Bridgewater-Raritan Passes Full Day Kindergarten: Unofficial Results

Updated as of 11:11 p.m.

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Parents can rejoice as full-day kindergarten passes in the Bridgewater-Raritan School District 2023 general election, according to unofficial results.

The ballot question asked the two communities to approve recurring operating costs of the full-day kindergarten, totaling $2.46 million. This includes 15 general education teachers, two special education teachers, two custodians, and the utility and transportation costs.

Here are the real-time unofficial results for the Referendum, and Board of Education candidates. According to Somerset County, 100 percent of the districts have reported. However, these results remain unofficial until all mail-in and provisional ballots are counted:

Referendum

• Yes - 6,619
• No - 5,832

Board of Education:

There are four candidates running for the two, three-year full-term seats up for grabs representing Bridgewater:

• Jarrett Hahn - 4,421
• Rebecca Hassouna - 4,349
• Hector Menendez - 4,127
• Barry R. Walker* - 4,718

There are three candidates running for the one, three-year full-term seat up for grabs representing Raritan:

• Umesh Agrawal - 454
• Jeff McNally - 289
• Mike Pepe - 572

Correction - The number of open seats for Bridgewater is two. A previous article incorrectly listed the number of open seats.

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