Schools
Westfield Board Of Education Election Unofficial Results 2025
Along with a contested Board of Education candidate race, voters were asked to vote on the school budget and referendum.
WESTFIELD, NJ — The 2025 unofficial results are in for the Westfield School District's Board of Education election.
Incumbents Robert Benacchio, Kristen Sonnek Schmelz, and Mary Wickens are leading over newcomer Violetta Watson.
Here are the real-time unofficial results for Westfield. According to Union County Votes, these results remain unofficial until all mail-in and provisional ballots are counted:
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Results for 2025 (* denotes incumbent)
Westfield Board of Education
- Robert Benacchio - 3,201
- Kristen Sonnek Schmelz - 3,445
- Violetta Watson - 2,678
- Mary Wickens - 2,991
Ballot Questions
- QUESTION NO. 1 – 2025/2026 School Operating Budget that there should be raised an additional $302,734 for the General Fund in the same school year (2025-2026) - 3,604 YES, 1,571 NO
- BOND PROPOSAL QUESTION NO. 2 to fund $188.7 million in large-scale school building improvements - 3,322 YES, 1,847 NO
- BOND PROPOSAL QUESTION NO. 3, $37.2 million for additions necessary to expand to Full Day Kindergarten - 3,195 YES, 1,981 NO
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