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3 days ago
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- Yahoo
See who won the primary election for three Bergen County Commissioners seats
The incumbent Democratic candidates for Bergen County's Board of Commissioners claimed the nominations on June 10 to run for reelection in November against three Republican challengers. Bergen County's incumbent Democratic commissioners Tom Sullivan, Mary Amoroso and Germaine Ortiz won the primary election against three challengers — Chris Chung, John Vitale and Dolores Witko — who were backed by Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, who lost his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination to Assemblywoman Mikie Sherrill. Sullivan, Amoroso and Ortiz, who were backed by the county Democratic committee, garnered 34,432 votes, 39,448 votes and 32,961 votes, respectively, according to unofficial vote totals as of Wednesday morning. Former Palisades Park Mayor Chris Chung, former Bergen County Democratic Organization state Assembly candidate John Vitale and former Closter Councilwoman Dolores Witko received 27,407 votes, 23,958 votes and 21,887 votes, respectively. They will face Republican candidates Jeffrey 'Jay' Costa Jr., Linda Barba and Andrea Slowikowski, who ran with support from the county GOP organization, won their party's nomination against Armen Azarnia and John Dinice, according to unofficial vote totals. NJ elections: Has NJ ever had a female governor? What states have female governors now? During the campaign, Amoroso, the vice chairwoman of the commissioners, said that she and her running mates are dedicated to building a strong future for everyone, citing increased funding for special education programs and the planned opening of a new career and technical school later this year. She was first elected to public office in 2015 to the Mahwah Township Council and is running for a third term as a commissioner. Ortiz, the chairwoman of the Board of Commissioners, was first elected in 2016. A financial analyst for more than two decades, she said she was focused on improving residents' quality of life while maintaining fiscal discipline and expanding on shared services agreements across the county. Sullivan was first elected to the county board in 2015. In 2021, he was nominated by Murphy and confirmed by the Senate to the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority. Vitale, Chung and Witko were hoping to take advantage of the elimination of the party line on ballots. With the new ballot, the candidates believed they might reach voters who in the past may have voted down the line, which would group candidates who won the backing of county political parties. The practice led to keeping the same people in office and the county hadn't seen a competitive Democratic primary for the Board of Commissioners in years. On Tuesday, however, even with the new ballots, both Democratic and Republican candidates who had support from their parties secured the nominations to run in November's general election. 'While I'm disappointed with the outcome of the primary, I want to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported our campaign and believed in our vision for Bergen County,' Chung said. This article originally appeared on See Bergen County Commissioners primary election results for 2025
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
See North Jersey 2025 primary results for Bergen, Essex, Passaic and Morris counties
EDITOR'S NOTE: Results will be added as they become available after polls close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10. Check back often as we update results as they become available. The focus of the June 10 primary election has been the gubernatorial race, however, there were numerous local contested races in Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Morris counties. This was New Jersey's first primary where all 21 counties used a black ballot design for both parties instead of the "county line." The line traditionally gave candidates endorsed by the county's political party a preferred ballot placement, but it was dismantled by a federal judge in 2024. As of May 1, New Jersey had 6,565,285 registered voters, which includes 2,449,526 Democrats and 1,621,669 Republicans. More than 691,000 vote-by-mail ballots were sent out across the state and about 234,000 were returned, according to state officials. To vote in New Jersey's primary election, voters are required to be affiliated with a party. The latest numbers show that almost 37 percent, or 2.4 million, of the state's voters are registered as undeclared. Undeclared voters may declare a party at the polls on the day of the election if they wish to vote. Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked by June 10. NJ Primary Election 2025: Our complete guide to voting, governor candidates, local races The following were all the North Jersey contested races listed by county and party. An asterisk denotes incumbents. Members of the Bergen County Board of Commissioners (Vote for three three-year seats) Bergen County Democrats for Change: Chris Chung — John Vitale — Dolores Witko — Democratic Committee of Bergen County: Thomas J. Sullivan * — Mary Amoroso * — Germaine M. Ortiz * — CRESSKILL Mayor (Unexpired two-year term) Skyler Cohen — Better spending. Better schools. Better Cresskill — Leslie Kaplan — Democratic Committee of Bergen County — GLEN ROCK Borough Council (Vote for two three-year terms) — Jonathan Hendl – Putting Residents First — Seth M. Rosenstein* – Glen Rock Democrats for Council — Rachel C. Madley – Glen Rock Democrats for Council — MOONACHIE Borough Council (Vote for two three-year terms) Robert J. Bauer Sr. – Democratic Committee of Bergen County — James D. Campbell – Democratic Committee of Bergen County — Giovanni A. Brattoli – Your Voice, Our Future! — RIDGEFIELD Borough Council (Vote for two three-year terms) Joanna Congalton-Hali* – Democratic Committee of Bergen County — James V. Kontolios* – Democratic Committee of Bergen County — Andrew J. Borek – People Who Love Ridgefield — RUTHERFORD Borough Council (Vote for two three-year terms) Edward C. Narucki – Eddie – Alt Indie Democrat — Douglas J. Hoffman – Rutherforward — Richard H. Hussey – Rutherforward — Christie Delrey-Cone* – Democratic Committee of Bergen County — Dennis F. Mazone – Democratic Committee of Bergen County — Susan E. Quatrone* – Democratic Councilwoman Serving Rutherford — FRANKLIN LAKES Borough Council (Vote for two three-year terms) Joseph S. Conte – Trusted. Responsible. Dedicated — Joseph L. Rosano – Trusted. Responsible. Dedicated — Joel D. Ansh* – Bergen County Republican Endorsed Candidates — Michael A. Kazimir – Bergen County Republican Endorsed Candidates — HILLSDALE Borough Council — (Vote for two three-year terms) Anthony J. DeRosa — Hillsdale Republicans — Louis A. Casale — Bergen County Republican Endorsed Candidates — Stephen B. Riordan — Bergen County Republican Endorsed Candidates — WALDWICK Borough Council (Vote for two three-year terms) Nadia M. Luppino — Bergen County Republican Endorsed Candidates — Charles F. Asta — Bergen County Republican Endorsed Candidates — Michele S. Weber* — Bergen County Republicans — Mark J. Ramundo* – Bergen County Republicans — BLOOMFIELD Township Council (Democrats, vote for three three-year terms, serving at-large): Jill Fischman — Satenik Margaryan — Monica Charris-Tabares* — Tracy Toler-Phillips — Widney Polynice* — MILLBURN Township Committee (Democrats, vote for two three-year terms,serving at-large): Michael Cohen* — Jeffrey Feld — Annette Romano* — WANAQUE Borough Council (Republican, vote for two three-year terms): Dominick Cortellessa* — Passaic County Regular Republican Organization Inc — Angela Demetriou — Community: Stronger Together — Edward Leonard* — Passaic County Regular Republican Organization Inc — WAYNE Mayor (Democrats, vote for one four-year term): James R. Freeswick — Democrat — Donald Robert Pavlak Jr. — Passaic County Democratic Organization Endorsed Candidate — DOVER COUNCIL (Democrat) Ward 1 (Vote for one four-year term): Claudia Toro* — Daniele Mendez — Ward 2 (Vote for one four-year term): Sergio Rodriguez — Judy Rugg — Ward 3 (Vote for one four-year term): Michael Scarneo — Christopher Almada — MENDHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL (Republican) (Vote for two three-year terms): Robert Mason — Bruce LaFera* — Neil Sullivan — MONTVILLE COMMITTEE (Republican) (Vote for two three-year terms): Daria Senaldi — Chris Fano — Thomas Mazzaccaro — James Sandham Jr. — PARSIPPANY (Republican): Mayor (Vote for one four-year term): James Barberio* — Justin Musella — Council (Vote for two four-year terms): Frank Neglia — Jigar Shah — Casey Parikh — John Bielen — ROCKAWAY BOROUGH (Republican): Council (Vote for two three-year terms): Robert DeVito — Andrew Agliata* — Thomas Slockbower* — ROCKAWAY TWP. COMMITTEE (Republican): Ward 6 (Vote for one four-year term): Rachael Brookes* — Tucker Kelley — WASHINGTON COMMITTEE (Republican) (Vote for two three-year terms): Michael Marino* — Michael Starr — Lawrence Bajek — This article originally appeared on NJ primary election results 2025 for Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic
