Lauren Romano, Jack Fairchild and Tinamarie Nicolo-Dorfner were the top three vote getters according to the Burlington County Board of Elections. Incumbent Mark Villanueva was elected to a two-year unexpired term.
There will be three new members on the Moorestown Township Board of Education beginning in 2018.
According to unofficial results from the Burlington County Board of Elections, Lauren Romano, Jack Fairchild and Tinamarie Nicolo-Dorfner were the top three vote getters in the election. Romano earned 3,555 votes and Fairchild finished in second place with 2,882 votes. Nicolo-Dorfner edged another challenger, Kameron Rabenou by 25 votes for third place. Incumbent Peter Palko finished in fifth place with 2,334 votes.
Incumbent Mark Villanueva also ran unopposed for a two-year unexpired term on the board of education. Villanueva was elected with 4,083 votes.
In the New Jersey Governor’s election, Democrat Phil Murphy defeated Republican candidate Kim Guadagno, earning approximately 55 percent of the vote. In the seventh legislative district, incumbent Democrat Troy Singleton was re-elected, as he defeated Republican candidate John Browne with 65.7 percent of the vote. Democrats Carol Murphy and Herb Conaway were elected to the general assembly in the seventh legislative district. Conaway earned 33.15 percent of the vote and Murphy 32.26 percent as they defeated Republican candidates Bob Thibault and Octavia Scott.
In the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders race, Democratic challengers Tom Pullion and Balvir Singh defeated incumbent Republicans Bruce Garganio and Linda Hughes. Pullion and Singh combined for approximately 52 percent of the vote, with Garganio and Hughes earning a combined 48 percent.
New Jersey voters also approved both public questions on this year’s ballot. The first question was for the approval of the New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act and will allow the state to issue bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $125 million, with the proceeds of the bonds will be used to provide grants to public libraries. The second question amends the New Jersey Constitution to dedicate all money collected by the state relating to natural resource damages to be used to repair, restore, replace, or preserve the state’s natural resources. The money can also be used to pay legal or other costs incurred by the state in pursuing those claims.
Election results are unofficial until the Burlington County Board of Elections certifies them. The results do not include provisional ballots.
