Unofficial results of county, municipal and school board elections in Salem County.
Here are the unofficial results of the county, municipal and school board elections for Nov. 8, 2016, in Salem County. Winning candidates are designated with a check mark. Names are listed in the order in which they appeared on the ballot.
The tallies represent all voting districts in Salem County counted.
Other county results can be found here, statewide and county-by-county presidential results here and congressional and public question results here.
Salem County
COUNTY FREEHOLDER
Two 3-year terms
Lee Ware (D) - 15,961
Earl Gage (D) - 12,184
Julie Acton (R) - 14,822
Cordy Taylor (R) - 11,513
PUBLIC QUESTIONS
No. 1 -Cutting freeholder board from 7 to 5 members
YES - 21,942
NO - 7,013
No. 2 - Cutting freeholder salaries by 20%
YES - 22,272
NO - 6,543
Alloway
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
One 3-year term
K. Myrle Patrick (R) - 1,490
SCHOOL BOARD
Three 3-year terms
Philip J. Donohue - 1,440
Elizabeth M. Decktor - 1,479
David Lounsbury - 1,426
Carneys Point
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
Two 3-year terms
Marcus E. Dowe Jr. (D) - 1,822
Edward Voyles (D) - 1,538
Wayne D. Pelura (R) - 1,575
Timothy J. Vendetti (R) - 1,289
PENNS GROVE-CARNEYS POINT REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD
One 3-year term from Carneys Point
Stephan N. Jones - 1,173
Darwin L. Coleman - 762
Lawrence Rebyak - 1,078
One 1-year unexpired term from Carneys Point
Ronald Vogeding -2,883
Elmer
BOROUGH COUNCIL
Two 3-year terms
Lynda L. Davis (R) - 458
Steven A. Schalick (R)- 478
SCHOOL BOARD
Two 3-year terms
No candidates filed
One 2-year unexpired term
No candidates filed
Elsinboro
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
One 3-year term
Douglas L. Hogate (D) - 577
SCHOOL BOARD
Two 3-year terms
Michael A. Khairzada - 531
Kathleen Sheffield - 572
One 2-year unexpired term
Victoria L. Galasso - 571
Lower Alloways Creek
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
Two 3-year terms
Alfred G. Wood III (D) - 409
Cindy L. Knight (D) - 444
Jeffrey Palombo (R) - 493
Patricia Willis (R) - 510
SCHOOL BOARD
Two 3-year terms
Joyce Willis - 870
Tammy Murphy - 850
Mannington
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
One 3-year term
Donald C. Asay (R) - 568
SCHOOL BOARD
Three 3-year terms
Patricia Skwirut - 553
Michael L. Bower- 544
Robert DiGregorio - 573
Oldmans
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
One 3-year term
George W. Bradford (R) - 832
PUBLIC QUESTION
Dedicated tax for open space
YES - 509
NO - 471
SCHOOL BOARD
Three 3-year terms
Dawnmarie Oliver - 835
Jeffrey W. Newman - 815
Helene M. Paxton - 778
One-year unexpired term
No candidate filed
Penns Grove
BOROUGH COUNCIL
Two 3-year terms
Clifford E. Poindexter (D) - 949
Carl J. Washington Jr. (D) - 874
PENNS GROVE-CARNEYS POINT REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD
Two 3-year terms from Penns Grove
Vicki E. Smith - 1,026
Irene Scarpaci - 856
One 2-year unexpired term from Penns Grove
Marcia D. Smith - 1,077
One 1-year unexpired term from Penns Grove
John L. Ashcraft - 1,076
Pennsville
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
Two 3-year terms
John Hoehn (D) - 1,977
John J. Crawford Jr. (D) - 2,708
William J. Biebel (R) - 3,356
Jeffrey B. Cook (R) - 3,429
SCHOOL BOARD
Three 3-year terms
Thomas W. Hassler III - 5,294
Katherine A. Bodine - 5,134
Diana Staffieri-Morris - 5,039
Pilesgrove
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
One 3-year term
Joe Crevino (R) - 1,910
WOODSTOWN-PILESGROVE REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD
Two 3-year terms from Pilesgrove Township
Travis Zigo - 1,741
Julie Stanton - 1,871
Pittsgrove
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
Two 3-year terms
Jeffrey T. Ridgway Jr. (D) - 2,354
Thomas Gregory Hickson Jr. (D) - 2,052
Melissa Conover (R) - 1,870
Linda A. DuBois (R) - 1,822
SCHOOL BOARD
Three 3-year terms
Tracy Penven - 3,486
Peter Lawlor - 3,468
Shannon Morgan-Leonen - 3,433
One 1-unexpired term
Donna Yeagle - 3,749
Quinton
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
One 3-year term
Raymond Owens (R) - 1,017
SCHOOL BOARD
Three 3-year terms
Earnest C. Davis 3rd- 1,003
Michael Sites - 981
Thomas McKie III - 1,023
Salem City
CITY COUNCIL
East Ward
One 4-year term
Ruth Ann Carter (D) - 771
CITY COUNCIL
West Ward
One 4-year term
Sharon K. Kellum (D) - 473
Rodney E. Miller (I) - 262
SCHOOL BOARD
Three 3-year terms
Joan Hoolahan - 1,201
Stephanie Walsh - 1,211
Yuenge Groce - 1,204
Upper Pittsgrove
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
One 3-year term
William W. Gantz Jr. (D) - 664
Michael Seery Sr. (R) - 1,066
SCHOOL BOARD
Three 3-year terms
Veronica Merriel - 1,456
Michael Reed - 1,440
No candidate filed
Woodstown
BOROUGH COUNCIL
Two 3-year terms
Joseph H. Hiles (D) - 988
Lori Vilary (D) - 748
Michael D. Quinnette (R) - 784
Bertha Hyman (R) - 809
WOODSTOWN-PILESGROVE REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD
One 3-year term from Woodstown
Robert Iocona - 1,484
All results are unofficial until certified.
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