Passaic Board of Education incumbents prevail in school board race with low turnout
The city of Passaic is one of the last dozen or so districts that still holds April school board elections. This year eight candidates came forward to vie for three open three-year term seats.
After the polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, all three of the incumbents, Luis "Danny" Rodriguez, Judith Sanchez and Ronald Van Rensalier were reelected handily.
"This win is not just a victory for us but for the entire city of Passaic. We will continue to prioritize education and uplift the people of Passaic, ensuring a brighter future for all," Rodriguez said, "Tonight we celebrate and tomorrow get back to work. With many initiatives and a new high school being built there is much to do."
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The unofficial results posted on the city's website are as follows:
Luis "Danny" Rodriguez: 1,608
Judith Sanchez: 1,550
Ronald Van Rensalier: 1,505
Yosef Wolf: 280
Michael Cohen: 197
Kopic Marko: 182
Diomedes Minaya: 242
Lisa Abreu Wozniak: 207
In all, fewer than 6% of the city's 30,703 registered voters turned out to vote. According to the unofficial results posted by the city clerk, 1,701 voted in person and 220 by mail.
Editor's Note: Story was updated on Wednesday morning to reflect the most recent votes counted.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Passaic incumbents prevail in school board race