Election Follow-Up: A Look at how Wayne Voted

According to the Passaic County website, there are 285,451 registered voters in the county. On Election Day, 85,260 voters, or 29.87 percent, went out to polling sites to cast their vote. Mail-in ballots accounted for 2 percent, or 5,709, of voters.

Here is how the county as a whole voted:

County Clerk 280/283 98.94%

• Jeffrey GARDNER (D) - 40,529 - 49.22%
• Kristin M. CORRADO (R) - 41,785 - 50.75%
• Write-In - 27 - 0.03%
• Total - 82,341 - 100.00%

Board of Chosen Freeholders 280/283 98.94%

• Bruce JAMES (D) - 42,731 - 27.13%
• Theodore TJ BEST, Jr. (D) - 40,596 - 25.77%
• John F. CAPO (R) - 36,563 - 23.21%
• Claudia CHAVEZ (R) - 33,957 - 21.56%
• Sami MERHI (I) - 3,601 - 2.29%
• Write-In - 64 - 0.04%
• Total - 157,512 -100.00%

Here’s a look at how Wayne voters voted:

Wayne Board of Education 41/41 100.00%

• Donald PAVLAK, Jr. - 5,002 - 21.12%
• Joseph C. SMALLHEER - 2,098 - 8.86%
• Christian SMITH - 4,143 - 17.49%
• Catherine KAZAN - 4,671 - 19.72%
• Laura STINZIANO - 4,029 - 17.01%
• Andrew F. BAIN - 3,681 - 15.54%
• Write-In - 63 - 0.27%
• Total - 23,687 - 100.00%