Incumbents Liz Callahan and Will Meyer, and newcomer Kevin Diaz, have won election to the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education.
With 96.97% of districts reporting, current BOE 1st Vice President Liz Callahan is the top vote-getter with 9,813, or 29.40% of the vote.
Callahan is followed by current BOE President Will Meyer with 8,404 votes, or 25.18% of the vote.
In third place: Diaz with 8,200, or 24.57%.
Trish Azeez came in fourth with 6,961 votes, or 20.86% of the vote.
From left: Liz Callahan, Kevin Diaz and Will Meyer
As of publication, no candidates had released any statements regarding the election.
In other local election news, incumbent Victor De Luca, the current Mayor of Maplewood, won his 10th term on the Maplewood Township Committee. John Sullivan won his first term. The two Democrats ran unchallenged in the general election.
Former Maplewood Deputy Mayor Deb Engel won her uncontested contest for Essex County Commissioner At-Large.
U.S. Congresswoman Analilia Mejia (D) easily defeated Republican challenger Joe Hathaway, and Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. and U.S. Senator Cory Booker coasted to victory.
