Rodrick Team Wins Toms River GOP Primary: Unofficial Results

Updated, 10:30 p.m.

TOMS RIVER, NJ — Toms River Councilman Daniel Rodrick and his council slate have won the Republican nominations for mayor and council for the November general election, according to unofficial tallies Tuesday night.

Rodrick received 4,567 votes, nearly double that of Geraldine Ambrosio, who received 2,756 votes and incumbent Mayor Maurice Hill, who received 2,137, according to the unofficial tallies posted by the Ocean County Clerk's Office.

The tallies do not include any vote-by-mail ballots that were mailed by 8 p.m. or deposited in a dropbox by 8 p.m.

The results must be certified by the Board of Elections before they become official later in June.

These are the unofficial vote tallies for each candidate, as announced by the Ocean County Clerk's Office.

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

Mayor (Full four-year term)

• Maurice "Mo" Hill, 2,137
• Geraldine "Geri" Ambrosio, 2,756
• Robert Bianchini, 507
• Daniel Rodrick, 4,567

Council (three at-large seats, four-year terms)

• Matthew Lotano, 2,592
• Joshua Kopp, 2,483
• Kevin Geoghegan, 2,567
• R. Garry Mundy, 2,789
• Norvella "Pug" Lightbody, 2,899
• Sergio Fossa, 2,785
• Thomas Nivison, 4,090
• Lynn O'Toole, 4,106
• Craig Coleman, 4,035

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Mayor

• John Furey, 2,096

Council (three at-large seats)

• Michele Williams, 1,913
• Rhetta Jackson-Fair, 1,948
• Kajal Lal, 1,803
• Paul C. Williams, 450