Hoboken City Council Election Results: The Day After

This story has been updated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7.

HOBOKEN, NJ — On Wednesday morning, 2nd Ward Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher — who was re-elected on Tuesday night after a tough election battle — thanked supporters, also thanked opponents who "put themselves out there...it isn't easy," and noted that she would start her day on Wednesday by heading to the Social Security office with a neighbor who lost his Medicare benefits.

Because even the day after an election season, city officials have to work. And our healthcare system remains...well, to borrow a phrase, "It isn't easy."

As for the rest of the City Council elections on Tuesday:

Preliminary results for Hoboken's six City Council races indicated that the incumbents won in wards 2 through 6. Some mail-in ballots have not yet been counted, but are unlikely to change the results in those wards.

In the 1st Ward, where Councilman Michael DeFusco decided not to run again, two candidates will head into a runoff in early December. So election season has not yet ended in Hoboken.

Some updates:

• Rafi Cordova said, through a spokesman, that he and Paul Presinzano will enter a runoff in the 1st Ward. "I thank the voters of the 1st Ward for voting me into the finals," he said. "I look forward to taking my message of putting people first into a contest where there will be a clear two-way choice."
• Michael Russo declared victory in the 3rd Ward, over political newcomer Ed Reep: "You made it happen. We got ~89% of the vote! Thank you to everyone who voted for me today - I’m ecstatic and deeply grateful for the opportunity to represent Hoboken for another term as your 3rd Ward Councilman. Thank you to my 1,265 voters, the volunteers who assisted with the election, my family, my team and my gracious opponent in the race, Edward Reep. Now it’s time for me to get back to work!"
• Reep said, "I've won no matter what because I've got friends and a community in Hoboken filled with love!"
• See updated numbers in the council and school board races below.

Local Numbers

Hoboken is led by a mayor and nine-member City Council. Only six council of the seats, each representing a geographic ward in town, were up for a vote this year.

Here are the numbers as of Wednesday morning.

Ward 1

Rafi Cordova: 477

Paul Presinzano: 528

Leo Pelligrini: 104

Ward 2

Tiffanie Fisher (incumbent): 927

Marla Decker: 518

Patricia Waiters (dropped out): 65

Ward 3

Michael Russo (incumbent): 1,118

Ed Reep: 145

Ward 4

Ruben Ramos Jr. (unopposed incumbent): 757

Write-Ins: 42

Ward 5

Phil Cohen (incumbent): 918

Liz Urtecho: 711

Ward 6

Jen Giattino: 618

Ian Rintel: 85

Lauren Myers: 225

Board Of Education

In the Hoboken Board of Education race, as of 10:30 p.m., incumbent Chetali Khanna had 3,754 votes, incumbent Sharyn Angley had 3,704, former member Sheillah Dallara had 3,590, and independent Patricia Waiters had 2,539. There were 254 write-ins.

Patch has published profiles and Q&A interviews with the candidates in every ward. Look at the ward map here. Then scroll down to read through all 12 of our candidate profiles.

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