Bergen County 2023 primary election results
The fact that Bergen County had only a handful of contested races in Tuesday's primary election may have contributed to the low voter turnout.
Only 3% of Bergen County's registered voters, or 20,000, cast ballots.
The outcomes included upsets among Democrats in Demarest and Englewood, as incumbents lost their seats, and in Franklin Lakes the council president was defeated.
Bergen County contested races
Demarest, Englewood and Tenafly had contested Democratic races, while Franklin Lakes, Upper Saddle River and Wallington had contested Republican races. Bergenfield originally had a contested Democratic primary, but a candidate dropped out after the unofficial list was released.
For other races in North Jersey, check out our live results file.
Bergen County Democratic races
DEMAREST: Incumbent Mary Lynne Hamilton and her running mate, Lawrence M. Boxt, who had the party's endorsement, were defeated. Hamilton received 112 votes and Boxt 85.
Jonathan Reiss and Adam J. Collins, who ran under the slogan "For Demarest," won the party nomination, with 249 votes for Collins and 239 for Reiss.
ENGLEWOOD: In Ward 3, incumbent Judith A. Maron lost to newcomer Angela David. Maron received 174 votes to David's 238.
TENAFLY: Three people ran for two council seats. Incumbent Jeffrey D. Grossman and his running mate, Beatriz L. Pelaez-Martinez, defeated Lauren Dayton.
Pelaez-Martinez was the top vote-getter, with 408, followed by Grossman, with 382 votes. Dayton received 324 votes.
Bergen County Republican races
FRANKLIN LAKES: Three candidates ran for two council seats.
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Council President Dennis Bonagura, who was seeking a third term, lost the party nomination to Councilwoman Gail A. Kelly, who had not received the party line when the borough's Republican County Committee opted to go with a newcomer instead.
Gary H. Sheppard, who ran with Bonagura, received the most votes, with 698, followed by Kelly, with 543, and then Bonagura, with 494.
Sheppard is the Planning Board chairman and previously ran for council as an independent in 2022.
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UPPER SADDLE RIVER: Incumbent Arman Fardanesh defeated a longtime councilwoman in the mayor's race.
Fardanesh, a borough councilman and fire chief, was appointed to fill out the remainder of former Mayor Joanne Minichetti's term after she resigned last October.
Fardanesh received 154 votes, defeating five-term Councilwoman Joanne Florio. who received 94 votes.
WALLINGTON: Two ran for the Republican mayoral nomination and four for two open council seats. Incumbent Melissa Dabal won the party's nomination, defeating Khaldoun Androwis, 648 to 384.
Council President Wendy Su Ivanicki and her running mate, Dennis Graham, defeated their challengers, Lukasz Adamkiewicz and Santiago Iglesias, for the council.
Ivanicki received 645 votes, Graham 618, Adamkiewicz 394, and Iglesias 372.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Bergen County NJ primary election 2023 results
