Politics & Government

Dead Heat In Cherry Hill School Board Election

Bridget Palmer and Dean Drizin lead the race with tallies still underway as of late Tuesday night.

Results are not official until certified by the county clerk.
Results are not official until certified by the county clerk. (Patch Media)

Editor's note: This article reflects the unofficial vote totals as of 11:29 p.m. Tuesday.


CHERRY HILL, NJ — Cherry Hill has a tight race for school board, with tallies still underway late Tuesday night.

With three seats available, Bridget Palmer (13,871 votes) and Dean Drizin (12,784) have the highest vote totals as of 11 p.m. Tuesday. There's a close race for the third spot with Kurt Braddock (10,307), Harvey Vazquez (10,245) and David Bercovitch (10,057) leading the rest of the 10-candidate field.

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As of 11 p.m. Tuesday, 84,000 votes have been counted (three per ballot). No voting precinct in Cherry Hill has reported complete results.

Here are the vote tallies. The results remain unofficial until certified by the Camden County Clerk's Office on a later date.

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Cherry Hill Board of Education

Vote for three

Zero precincts with complete results.

  • Dean Drizin: 12,784
  • Harvey Vazquez: 10,245
  • Bridget Palmer: 13,871
  • Kurt Braddock: 10,307
  • Quadsia Birat Niaz: 7,376
  • Omar Alkahily: 2,094
  • Ava Friddell: 9,571
  • David M. Bercovitch: 10,057
  • Samia Mian: 5,041
  • Nouruz Chowdhury: 2,307

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