Election Day 2016 Results: Who Were The Big Winners In Burlington County?

U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-2) will spend another four years in office.

MacArthur, the Republican incumbent, won re-election to his seat in the Second Congressional District over Democrat Frederick LaVergne with 144,893 votes Tuesday night, according to unofficial results posted on nj.com. LaVergne earned 82,820 votes.

“I am honored and grateful to have the chance to represent South Jersey in Congress for another term. With the support of my family, and our incredible constituents and volunteers, we have another two years to bring South Jersey values and priorities back to Washington and create change,” MacArthur said in a statement Tuesday night. “With the contentious politics of the presidential election behind us, our focus will remain on the issues that matter in South Jersey. Together we can support small businesses and their workers with pro-growth policies, tackle the heroin epidemic, keep faith with our veterans, protect the Joint Base and hold the federal government accountable. I care about our path forward, and I pledge to continue representing New Jersey’s Third Congressional district to the best of my abilities.”

The Second Congressional District covers parts of Burlington and Ocean counties. Burlington County’s snafu with its mail-in ballots doesn’t appear as though it will impact this race, but it may impact the county races.

The hand counting of at least 20,000 mail-in ballots in Burlington County was suspended at 8 p.m. Tuesday night and will resume at 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Burlington County Times reports.

Mail-in ballots were sent out with the wrong markings that identify the town and voting district, according to the Courier Post.

Each county race was decided by less than 20,000 votes.

Incumbent Republican Freeholder Latham “Robert” Tiver defeated Democrat Reva Foster by a tally of 88,219-82,920, according to unofficial results posted on the county’s website.

Incumbent Republican Sheriff Jean Stanfield defeated Democrat James Kostoplis by a tally of 90,826-83,169.
Republican Mary Ann O’Brien defeated Democratic challenger Sander Friedman by a tally of 89,137-83,263.

All results are unofficial until they are certified by the county clerk.