HOBOKEN — Preliminary results are in from the Hoboken elections. Provisional and absentee ballots may change close races.
Winners of the three school board seats:
Kluepfel 3,426
Mitchell 3,223
McAllister 3,498
Kids First wins all three.
Others:
Oland 2,513
Markevitch 2,844
Vazquez 2,488
Waiters 987
Public Question 1
To eliminate runoff elections
Yes 7,621
No 5,295
Question 2
To eliminate rent control when a current tenant leaves
No 6,975
Yes 6,444
This does not include absentee and provisional; these are close but “no” is considered the likely outcome right now.
Question 3
To move mayor/council elections from May to November
Yes 8,475
No 2,485
All of the candidates and answers supported by Mayor Dawn Zimmer were victorious, a positive sign for her when she runs for re-election next year.
Because of the question 3 vote, the current mayor and three council-at-large members will now extend their terms from next May to next November.
Watch for more coverage in this weekend’s newspaper, and keep watching hudsonreporter.com for continually updated news about Hoboken.