Democrats Tom Davis and Russel Taylor won both Glen Gardner Borough Council seats, unseating Republican Councilman Michael Gronau and defeating Republican Robert Newland and ending the party’s complete control of borough government.
Davis received 438 votes; Taylor received 420 votes; Gronau received 288 votes; Newland received 274 votes.
Davis is the Glen Gardner Democratic municipal chair, and Taylor has previously run for office. Newland, the owner of McPhearson and Newland Insurance, sought the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Councilmember Don Robertella.
The results give Democrats two seats on a Borough Council that had been entirely Republican, with the mayor also Republican, in the small Hunterdon County community.
Donald Trump carried the borough by eight percentage points in 2024, while Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Gov. Mikie Sherrill each received exactly 380 votes in 2025.