Newcomers Win Seats On Cinnaminson BOE; Dems Seize New Seats

CINNAMINSON, NJ — Two new members will be sworn into the Cinnaminson Public School District Board of Education come January, according to unofficial results from Tuesday night's general election.

Challenger Kathleen Quinn garnered the most votes among the four candidates running for three open, three-year seats, according to the Burlington County Clerk's Office. She won with nearly 29 percent of the vote. Incumbent Daniel Gaffney was re-elected to office with over 26 percent of the vote. Challenger Ed Kenney won over 25 percent of the vote. Incumbent Dennis Hassis failed in his re-election bid, winning over 18 percent of the vote to finish fourth.

Ernest McGill and Ryan Horner, who won the Republican Primary in the spring over Mayor Anthony Minniti and his running mate June Neumann, ran unopposed for two open seats on Township Committee on Tuesday night. They each had over 3,000 votes as of 11 p.m. There were 105 write-in votes.

There was an upset in the Burlington County Freeholders race, as incumbents Bruce Garganio and Linda Hughes, both Republicans, lost a close race to Democrats Tom Pullion and Balvir Singh. Pullion was the top vote-getter with 61,031 votes, followed by Singh with 57,801 votes. Garganio pulled in 55,492 votes and Hughes won 55,349 votes.

Democratic Assemblyman Troy Singleton captured the State Senate Seat that belonged to Republican Diane Allen, who is retiring in January. Allen served in the State Senate since 1998. Singleton defeated Republican John Browne to win the seat.

Herb Conaway won re-election to the General Assembly. His running mate Carol Murphy captured the seat Singleton vacated when he decided to run for State Senate. They defeated Republicans Octavia Scott and Bob Thibault.

Results remain unofficial until certified.