot

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