Results Of Aberdeen Primary; Mayor, Council Election Looms In November

ABERDEEN, NJ — Here are the results of the June 6 primary in Matawan and Aberdeen:

There are no contested primaries in either Matawan or Aberdeen this year, for mayor or town council.

But on Nov. 7, there will be a general election for four of the six Aberdeen Township Council seats. The four sitting Democrats in the seats will run for re-election: Greg Cannon, Arthur Hirsch, Robert Swindle and Connie Kelley.

They will be challenged by four Aberdeen residents who are Republican: Susan McGowan, Michael Olesen, Carl Zanchelli and Michael Vail.

In Tuesday's primary, the vote counts are:

McGowan: 368

Olesen: 360

Zanchelli: 355

Vail: 357

Cannon: 472

Hirsch: 462

Swindle: 468

Kelley: 475

In Matawan:

In Matawan, current Mayor Joseph Altomonte filed his petition to seek re-election, along with Council President Deana Gunn and newcomer Arlan Feiles. All three are Democrats.

They will be challenged by a Republican slate: Charlie Ross is running for mayor and Anissa Esposito and Joe Saggese are running for Council.