Primary Election Results 2017: Berkeley Heights, New Providence, Mountainside

NEW PROVIDENCE/BERKELEY HEIGHTS/MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — The New Jersey primaries on Tuesday had a pretty low voter turnout with only about 14 percent showing up to the polls in Union County.

A total of 47,668 ballots were cast out of the 320,260 registered voters in Union County.

Locally in New Providence Borough there were two - 3 year seats up for grab. The primaries were uncontested with two republicans and two democrats vying for a spot.

Vote totals for New Providence municipal candidates:

• Jamie Baer Peterson, Dem - 523
• Keith Doll, Dem - 480
• Nadine Geoffroy, Rep - 389
• Robert T. Robinson, Rep - 401

In Berkeley Heights Township there was a contested race on the republican side for the two - 3 year seats up for grabs, with four candidates vying for a spot.

Republicans Marc Faecher and Jeanne Kingsley bested Thomas H. Foregger and John V. Leo, Jr.

Republican vote totals:

• Marc Faecher, Rep - 599
• Jeanne Kingsley, Rep - 614
• Thomas H. Foregger, Rep - 512
• John V. Leo, Jr., Rep - 524

The democratic race was uncontested with two candidates running.

Democrat vote totals:

• Susan Poage, Dem - 617
• Alvaro Medeiros, Dem -593

In Mountainside, there were no contested primary races with two - 3 year term seats up for grabs and two republicans running and no democrats.

Vote totals for Mountainside municipal candidates:

• Keith C. Turner, Rep - 279
• Deanna Andre, Rep - 283

The Union County Sheriff was a contested race with two democrats vying for one - 3 year term for county sheriff.

Democrat Peter Corvelli of Kenilworth bested Gail Smith Alexander of Plainfield for county sheriff. Corvelli received 81.35 percent or 22,463 votes while Alexander got 18.60 percent or 5,136 votes.

Marc A. Krauss of Springfield was the only Republican vying for a sheriff spot.

The county freeholder race was also uncontested with three - 3 year term seats open.

Vote totals for County Freeholder:

• Angel Estrada, Dem - 25,026
• Christopher Hudak, Dem - 23,861
• Angela R. Garretson, Dem - 24,004
• Patricia Quattrocchi, Rep - 6,194
• P. Mark Martini, Rep - 6,198
• Peter B. Lijoi, Rep - 6,064

For the Gubernatorial and state level primary results click here.

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