4/20/2010 Update:
In a town with close to 50,000 residents – the fact that less than 4,000 folks (4,982 3,637 to be exact) showed up to the polls today is pathetic!

Preliminary Results: Kids First appears to sweep
With 100% of the machine and absentee ballots counted (and not including provisional ballots) here are the results of the 2010 Hoboken Board of Education election so far:
(Results NOT final until all ballots counted – and the only outcome that seems to have a chance of changing is final candidate for 3yr term)
3 Year Terms
- Irene Sobolov: 1,626
- Leon Gold: 1,464
- Rose Marie Markle: 1,322
Rounding out the list: John Madigan (1256), Kyelia Colon (1071), Patricia Waiters (978), Elizabeth Markevitch (772), Perry Lin (661), Kathleen Tucker (659)
1 Year Term
- Jean Marie Mitchell: 1,243
Runners Up: Ken Howitt (1083), John Forsman III (610)
School Board Budget
See original 411 pre-game odds after the jump…
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