Middletown Mayor Tony Perry won a landslide re-election for his seat on the township committee, defeating Democrat Michael Morris by 12,710 votes, 66%-34%.
A former chief of staff to State Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (R-Middletown), Perry was first elected to the governing body in 2017.
Republican John Leggio, who won an off-the-line victory in the June primary, was elected mayor of Howell Township with 68% against Democrat John Hughes. This is a flip for the GOP; Democratic Mayor Theresa Berger did not run again.
Another Republican, Evelyn Malsbury O’Donnell, won a Howell council seat.
A race for two seats on the Eatontown Borough Council are too close to call. Republican Maria Grazia Escalante (2,764) and Democrat Carl Lawson (2,716) lead Republican incumbent David Gindi (2,663). Another Democrat, Mariel Hufnagel (2,491) appears to have lost. Republican Everett Lucas passed away this year.
Also close is a race for two council seats in Keyport: Republican Joseph Merla (1,759) and Democrat Kathleen McNamara (1,747) lead Democrat Robert Bergen (1,711). Republican Althea Washington (1,641) appears to have lost.
In an Ocean Township special election for the unexpired term of now-Assemblywoman Margie Donlon, interim Councilwoman Gitta Kaplan won with 54% against Jacqui Wenzel in a non-partisan election.
Incumbents Amy Quinn, Yvonne Clayton and Eileen Chapman easily won re-election to their Asbury Park City Council seats in a non-partisan municipal race.
In an open seat, non-partisan contest for Bradley Beach mayor, Councilman Alan Gubitosi defeated William Psiuk with 58% of the vote. Shana Greenblatt defeated Donald Warnet for a council seat with 57%.
Republicans won in Belmar, Fair Haven, Hazlet, Matawan, Sea Bright, Shrewsbury Borough, and Wall.
Democrats prevailed in Freehold Borough, Neptune City, Neptune Township,
In Interlaken and Spring Lake, a Democrat, and a Republican won unopposed.