Mail-In Ballot Results Posted On Burlington County Website: How Do The New Tallies Impact County Races?

A week to the day after Burlington County voters went to the polls, election results are becoming a little more clear.

After the mail-in ballot results were posted on the county’s website,

Incumbent Republican Freeholder Latham “Robert” Tiver increased his vote total to 99,543 from 88,219, maintaining his victory over Democrat Reva Foster. Foster finished with 92,976 votes after initially registering 82,920 last week.

Incumbent Republican Sheriff Jean Stanfield also remained victorious. She finished with 102,897 votes, after being credited with 90,826 on Election Day. Democrat James Kostoplis finished with 92,802 votes, up from the 83,169 he received on Nov. 8.

Republican Mary Ann O’Brien cemented her win in the Burlington County Surrogate race by increasing her tally to 100,749 from 89,137 votes she received last week. Democrat Sander Friedman had 93,150 as of Tuesday morning, up from 83,263.

Results remain unofficial, pending the tabulation of provisional ballots and certification by the county clerk.
The delay was due to a printing snafu that resulted in workers needing to count about 20,000 mail-in ballots throughout the county by hand.

Mail-in ballots were sent out with the wrong markings that identify the town and voting district.
The count was wrapped up last week, but unofficial results weren’t posted on the county website until this week.

As for the presidential election, Republican Donald Trump had reached 88,381 votes in Burlington County as of Tuesday morning, still less than Democrat Hillary Clinton’s 108,361 votes she had before the mail-in ballots were counted. As of Tuesday morning, Clinton was up to 120,465.