Who won NJ elections: Sauickie elected to full Assembly term; Kim wins 3rd District
Time to cast your vote New Jersey. Follow along here for live coverage of the 2022 midterm elections.
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11:34 p.m. Rep. Andy Kim reelected in 3rd District
Democratic Representative Andy Kim was declared the winner in the 3rd Congressional District over Republican challenger Bob Healey on Tuesday night.
Full story:Kim takes victory over Healey in close 3rd Congressional District
11:24 p.m. Alex Sauickie elected to full Assembly term
Assemblyman Alex Sauickie III has won election to an unexpired, one-year term representing the 12th Legislative District in the Statehouse, according to the Associated Press.
Sauickie, a Republican, was appointed to the seat this summer after the death of longtime Assemblyman Ronald Dancer, who died in June. Dancer was the longtime mayor of Plumsted, while Sauickie is a former councilman in Jackson.
He defeated Paul Sarti with over 61% of the vote.
— Mike Davis
10:50 p.m. Ocean County sheriff, commissioners roll to reelection
TOMS RIVER — With all but two out of 413 election districts in Ocean County reporting late Tuesday night, the Republican incumbents for county offices have easily defeated their Democratic challengers.
Ocean County Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy has defeated former Jersey City narcotics detective Salvatore Frascino – 139,697 votes to 55,074 votes.
For the two seats up on the county Board of Commissioners, GOP incumbents Jack Kelly and Virginia E. Haines defeated Democrats Roxanne L. Barnes and Catherine Paura. Kelly received 134,270 votes; Haines 134,095 votes; Paura received 56,350 votes and Barnes received 55,903 votes, all according to unofficial results from the Ocean County Clerk’s Office late Tuesday night.
— Erik Larsen
10:20 p.m. Kevin Kidney wins Pine Beach race for Toms River school board
PINE BEACH — Kevin Kidney has defeated Arley Kuehl to win his second, three-year term representing Pine Beach on the Toms River Regional Board of Education. Kidney received 426 votes to 194 for Kuehl.
— Jean Mikle
10:13 p.m. Lakewood committeeman Albert Akerman reelected
LAKEWOOD — With all the districts counted, Incumbent Lakewood Township Committeeman Albert Akerman has won reelection over his challenger Mordechai Gross in a landslide, according to the unofficial results.
Akerman received 86% of the vote, or 18,716 of the 21,760 votes cast. Gross garnered 2,956 votes. There were 88 write-in votes.
— Charles Daye
10:12 p.m. Middletown Republicans sweep committee seats
MIDDLETOWN — Republicans in Middletown had a routine sweep over their Democraitc challengers in their bids for reelection to the township committee.
With all districts reporting, Middletown Deputy Mayor Rick Hibell and Committeeman Kevin Settembrino each finished with 32% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Monmouth County Clerk's Office.
Their Democratic challengers, Rocky Rios and Paige Gregorio, finished with about 18% of the vote each.
— Mike Davis
10:11 p.m. Republican incumbents reelected in Lacey
LACEY — With all voting districts counted, Lacey incumbent Committeemen Steven Kennis and Peter Curatolo, both Republicans, won re-election with 6,946 and 6,716 votes, respectively, according to unofficial results.
Democrat Edward Kownacki trailed with 2,397 votes and his running mate Erik Mazur had 2,315 votes, according to unofficial results.
Independent candidates Regina C. Discenza and Barry Bendar had 820 and 584 votes, respectively.
Republican Peggy Sue Juliano, who filled the unexpired committee position of her late husband Nicholas Juliano, won 7,399 votes. Her opponent, Democrat Shawn Judson, had 2,607 votes, according to unofficial results.
— Amanda Oglesby
10:10 p.m. Red Bank Democrats win council seats, but may not serve long
RED BANK — Democratic candidates Angela Mirandi and John Jackson appear to have won seats on the Red Bank council by 150 votes.
They will be joining mayoral candidate Billy Portman, who ran unopposed.
However, with what appears to be the passage of the charter study question with 68% of votes, the candidates could only be in office for 6 months.
— Olivia Liu
Full story:Democrats win in Red Bank, but another vote coming as voters kill partisan elections
10:08 p.m. Republicans sweep mayor, council seats in Keyport
KEYPORT — With all districts reporting, Republican candidates appear to have swept the race for mayor and council in Keyport.
Councilwoman Rose Araneo holds a 55% to 44% lead over Councilwoman Victoria Pacheco in the mayoral race, according to unofficial results from the Monmouth County Clerk's Office.
Her running mates, Cathleen Reilly and Melissa Vecchio, won election to the borough council with 28% each, ousting incumbent Councilwoman Delia Sosa McDermott and defeating newcomer Danielle Mastropiero.
— Mike Davis
10:06 p.m. Neptune Democrats hold onto committee seats
NEPTUNE - Incumbent Democrats Robert Lane Jr. and Tassie York have been reelected to the Township Committee defeating Republican challengers Rachael Stolte and Shannon Kelly in the Nov. 8 election.
Lane and York garnered 5,473 votes and 5,293 votes respectively, while challengers Kelly and Stolte received 3,383 votes and 3,277 votes, according to the unofficial election results.
— Charles Daye
Full story:Lane, York reelected to Neptune Township Committee
10:04 p.m. Monmouth County sheriff reelected
With 99% of votes counted, Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, a Republican who serves as chairman of the county GOP, has won reelection, according to unofficial results.
As of 10 p.m., he had 125,636 votes. His opponent, Democrat Larry Luttrell, an attorney from Holmdel, had 86,778, according to unofficial results.
— Amanda Oglesby
9:59 p.m. Asbury Park Mayor John Moor reelected
ASBURY PARK — Mayor John Moor has been reelected to serve another term in office, defeating challengers Felicia Simmons and Sonja Mack.
According to the unofficial election results, Moor garnered 1,679 votes, while challengers Simmons and Mack received 905 votes and 287 votes, respectively. There were 16 write-in votes for a total of 2,887 votes.
— Charles Daye
9:55 p.m. Manchester Mayor Robert Hudak reelected
MANCHESTER — Manchester Mayor Robert Hudak appears to have won his reelection bid, according to unofficial results.
With all the township’s voting districts reporting, Hudak led the race with 7,570 votes. His opponents, Robert Arace and Ken Seda, trailed with 5,334 and 4,186 votes, respectively, according to the unofficial results.
— Amanda Oglesby
9:54 p.m. Toms River reelects school board member Kathy Eagan
TOMS RIVER — Kathy Eagan has won re-election to her second, three-year term representing Toms River on the Toms River Regional Board of Education.
According to unofficial results, Eagan, a former teacher and former president of the Toms River Education Association, the district's teachers union, received 10,767 votes to 9,819 for challenger Daynne Glover.
— Jean Mikle
9:50 p.m. Barnegat school board incumbent Albert Bille leading
BARNEGAT — With 13 of 15 voting districts tallied, incumbent Committeeman Albert Bille, a Republican, is ahead of Democrat challenger Charles Cunliffe.
At the school board, Carol Geene, Sean O’Brien and Dave Sherman are in the lead over Michael Hickey, Scott Beck, Scott Sarno and George Fedorczyk Jr.
Politically charged education topics, like sex and gender identity education, have been at the forefront of the race this year. One in six students in the district have opted out of learning the new state-mandated sex education curriculum.
— Amanda Oglesby
9:50 p.m. Howell Republicans on pace to win council seats
HOWELL — Republicans lead in Howell Township Council race with 84% of the districts reported.
Republicans Fred Gasior, Susan Fischer and Ian Nadel each currently have around 19% of the votes counted. Incumbent Councilman John Bonevich and his fellow Democrats J. Randy Bishop and Denise King currently trail with around 15% of the votes each.
A total of 44,581 votes has been counted
— Charles Daye
9:48 p.m. Jackson Mayor Michael Reina reelected; council candidates oust incumbents
JACKSON — Mayor Michael Reina is headed to his fourth full term in charge of the fourth-largest town in Ocean County, winning his closest bid for election in years on Tuesday night.
According to unofficial results from the Ocean County Clerk's Office, Reina won the support of 53% of Jackson voters in his knock-down, drag-out campaign against Council President Martin Flemming III, who painted the mayor as being at odds with the township council and culpable housing developments throughout the town. He had about 47% of the votes, according to the clerk's office.
Reina ran on a ticket with council candidates Jennifer Kuhn and Scott Sargent, a school board member, who appear to have ousted Councilman Andy Kern, elected to the dais in 2018, and Councilwoman Samara Porter-O'Neill, appointed only a few months ago.
— Mike Davis
Full story:Jackson Mayor Michael Reina reelected in tight race
9:46 p.m. Pallone beats Monmouth commissioner, reelected to Congress
The Associated Press has called U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. the winner in the race for New Jersey's 6th Congressional District, defeating his Republican opponent Susan M. Kiley, a Monmouth County commissioner.
According to the latest tally, Pallone was up handedly in Middlesex County, while the contest is much closer in Monmouth County. The tally is unofficial as late mail-in, provisional ballots and election day drop box votes are still pending.
However, according to the tally from Monmouth and Middlesex county election boards, Pallone, a lawyer, and a native of Long Branch who just turned 70 on Oct. 30, had 30,620 votes to Kiley's 9,946 with 237 out of 375 Middlesex County districts accounted for. In Monmouth, Pallone led 34,482 to 30,750 with 91% of the vote in.
— Dan Radel
9:44 p.m. Rep. Chris Smith reelected to Congress
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., has been reelected to his 22nd term in the House, according to the Associated Press, which called the race at 9:05 p.m.
Smith, 69, of Manchester, has a commanding lead over Democratic challenger Matt Jenkins of Colts Neck with more than half the election districts reporting in Ocean County, and nearly half in Monmouth County.
He was first elected to the House in 1980.
— Jean Mikle
9:20 p.m. Howell Republicans leading in council race
HOWELL — Republicans lead in Howell Township Council race with 44% of the districts reported.
Republicans Fred Gasior, Susan Fischer and Ian Nadel each currently have around 17-18% of the votes counted. Incumbent Councilman John Bonevich leads all candidates, with his fellow Democrats J. Randy Bishop and Denise King currently trail with around 16% of the votes each.
A total of 30,004 votes has been counted.
— Charles Daye
9:37 p.m. Eatontown mayor poised to win reelection
With 100% of the vote in, Mayor Anthony Talerico Jr., Democrat, appears to have won a second term over GOP challenger Mark Regan Sr. The results are unofficial, but Talerico has 2,278 vote to Regan’s 1,625.
The Democrats also swept the two council seats. Virginia East finished with 2,058 votes and Meir Araman had 1,932 votes. Incumbent councilmembers Kevin Gonzalez came up with 1,880 votes while Maria Grazia Excalante had 1844 votes. The six member council is now even, with three Democrats and three Republicans.
— Dan Radel
Full story:Eatontown Mayor Talerico wins reelection, Democrats sweep council
9:35 p.m. Neptune incumbents in the lead
The Incumbents in the Neptune Township Committee race are on pace to hold on to their seats with 75% of the districts reporting and 95% of mail-in ballots processed.
Incumbent Township Committeeman Robert Lane Jr. and incumbent Township Committeewoman Tassie York have garnered 31% and 30% of the vote, respectively. Challengers Shannon Kelly and Rachael Stolte currently have 20% and 19% of the votes counted.
— Charles Daye
9:30 p.m. Red Bank results favor Democrats
With nearly half of districts reporting, Democrats Angela Mirandi, the incumbent council candidate, and political newcomer John Jackson appear the lead the local race for a seat on the borough council. Mirandi and Jackson are leading with 29% of the vote while Republican Mark Taylor trails with 21% and his running mate Jonathan Penney with 20% of the votes.
Newcomer Billy Portman ran unopposed for mayor under the Democratic ticket.
Early results show 70% of voters are in favor of a change in government, voting yes to a special ballot question. This mirrors the 70% of voters checking yes to forming the Charter Study Commission during last year’s election.
— Olivia Liu
9:27 p.m. Eatontown mayor is ahead of GOP challenger
With 77% of the vote in, Mayor Anthony Talerico Jr. is ahead of GOP challenger Mark Regan Sr., 1915 to 1323.
In the council race, the two Democrats are in the lead as the party tries to break the Republican majority. Virginia East has 1,739 votes, Meir Araman has 1,632 votes. Incumbent councilmembers Kevin Gonzalez has 1,536 votes while Maria Grazia Excalante had 1,499 votes.
— Dan Radel
9:25 p.m. Middletown Republicans lead Democrats for committee seats
With about one-quarter of precincts reporting, Middletown Deputy Mayor Rick Hibell and Committeeman Kevin Settembrino are on pace for reelection.
According to unofficialy results from the Monmouth County Clerk's Office, the two Republican incumbents were leading Democratic challengers Paige Gregorio and Rocky Rios with 28% of the vote.
— Mike Davis
9:23 p.m. Keyport Democrats hold thin lead in mayor, council races
With one-third of precincts reporting, the margin in the race for mayor and borough council in Keyport is razor thin.
According to unofficial results from the Monmouth County Clerk's Office, Democratic Councilwoman Victoria Pacheco held just a 11-vote lead against Republican Councilwoman Rose Araneo in her bid to become the borough's next mayor. Incumbent Councilwoman Delia Sosa McDermott and the other Democratic council candidate, Danielle Mastropiero, held similarly thin leads over Republican council candidates Cathleen Reilly and Melissa Vecchio.
— Mike Davis
9:21 p.m. Ocean County Republicans declare victory
With more than half of Ocean County’s election districts reporting, Ocean County Republicans declared victory Tuesday night in the elections for sheriff and county commissioners.
Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy and Commissioners Jack Kelly and Virginia E. Haines were on course to easily win re-election on Tuesday night.
— Erik Larsen
9:18 p.m. Democrats lead in Howell council race
Democrats lead the Republicans in Howell Township Council race with 95% of mail-in ballots processed with 12.5% of the districts reported. Incumbent Councilman John Bonevich leads all candidates, with his fellow Democrats J. Randy Bishop and Denise King each receiving 17% of the vote for the three seats over Republicans Fred Gasior, Susan Fischer and Ian Nadel, who currently have around 16% of the votes each.
— Charles Daye
9:13 p.m. Melissa Morrison wins race for Toms River school board
Melissa Morrison has won a three-way race for a seat representing Beachwood on the Toms River Regional Board of Education, according to unofficial results. Morrison received 1,108 votes, defeating Lisa Magovern, with 940, and Reuven Hendler, with 329.
Morrison, who teaches world history and financial literacy at High Technology High School in Middletown, will replace board Vice President Alex Mizenko as the Beachwood representative on the nine-member board. Mizenko did not seek re-election.
— Jean Mikle
9:10 p.m. In Congressional race, Pallone takes lead over Kiley
Democrat incumbent U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. is leading GOP candidate Susan M. Kiley in the race for New Jersey’s 6th Congressional District with a little more than half the votes counted in Monmouth and Middlesex County.
Pallone has 26,890 votes to Kiley’s 7,649 in Middlesex County. In Monmouth the race is tighter. Pallone has 24,924 votes to Kiley’s 20,306.
— Dan Radel
9:02 p.m. Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has growing lead
With nearly half of the votes counted, Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, a Republican who serves as chairman of the county GOP, has about 54% of the votes so far tallied in his race against Democrat Larry Luttrell, an attorney from Holmdel.
— Amanda Oglesby
9:00 p.m. Asbury Park Mayor John Moor on pace for reelection
ASBURY PARK — Asbury Park Mayor John Moor has garnered about 60% of the vote, while challengers Felecia Simmons and Sonja Mack have about 30% and 10%, respectively.
Councilman Jesse Kendle and Angela Ahbez-Anderson are neck-and-neck for election to a vacant seat on the city council. Ahbez-Anderson has 52% of the votes counted thus far, while Kendle has 48%.
— Charles Daye
8:55 p.m. Lacey incumbents leading in committee race
With more than half of voting districts reporting in Lacey, incumbent Committeemen Steven Kennis and Peter Curatolo, both Republicans, are leading in their reelection efforts over Democrats Edward Kownacki and Erik Mazur, as well as independent candidates Regina C. Discenza and Barry Bendar.
Republican Peggy Sue Juliano, who filled the committee position of her late husband Nicholas Juliano, is also leading in her re-election bid to her husband’s unexpired term, against Democrat Shawn Judson.
— Amanda Oglesby
8:53 p.m. Jackson Mayor Michael Reina holds early lead in reelection bid
JACKSON — With over one-third of precincts reporting, Jackson Mayor Michael Reina is building a lead in his bid for reelection to a fourth full term. According to unofficial results from the Ocean County Clerk's Office, Reina has 55% of the vote while 45% of Jackson voters have cast ballots for Council President Martin Flemming III,
Jennifer Kuhn and Scott Sargent, who ran on Reina's ticket, are currently ahead in the township council election, according to the clerk's office.
— Mike Davis
8:34 p.m. Ocean County Republicans hosting Toms River celebration to encourage grassroots candidates
TOMS RIVER- About 350 to 400 people are gathered at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center where Ocean County Republicans are awaiting election returns Tuesday night.
Ocean County GOP Chairman George R. Gilmore arranged a catered dinner this election night to encourage more grassroots Republicans in Ocean County to turn out to celebrate than the usual insiders.
Ocean County Republicans have not lost a countywide race since 1989.
— Erik Larsen
8 p.m. The polls are closed in New Jersey
It's time to tally the votes in the Garden State as the polls close at 8 p.m. Stay right here with our liveblog for updates on the races as they happen.
5:40 p.m. Frank Pallone Jr. defends congressional seat from Susan Kiley
In the race for New Jersey 6th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., a lawyer, and a native of Long Branch is looking to defend the seat he has held for the Democrats since 1988. He is chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the oldest standing committees in the House. Opposing him is Republican Susan Kiley, the current deputy commissioner of the Monmouth County Board of Commissioners.
— Dan Radel
6th Congressional District race:Pallone, Kiley at odds over abortion, gas prices, student debt
5:20 p.m. Abortion drives race between Chris Smith and Matt Jenkins
Rep. Chris Smith, a Republican who is seeking re-election to his 22nd term within New Jersey's 4th Congressional District, will face off against Democrat Matt Jenkins.
Jenkins, 51, is a Colts Neck resident who worked in biomedical research for years before turning a custom furniture shop into a general contracting business.
Smith, 69, has been a member of Congress since 1980.
The race has focused around abortion: Smith, who is staunchly anti-abortion, serves as co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus. Jenkins has called Smith’s support for an abortion ban “a direct attack on women.”
— Jean Mikle
NJ Midterms:Smith, Jenkins at odds over abortion, gun control in 4th District
4:40 p.m. Voters focus on local issues without any major state, federal races
On an Election Day with no high-profile races on New Jerseyans' ballots — no president, no governor, no senator — local issues took center stage in many municipalities. Jackson, where the mayor and council seats are at stake, is a prime example.
As residents swarmed the municipal office Tuesday morning, much of the discussion was local, local, local.
“There are a lot of proposed (religious) schools and things like that, and the traffic is already bad,” Kirk said. “Anything that can help reduce that would be great. I want my kids to stay here and go to school here do the things that I got to do here, so it’s important that I voted today.
“If you don’t vote, you really can’t complain about anything.”
— Jerry Carino
12:13 p.m. Mercer County voting machine issues could affect results in 3rd, 12th Congressional Districts
In Mercer County, issues with voting machines were reported Tuesday morning. In a Facebook post, the county said poll workers would be on hand to walk voters through the manual voting process.
“[The board of elections] is working with Dominion, the machine maker, to resolve the issue,” the county said.
The issues were likely to delay vote counts in the 3rd and 12th Congressional District races, as well as local races.
The New Jersey GOP assured voters that their votes would be counted regardless of the glitch.
“On behalf of our NJGOP legal counsel and election integrity team, I want to make crystal clear to the voters of Mercer County that in spite of reported problems with scanners on voting machines in Mercer County, this issue does not affect their voting experience at all,” a party statement said. “Voters will still enter their polling place, cast their vote, and insert the paper ballot into the machine as they normally would.”
— Liam Quinn
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Here are New Jersey's candidates for Congress in your area
In the 3rd District, Democratic incumbent Andy Kim is facing Republican challenger Bob Healey.
In the 4th District, Republican incumbent Chris Smith is facing Democratic challenger Matthew Jenkins.
In the 6th District, Democratic incumbent Frank Pallone Jr. is facing Republican challenger Susan Kiley.
In the 7th District, Democratic incumbent Tom Malinowski is facing Republican challenger Thomas Kean Jr.
How do I vote in New Jersey?
In New Jersey, the polls are open from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Election Day. Voters can find their polling place and answers to other questions about voting at VOTE.NJ.GOV. NJ residents can also call 1-877-NJ-VOTER with questions.
If you requested a vote-by-mail ballot, it must be either postmarked by 8 p.m. on Election Day or delivered in person to your county's Board of Elections office by the time the polls close.
NJ congressional election district-by-district results
Check here for the latest results in NJ congressional elections as they come in.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: NJ elections, 2022 results: Monmouth, Ocean County, 3rd District
