Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Council members Mike DuPont and Art Murphy return for third and fourth terms, respectively.
Running on a platform of promising to continue the work they've started, Red Bank Council incumbents Mike DuPont and Art Murphy were elected to third and fourth terms, respectively, by a significant margin Tuesday. DuPont was borough council's top voter receiving 2,266 votes and was followed closely by Council President Murphy's 2,155. Republican challenge Sue Viscomi earned 1,476 votes on her first council election attempt. Standing in a crowded empty downtown jewelry store serving as a temporary Democratic headquarters, DuPont, with Murphy at his side, thanked the combined efforts of his family, fellow council members, and the 'Democratic divas,' a group of Red Bank women who helped organize the duo's campaign efforts. Ultimately, …
Anthony Pellegrino and Jeff DeSalvo are elected to new terms.
Shrewsbury Council incumbents Anthony Pellegrino and Jeff DeSalvo were re-elected to new terms, fending off challenger Donald Sena in Tuesday's elections, according to preliminary results posted by the Monmouth County Board of Elections. Pellegrino was the top vote getter, earning 1,199 votes. DeSalvo followed closely in second with 1,098 votes. Sena, a Democratic challenger looking to break into a Republican-dominated council, wound up with 593 votes. Pellegrino, entering his third term, said reelection is validation from the borough's residents that they appreciate the job he's done over the years. "It's definitely a good feeling. It restores you a bit," he said during a brief telephone interview Tuesday night. "Sometimes you sit up …
Freeholders Curley and DiMaso defeat challengers William Shea and Kevin Lavan; incumbent French best Steinhorn in county clerk bid.
The Monmouth County Republicans will retain a 5-0 majority on the Board of Chosen Freeholders. With 99 percent of districts reporting, Freeholder Director John Curley and Freeholder Serena DiMaso led their Democratic opponents William Shea and Kevin Lavan by over 25,000 votes, according to unofficial results from the Monmouth County Board of Elections. "We are gathered here tonight to make sure that what you have entrusted in us remains and creates the greatest county in the state of New Jersey," Curley said during Monmouth County Republican Committee’s election party at South Gate Manor in Freehold Tuesday night. Curley, a Middletown resident, had 134,510 votes to Shea’s 105,356. The win gives Curley a second full term on the county …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Voters in New Jersey on Tuesday cast their ballot for Barack Obama, giving him the state's 14 electoral votes.
Barack Obama won New Jersey’s 14 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Democratic candidate, and since the 1990s has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race 3 out of 5 times. Romney and Obama did not campaign aggressively in New Jersey. The state has typically been a Democratic stronghold in recent presidential elections.
President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
Update: This article was updated at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 7 with quotes from Gov. Chris Christie. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." "The task of perfecting our union moves forward. It moves forward because of you," Obama told supporters in his acceptance speech shortly after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. "It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression. The spirit that has lifted …
Updates on the 2012 election will be posted here throughout the day.
456/458 districts reporting ----- Monmouth polling locations: Monmouth County races: Public questions:
Residents are sending multiple e-mail applications, creating an influx of requests.
Electronic voting is causing headaches at the Monmouth County Board of Elections as employees file e-mail requests for ballots. “I can’t even begin to estimate how many have come in. People are submitting the e-mail several times,” said Laura Kirkpatrick, a spokesperson for Monmouth County. After Hurricane Sandy displaced thousands of New Jersey residents, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno signed an order allowing voters to submit a mail-in ballot application by e-mail or fax. Once the request is received, Board of Elections workers have to verify that the individual is a qualified voter. Then, the registered voter receives a waiver of secrecy form along with the ballot to fill out and e-mail or fax back. In an age of instantaneous communication, some…
Tell us about your voting experience and join us as election results come in. Tweet #njvote to join the conversation.
Election Day is finally upon us. Join New Jersey Patch editors for a discussion of how things went at the polls, and chat as election results come in.
The incumbent, Robert Menendez, is well financed and heavily favored over Republican State Senator Joseph Kyrillos.
U.S. Senate candidates Robert Menendez and Joe Kyrillos agree on little when it comes to the issues. The veterans of New Jersey politics are largely pushing party-line policy as voters take to the polls on election day. Menendez, a native of Union City, has been the heavy early favorite over the state legislator. A recent Philadelphia Inquirer poll had Menendez up 50-32 over Kyrillos, in line with polls conducted by Richard Stockton College and Quinnipiac University. Kyrillos, echoing larger party sentiments, favors extending tax cuts for the "job creators" making large sums of money and also relaxing corporate taxes. It's a philosophy not shared by Menendez, who says New Jersey families have been "victimized" by corporate loopholes and …
The details on who's running in this year's elections.
Today is the most important day of the year. Red Bank and Shrewsbury residents head to the polls today to help decide the future of their towns, their county, their state and even their country. From municipal elections all the way to the White House, its up for grabs. For a look at who's seeking election on Red Bank and Shrewsbury's councils and the towns' respective boards of educations read on. Stay with Patch throughout the day for election updates and results tonight. And remember, despite continuing power outages in parts of both towns, your regular voting stations will be open today. So get out there and vote! In Red Bank three candidates vie for two three-year seats. Incumbent Democrats Mike DuPont and Council President Art Murphy…
george coffenberg
8:28 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The Vice President of Red Bank Affordable Housing Corp is former Mayor Ed McKenna. William Katchen is a member of the Red Bank Affordable Housing Corp. He crossed paths with David Spatz of Government Grants at the Paramus Affordable Housing Corp. David Spatz is also a consultant to the Union City Community Development Agency that was raided by the FBI today. Several years ago Katchen received a … more ›