Politics & Government

Wyckoff Primary Election Results

Bergen County has released unofficial election results for the Wyckoff Township Committee primary races.

Two Democrats and two Republicans are vying for two seats on the Township Committee in Wyckoff.
Two Democrats and two Republicans are vying for two seats on the Township Committee in Wyckoff. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

WYCKOFF, NJ — Voting for the Democratic and Republican primary in New Jersey has ended, and two Democrats and two Republicans are on the ballot for two Township Committee seats in Wyckoff.

Democrats Elizabeth Fischer and Lisa Eidel are on the ballot, as are Republicans Melissa Rubenstein and Peter Melchionne. Fischer and Rubenstein are the two incumbents in the race.

Here are the unofficial results from Bergen County as of Wednesday night:

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Democrat, Township Committee

  • Elizabeth Fischer — 1,219
  • Lisa Eidel — 1,215
  • Write-in totals — 16

Republican, Township Committee

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  • Peter Melchionne — 1,051
  • Melissa Rubenstein — 1,030
  • Write-in totals — 28

Voters in Wyckoff, and across most of Bergen County, will also place their vote for their member of the House of Representatives. Josh Gottheimer, the incumbent in the Fifth District, faces a primary challenge from Arati S. Kreibich, who once volunteered for the Gottheimer campaign.

On the Republican side, John McCann, who lost to Gottheimer in 2018, is back on the ballot, along with James Baldini, Frank Pallotta and Hector Castillo.

Of six Democratic candidates and two Republican candidates, two will become members of the Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Vice Chairwoman Joan M. Voss is up for reelection, and Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache has his name on the ballot, as do Daniel Kim, Laura Occhipinti, Edmund Fanning and Patricia Henry on the Democratic ballot.

Republicans Ronald Kistner and Simone Tsigounis will also seek the two seats of the Board.

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