Toms River Regional School Board Election 2026 [Live Results]

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.

Incumbents Ashley Lamb and James Capone are seeking re-election to the board, Lamb for her third term and Capone for his second. They are joined by Gerard Nappi in running under the slogan Protect What Matters.

Anthony L. Colucci, Laura Picurro, and Elizabeth Huber are running under the slogan Finance, Education and Accountability. They are backed by Toms River Mayor Daniel Rodrick.

Kristen Hanson, the former director of special services in the Brick Township Schools, is running under the slogan Educating Students Responsibly.

Early voting and vote-by-mail tallies had Picurro with 4,384, Lamb with 3,847, Capone with 3,783, Huber with 3,745, Colucci with 3,642, Nappi with 2,849 and Hanson with 2,535.

Vote totals remain unofficial until certified by the Ocean County Clerk's Office later in November.

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