New Jersey elections, 2015

2016 → ← 2014 The state of New Jersey held elections at the local and state level in 2015. Races to watch School boards Newark Public Schools See also: Newark Public Schools elections (2015) Three seats on the Newark Public Schools Advisory Board were up for general election on April 22, 2015. The board has served in a strictly advisory capacity since the state government took over administration of the district in 1995. Despite this lack of legal authority, recent Newark school board elections featured competitive elections and endorsements from significant politicians such as then-Mayor Cory Booker. In the 2014 election, all three victorious candidates campaigned against state-appointed Superintendent Cami Anderson and her One Newark reform plan. Elections by type School boards See also: School board elections, 2015 and New Jersey school board elections, 2015 A total of 18 New Jersey school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections for 58 seats in 2015. Two districts held elections on April 21, 2015, and the remaining 16 districts held their elections on November 3, 2015. Here are several quick facts about New Jersey's school board elections in 2015: The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Newark Public Schools with 35,588 K-12 students. The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Jackson School District with 9,224 K-12 students. Four districts tied for the largest number of seats on the ballot in 2015 with four seats up for election each. The districts listed below served 274,059 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections. 2015 New Jersey School Board Elections District Date Seats up for election Total board seats Student enrollment Newark Public Schools 4/21/2015 3 9 35,588 Passaic Public Schools 4/21/2015 3 9 13,602 Brick Township Public Schools 11/3/2015 4 7 9,702 Cherry Hill Public Schools 11/3/2015 4 9 11,516 Clifton Public Schools 11/3/2015 4 9 10,949 Edison Township Public Schools 11/3/2015 3 9 14,317 Elizabeth Public Schools 11/3/2015 3 9 23,988 Freehold Regional High School District 11/3/2015 3 9 11,589 Hamilton Township School District 11/3/2015 3 9 12,241 Jackson School District 11/3/2015 3 7 9,224 Jersey City Public Schools 11/3/2015 3 9 27,028 Middletown Township School District 11/3/2015 3 9 9,885 Paterson Public Schools 11/3/2015 3 9 24,571 Perth Amboy Public Schools 11/3/2015 3 9 10,278 Toms River Regional Schools 11/3/2015 3 9 16,760 Vineland Public Schools 11/3/2015 4 9 9,771 West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District 11/3/2015 3 9 9,770 Woodbridge Township School District 11/3/2015 3 9 13,280 State legislatures See also New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015 Voting information Links related to voting in New Jersey: For an overview and information on deadlines and updates to voting laws, please visit voting in New Jersey. For information on ballot access and signature requirements, please visit our page on ballot access requirements for political candidates in New Jersey. For information about absentee eligibility and military and overseas voting, please visit our absentee voting by state page. For information on early voting (if applicable), please visit our page on early voting by state. For information on online voter registration (if applicable), please visit our page on online voter registration in the 50 states. Primary information A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New Jersey utilizes a semi-closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is generally limited to registered party members. Unaffiliated voters can register as party members at the polls on primary election day. Otherwise, a voter must indicate his or her party preference (e.g., via an updated voter registration) no later than the 55th day preceding the primary in order to vote in that party's primary. For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Historical voter turnout 2014 In 2014, New Jersey saw 32.5 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election. 2012 In 2012, New Jersey saw 62.3 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election. 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