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Final Atlantic County Election Results

November 23, 2020 10:52 amNovember 23, 2020 2:03 pm

SOMERS POINT Democrats lost one seat on the Somers Point Council, but they picked up the one left vacant by Councilman James Toto’s bid for freeholder. Republican Joseph McCarrie (2,739) defeated Democrat Levi Fox (2,693) by just 46 votes to...

After Risley 381-vote win in Atlantic, Fernandez will seek recount

November 20, 2020 1:43 pm

With just 381 votes separating two candidates for Atlantic County Freeholder-at-large, the race is heading to a recount. Democrat Celeste Fernandez announced today that she will file a court order to make sure that ballots in her bid to unseat...

Kurtz eyeing Assembly bid in Atlantic County

November 17, 2020 2:35 pmNovember 17, 2020 4:23 pm

The lone Republican on Atlantic City’s council is eyeing a bid for State Assembly in the 2nd legislative district. “I’m definitely looking into it. I have not formally declared,” said Councilman Jessie O. Kurtz, who represents the city’s 6th Ward....

GOP will seek new election in Atlantic district where clerk mailed wrong ballots

November 17, 2020 11:12 amNovember 17, 2020 11:12 am

Atlantic County Republicans will seek a new freeholder election after a seismic ballot printing mistake by County Clerk Ed McGettigan. McGettigan forgot to include the District 3 freeholder race on ballots for 554 Hamilton Township voters in a race where...

Updated: Atlantic GOP freeholder ahead by 370 votes after all VBM and provisional ballots counted

November 16, 2020 8:25 pmNovember 17, 2020 10:41 am

A Republican freeholder in Atlantic County has a 370-vote lead after all vote-by-mail and provisional ballots were counted in a race that could come down to 820 cure letters that are due back by November 18. John Risley, a three-term...

Updated: Three Atlantic County freeholder races still too close to call

November 15, 2020 1:22 pmNovember 15, 2020 7:37 pm

Editor’s note: this story was updated at 4:08 PM to include additional votes counted on Sunday afternoon in the freeholder-at-large race. Three seats on the Atlantic County Board of Freeholders remain too close to call with most of the ballots...

Absecon Council races still too close to call, but Democrats’ leads hold in Egg Harbor City

November 9, 2020 10:27 amNovember 9, 2020 11:32 am

Council races in Absecon are still too close to call. Democratic Ward 1 Councilwoman Betty Howell leads Republican challenger Nicholas LaRotonda by just eight votes, 1,382 to 1,374. On Election day, Howell led by 23 votes. Ward 2 Councilman Donald...