Hillsborough, Montgomery Primary Election Results 2017

HILLSBOROUGH/MONTGOMERY, 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 Hillsborough Township there are two - 3 year seats up for grab. The primaries were uncontested with two republicans and two democrats vying for a spot.

Vote totals for Hillsborough municipal candidates:

• Gloria McCauley, Rep - 1,643
• Doug Tomson, Rep - 1,639
• Jane M. Staats, Dem - 1,646
• Harrison J. Burke, Dem - 1,622

In Montgomery Township Borough there is one - 3 year seat up for grabs, which was uncontested in the primary election.

Vote totals for Montgomery municipal candidates:

• Rich Smith, Rep - 586
• Sadaf F. Jaffer, Dem - 1,025

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.

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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