Updated, 8:45 p.m. Tuesday
TOMS RIVER, NJ — Polls have closed across New Jersey and the votes are being counted.
That includes the tallies for the Toms River Regional Board of Education race.
There are seven candidates seeking three seats representing Toms River on the regional school board. The seats are three-year terms and are unpaid.
Early voting and vote-by-mail tallies had Laura Picurro with 4,384, Ashley Lamb with 3,847, James Capone with 3,783, Elizabeth Huber with 3,745, Anthony Colucci with 3,642, Gerard Nappi with 2,849 and Kristen Hanson with 2,535.
Vote totals remain unofficial until certified by the Ocean County Clerk's Office later in November.
Lamb and Capone are seeking re-election to the board, Lamb for her third term and Capone for his second. They are joined by Nappi in running under the slogan Protect What Matters. Lamb is the deputy Ocean County clerk. Capone owns Capone's Pizza and Restaurant downtown.
Picurro is the director of Toms River Township's Senior Center. Colucci, from the Ortley Beach Voters and Taxpayers Association, has run for council twice, and Huber is a newcomer. They are running under the slogan Finance, Education and Accountability. They are backed by Toms River Mayor Daniel Rodrick.
Hanson, the former director of special services in the Brick Township Schools, is running under the slogan Educating Students Responsibly.
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