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Another hearing on Gloucester recounts set for Dec. 11

November 24, 2020 5:30 pm

A Superior Court Judge said he wanted more information about purported ballot-counting inaccuracies before approving recount requests in four Gloucester County races. Republican candidates in three local races and one GOP freeholder candidate filed for recounts after final tallies showed...

Final Gloucester County election results

November 24, 2020 10:05 amNovember 25, 2020 10:17 am

GLOUCESTER COUNTY Democratic incumbents took freeholder seats here. Freeholder Heather Simmons (88,429) ran in first. Freeholder Jim Jefferson (85,031) fared less well, but his margin is likely more than enough to ensure a win. Democratic incumbent Lyman Barnes’ 84,317 votes...

Gloucester re-elects Democratic freeholders

November 12, 2020 6:02 pmNovember 13, 2020 1:47 pm

Three Democratic freeholders in Gloucester County have won re-election. With 175,525 ballots counted and at most 1,240 provisional ballots left outstanding, Freeholder Lyman Barnes leads Republican challenger Nick DeSilvio by 1,856 votes, 84,203-82,347. The two other Democratic incumbents, Jim Jefferson...

Gattinelli re-elected. Republicans take two council seats in Washington Township

November 12, 2020 5:56 pm

Longtime Washington Township Mayor Joann Gattinelli has won re-election, defeating Republican challenger Vincent Spinelli by 2437 votes, 51%-43%. Independent mayoral candidate Giancarlo D’Orazio received 1,938 votes, about 6% of the total. Despite the Democratic win up the ticket, Republican Council...

Gattinelli’s lead holds, but Washington’s GOP council candidates pull ahead

November 10, 2020 1:14 pm

Longtime Washington Mayor Joann Gattinelli continues to hold a commanding lead over Republican challenger Vincent Spinelli, but Republican council candidates there have taken the lead. Gattinelli leads Spinelli by 2,427, 51%-43%. Independent Giancarlo D’Orazio got about 6% of the vote. The...

Giovannitti’s lead holds in Greenwich

November 10, 2020 1:05 pmNovember 10, 2020 1:33 pm

Greenwich Council President Vincent Giovannitti has maintained his lead over Republican Carmen Zampaglione in his bid to replace Mayor George Shivery. The Democrat leads Zampaglione by 393 votes, 56%-44%. On election night, he led by 401 votes. After the council...

Four South Jersey counties still have freeholder races that are too close to call

November 8, 2020 4:44 pm

Four counties – Atlantic, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem — still have races for freeholder that are too close to call. In Atlantic, incumbents from both parties are clinging to narrow leads in the race for two at-large seats on the...