Alfred Achtert Jr.

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Alfred Achtert Jr.

Democratic Party

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Alfred Achtert Jr. was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Upper Darby Board of Directors in Pennsylvania. The seat was up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015. He filed to run in the Democratic primary. He won the nomination in the Democratic primary and advanced to the general election. Alfred Achtert Jr. lost the general election on November 3, 2015.

Elections

2015

See also: Upper Darby School District elections (2015)

Five of the nine seats on the Upper Darby school board were up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015.

Incumbents Judith Gentile (D/R) and Kenneth P. Rucci (R) won re-election, while challengers Brian M. Dietzler (R), Heather Boyd (D), and Lee A. Jordan (R) joined the board. They defeated incumbent Ronald Berry (R) and challengers Edward Brown (D), Saheed Sims (D), and Alfred Achtert Jr. (D). Incumbents William Gaul and Francis Zarilli did not run for re-election.

All candidates with the exception of Achtert, who ran solely for the Democratic nomination, cross-filed to run in the Democratic and Republican primaries. Neil Desnoyers was defeated in the primary election. No independent candidates filed to run in the general election.

Election Results

Upper Darby School District, At-Large, General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic/Republican	Judith Gentile Incumbent	19.4%	12,950
	Republican	Brian M. Dietzler	11.8%	7,901
	Republican	Kenneth P. Rucci Incumbent	11.1%	7,375
	Democratic	Heather Boyd	10.4%	6,915
	Republican	Lee A. Jordan	10.4%	6,904
	Republican	Ronald Berry Incumbent	10.3%	6,856
	Democratic	Edward Brown	9.7%	6,461
	Democratic	Saheed Sims	9.2%	6,164
	Democratic	Alfred Achtert Jr.	7.8%	5,172
		Write-in votes	0%	3
Total Votes				66,701
Source: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Municipal Election Results for Upper Darby Township," accessed November 4, 2015

Upper Darby School District, At-Large Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Heather Boyd	18.1%	2,174
	Democratic	Edward Brown	12.6%	1,509
	Democratic	Saheed Sims	11.8%	1,424
	Democratic	Alfred Achtert Jr.	10.4%	1,250
	Democratic	Judith Gentile Incumbent	10%	1,207
	Democratic	Neil Desnoyers	9.5%	1,147
	Democratic	Kenneth P. Rucci Incumbent	7.3%	872
	Democratic	Lee A. Jordan	7.1%	859
	Democratic	Ronald Berry Incumbent	6.7%	804
	Democratic	Brian M. Dietzler	6.4%	772
	Democratic	Write-in votes	0%	5
Total Votes				12,023
Source: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, "Official Municipal Primary 2015 Results for Upper Darby Township," accessed June 16, 2015

Upper Darby School District, At-Large Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Judith Gentile Incumbent	19.1%	2,932
	Republican	Kenneth P. Rucci Incumbent	17.9%	2,750
	Republican	Brian M. Dietzler	17.8%	2,739
	Republican	Ronald Berry Incumbent	12.4%	1,897
	Republican	Lee A. Jordan	11.6%	1,778
	Republican	Saheed Sims	5.9%	899
	Republican	Neil Desnoyers	5.5%	849
	Republican	Heather Boyd	5.5%	842
	Republican	Edward Brown	4.3%	664
Total Votes				15,353
Source: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, "Official Municipal Primary 2015 Results for Upper Darby Township," accessed June 16, 2015

Funding

The Delaware County Bureau of Elections does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at [email protected].

Endorsements

Achtert Jr. received an official endorsement in the primary election from Friends of the Upper Darby Democratic Committee.

Recent news

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See also

• Upper Darby School District, Pennsylvania
• Upper Darby School District elections (2015)
• Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
• Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
• What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)

External links

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• Upper Darby School District