How Did Moorestown Vote In The 2018 Midterm Elections?

MOORESTOWN, NJ - The balance of power on Moorestown Council has shifted in favor of the Democrats, who now hold a 3-2 edge on the local governing body after Tuesday night. As it turns out, Moorestown was indeed overcome by a “Blue Wave” in the midterm elections.

This included in Congress, where Moorestown residents supported Democratic challenger Andy Kim over incumbent Republican Tom MacArthur, according to unofficial vote totals provided by the municipal clerk’s office.

In Moorestown, Kim collected 58 percent of the vote, compared to MacArthur’s 42 percent. In straight votes, Kim defeated MacArthur, 4,982 to 3,607.

The numbers reflected what happened throughout Burlington County, as Kim beat MacArthur locally with 59.04 percent of the vote, according to the unofficial vote total provided by the Burlington County Clerk’s Office.

As of Wednesday, there were still six precincts in the county that had not reported, and the result of the contest remained up in the air. Read more here: NJ 3rd District Answer For MacArthur, Kim May Take Several Days

It didn’t stop there. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez won 51 percent (4,348) of the vote among Moorestown voters, while Hugin won 47 percent (4,027) of the votes. This fell in line with the way the rest of the county voted, with Menendez winning 52.79 percent of the vote en route to an easy victory. Read more here: Democrat Menendez Wins Re-election To Senate, Networks Project

Those were the federal races. At the county level, Moorestown residents supported Democrat Joanne Schwartz in her successful bid to unseat Republican incumbent Tim Tyler as Burlington County Clerk.

In Moorestown, Schwartz defeated Tyler with 54 percent of the vote (4,507). Tyler earned 46 percent of the vote (3,906). It was nearly identical to the way the county voted overall, where Schwartz won 55.98 percent of the vote to Tyler’s 43.99 percent.

The race for freeholder was mixed, possibly because Democrat George Youngkin said he was withdrawing from the race despite his name appearing on the ballot. Youngkin withdrew after allegations of domestic abuse emerged against him.

That had more of an impact among Moorestown voters than it did for the rest of the county. In Moorestown, Youngkin’s running mate Felicia Hopson was the top vote-getter, with 4,358 votes.

Republican incumbents Kate Gibbs and Linda Hughes came in second and third, each with 25 percent of the vote. Gibbs had 4,080 votes, followed by Hughes with 4,059.

Youngkin was last with 3,916 votes. However, Hopson and Youngkin won the race overall, with 27.98 percent of the vote and 25.64 percent of the vote, respectively.

Youngkin has accepted the results and said he will be sworn in, then resign, according to the Burlington County Times.

All results remain unofficial until certified.

See related:
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Moorestown BOE VP Re-Elected, Another Board Member Ousted

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