Politics & Government
Karriem, Wren-Hardin and Gaudelli Win Board of Education Election
Incumbents are re-elected; one newcomer joins the board
Two incumbents retain seats and one newcomer joins them on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education. Sandra Karriem and Andrea Wren-Hardin were re-elected and Bill Gaudelli was elected in Wednesday’s Board of Education election. Their new three-year terms begin with the May reorganization meeting of the Board of Education.
Results came in quickly after polls closed at 9 p.m. Numbers tallied on the Essex County Clerk’s website, showed results as follows:
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Vote Count Percent - Andrea WREN-HARDIN 1,778 24.31% - James LoSTUTO 936 12.80% - Marian CUTLER 1,097 15.00% - Sandra KARRIEM 1,702 23.27% - William GAUDELLI 1,783 24.37% Write-In 19 0.26% Total 7,315 100.00%
Gaudelli was elected to the seat previously held by Richard Laine, who chose not to run again. Karriem has been on the board since 2007. She ran on a slate with Wren-Hardin, who is returning for her third term.
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Totals for South Orange:
Marian Cutler 540
Bill Gaudelli 689
Sandra Karriem 685
Jim Lo Stuto 432
Andrea Wren-Hardin 663
Totals for Maplewood:
Marian Cutler 557
Bill Gaudelli 1094
Sandra Karriem 1017
Jim Lo Stuto 504
Andrea Wren-Hardin 1115
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