Count In Bernards Committee Election Continues: No Update

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The Somerset County Board of Elections continues to count votes in this year's Bernards Township Committee election.

As of Wednesday at 7:15 p.m., though, there were no updates to the unofficial results in Bernards Township Committee race.

As of Wednesday night, the county counted 142,172 vote-by-mail ballots out of the roughly 233,000 ballots sent out countywide, according to Somerset County Clerk Steve Peter.

In Basking Ridge, 11,855 ballots have been counted out of the 20,314 sent out to township residents, Parker said.

Nathan Rudy, spokesman for Somerset County, said votes will continue to be counted daily and updated periodically on the county's election board website. However, official results are not expected until Nov. 20 at the earliest.

As of Wednesday, Republicans James Baldassare Jr. and Kate Grochala are currently leading over Democrats Jon Sandler and Sophia Chadda in the race for Bernards Township Committee, according to unofficial results.

Here are the latest unofficial results as of 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday:

• James Baldassare Jr.: 6,193
• Kate Grochala: 5,805
• Sophia Chadda: 5,456
• Jon Sandler: 5,285

The Bernards Township School Board is uncontested with three candidates vying for three, three-year seats.

Here are the latest unofficial results as of 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday:

• Jennifer Korn: 6,800
• Elaine DiDario: 6,353
• Jennifer White: 6,325

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