Board of Education Member
Galloway Township School District, New Jersey
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 75 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 37,996 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(9,343,809 ÷ 37,996) ÷ ln(50,000) = 75.44, measured against a statewide vote in NJ (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Ethel Hermenau is an incumbent member of the Galloway Township Board of Education seeking another term.
Nonpartisan · declared
Patrick O'Keefe is an instrumental music teacher and band director at Absegami High School. He previously taught at Smithville School and serves as past president of the New Jersey Music Educators Association.
Nonpartisan · declared
Renate Fishman is a candidate for the Galloway Township Board of Education.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Sherri Parmenter is an incumbent member of the Galloway Township Board of Education seeking another term.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Virginia "Ginny" Larrea is an incumbent member of the Galloway Township Board of Education seeking another term.
Records: Civil Rights 1 against
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