Politics & Government
Basking Ridge Primary Election Results 2017
Here is a look at how the township voted in the primary Tuesday.

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The New Jersey primaries on Tuesday had a pretty low voter turnout with only about 14 percent showing up to the polls in Somerset County.
A total of 32,706 ballots were cast out of the 220,401 registered voters in Somerset County. Here is a look at the vote totals. The numbers were provided by the Somerset County Clerk's Office.
Locally in Bernards Township there are two - 3 year seats up for grab. The primaries were uncontested with two Republicans and two Democrats vying for a spot.
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Vote totals for Bernards municipal candidates:
- James K. Baldassare, Jr., Rep - 1,456
- John Carpenter, Rep - 1,394
- Sarah G. Booth, Dem - 1,227
- Joan B. Harris, Dem - 1,212
On the county level there are two-three year term seats open for freeholder and one-five year term open for county clerk. Both are uncontested in the primaries.
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Vote totals for county candidates:
Freeholder – Two - 3 year term
- Brian D. Levine, Rep - 10,924
- Brian Gallagher, Rep - 10,994
- Shanel Robinson, Dem - 14,221
- Alex Avellan, Dem - 13,960
County Clerk – One – 5 year term
- Brett A. Radi, Rep - 11,208
- Steve Peter, Dem - 14,254
For the Gubernatorial and state level primary results click here.
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