Barnegat-Manahawkin Election Results: Sarno, O'Brien On School Board

Updated at 11:39 p.m.

BARNEGAT-MANAHAWKIN, NJ — All districts are reporting in Barnegat and Stafford, and the unofficial results are in, per the Ocean County Clerk's Office.

Incumbent Republican Al Bille is keeping his seat, beating Democrat Charles Cunliffe, according to unofficial results.

In Stafford, Republican Steven Esposito beat Democrat Ellyn K. Hill for an expired two-year term on the Stafford Township Council, per unofficial results.

For the Barnegat Township Board of Education, Sean O'Brien, Scott Beck and Michael Hickey are running under "Excellence for Barnegat." Scott Sarno, Carol Geene and Dave Sherman are running under "Education Above Politics." George Fedorczyk, Jr. is running under "Education Before Politics." Colleen Angus and Morris Enyeart are seeking unexpired terms under "Believe in Barnegat." Lauren Washburn is also seeking an unexpired term under "Building Tomorrow's Leaders."

According to unofficial results, O'Brien, Sarno and Geene will be on the board together, with Angus and Washburn.

For the Stafford Township Board of Education, Chris Smith, Kevin Cooney and Joseph Washco are running under "Students First." Gregory Gioe, III is running with no slogan. Two are seeking a one-year unexpired term. Cono Cirone is running under "Students First" and Karin Kleban-Allen is running under "Back to Basics."

Smith, Cooney and Washco won seats, per unofficial results, as did Cirone.

And for the Southern Regional Board of Education, running from Stafford are Kevin C. Lyons and Joseph Mangino. Scott R. McDonough is running to represent the LBI students with the slogan "Great Schools Matter." Incumbent Terry Deakyne is running under the "Involved Parent Member" slogan. Incumbent James Donahower, R. Scott Zoldaz and Bethanne A. Markoski are also running from LBI. None of the three provided a slogan. Incumbent Paul F. Sharkey is seeking the Beach Haven unexpired seat.

Lyons, Deakyne, Markoski and Sharkey won, according to unofficial results.

These results will be unofficial until certified by the Ocean County Clerk's Office.

Barnegat Township Committee:

• Bille: 5,569
• Cunliffe: 3,271
• Write-In: 21

Barnegat Board of Education:

• O'Brien: 3,085
• Beck: 2,479
• Hickey: 2,609
• Sarno: 2,976
• Geene: 3,243
• Sherman: 2,870
• Fedorczyk: 1,402
• Angus: 3,741
• Enyeart: 2,718
• Washburn: 3,156

Barnegat Question: Should the Township of Barnegat adopt regulations prohibiting the placement of signs on public property and within the public right-of-way within the Township?

• Yes: 5,429
• No: 2,342

Stafford General:

• Esposito: 6,883
• Hill: 3,140

Stafford Board of Education:

• Smith: 5,635
• Cooney: 5,664
• Washco: 4,958
• Gioe: 2,213
• Kleban-Allen: 2,782
• Cirone: 3,962

Southern Regional Board of Education:

• Lyons: 3,916
• Mangino: 3,727
• McDonough: 815
• Deakyne: 1,285
• Donahower: 809
• Zoldaz: 340
• Markoski: 993
• Sharkey: 439