Three newcomers were elected to the Gloucester Township BOE and one newcomer was elected to the Winslow Township BOE.
While there were no municipal elections taking place in Gloucester Township and Winslow Township last week, voters got the opportunity to elect members for their respective school district’s board of education.
According to unofficial results from the Camden County Board of Elections, voters elected two incumbents and one newcomer to three-year terms on the Winslow Township Board of Education. Incumbents Julie Peterson and Larry Blake were re-elected, earning 27.52 percent and 23.43 percent of the vote, respectively. Newcomer John Shaw earned the third open seat on the board with 19.75 percent of the vote. Shaw bested challengers Hasson Wilcox and Caron Charney, each who earned less than 15 percent of the vote.
In the Gloucester Township Board of Education election, three newcomers were elected to three-year terms out of a crowded field of 12 candidates. Tracey Lynch led the field with 12.82 percent of the vote. Jennifer O’Donnell was elected with 11.46 percent of the vote, and Joseph Angeloni finished in third place with 11.29 percent.
Among the nine losing candidates are two incumbents — current board president Ellen Reese, who finished in fifth place with 8.22 percent of the vote, and Linda Gilch, who finished in sixth place with 7.99 percent of the vote.
Gloucester Township voters also got to choose one representative to the Black Horse Pike Regional Board of Education. Kevin McElroy defeated Charles Pildis II for a three-year term on board. McElroy earned 64.88 percent of the vote.
In the New Jersey First Congressional District of the House of Representatives, incumbent Democrat Donald Norcross easily won re-election. Norcross defeated Republican candidate Bob Patterson, earning 62.98 percent of the vote. Patterson earned 33.87 percent.
Incumbent Democrats Edward McDonnell and Carmen Rodriguez were also re-elected to the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders by a large margin over Republican candidates Robert Stone and Claire Gustafson. Rodriguez earned 32.39 percent of the vote, and McDonnell earned 32.24 percent. Stone received 17.95 percent of the vote, and Gustafson finished with 17.33 percent of the vote.
The first statewide referendum question that asked if voters approved of amending the state constitution to permit casino gambling in North Jersey did not pass, with 78 percent of voters opposed.
The second referendum question that asked if voters approved of amending the state constitution to dedicate all revenue from the state motor fuels tax and petroleum products gross receipts tax to the Transportation Trust Fund passed by a slight margin, with 54 percent of voters approving.
