Politics & Government
Democrats Leading In Bridgewater Township Council Election 2025: Unofficial Results
Three Republicans and three Democrats filed to run in the 2025 General Election for a seat on the Bridgewater Township Council.

Updated as of 10:24 p.m.
BRIDGEWATER, NJ ? The polls have closed and the results are in for a contested Bridgewater Township Council race.
According to Somerset County's unofficial results, Democrats are leading ahead of Republicans.
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Democrats Joan Geiger, Ridwana Isla, and Andrew Bucko are leading over Allen Kurdyla, Filipe Pedroso, and Meghan Moench.
Here are the results for the Bridgewater Township Council (*denotes incumbent). According to Somerset County, 100 percent of districts are reporting. for Bridgewater However, these results remain unofficial until all mail-in and provisional ballots are counted:
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Bridgewater Township Council:
- Allen Kurdyla* - Republican - 8,884
- Filipe Pedroso* - Republican - 8,685
- Meghan Moench - Republican - 8,350
- Ridwana Isla - Democrat - 9,559
- Joan Geiger - Democrat - 9,982
- Andrew Bucko - Democrat - 9,831
Currently, the Bridgewater Township Council is made up entirely of Republicans.
Additional local races' vote tallies include (*denotes incumbent):
Somerset County Board of County Commissioners:
- Melonie Marano - Democrat* - 63,952
- Nick Cuozzo - Republican - 48,498
Somerset County Sheriff:
- Darrin Russo - Democrat* - 65,378
- Michael Manochio - Republican - 47,430
Somerset County Surrogate:
- Bernice "Tina" Jalloh - Democrat* - 63,354
- Chris Corsini - Republican - 48,164
New Jersey Legislative District 23 House of Representatives:
- John DiMaio - Republican* - 50,188
- Erik Peterson - Republican* - 48,324
- Guy Citron - Democrat - 40,995
- Tyler Powell - Democrat - 41,850
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