Levitt, Walker Maintain Lead: Bridgewater School Election Results

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Jessica Levitt and Barry Walker continue to maintain their lead in the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional Board of Education election as vote tallies were updated on Friday night.

As of Friday, the Somerset County Board of Elections has counted 162,658 vote-by-mail ballots out of the roughly 256,000 ballots sent out countywide.

In Bridgewater, 23,827 have been counted. There are 35,028 registered voters in the township.

Here are the latest unofficial results as of Friday night:

• Jessica Levitt: 10,423
• Barry R. Walker: 9,040
• John-Paul Levin: 6,525
• Scott Mihalick: 4,774

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Levitt and Walker were among four candidates vying for the two, three-year seats. The other two candidates are Scott Mihalick and John-Paul Levin.

"I'm thrilled and grateful that the people of Bridgewater have confidence in me to continue to work hard for our schools and our town. I'm proud of the clean campaign I ran focusing on ideas and information, not disparaging others with lies and distortion. I am committed to remaining open-minded and doing my best to serve the entire town, including those who voted for me and those who did not. I hope more residents can stay engaged in the process and we can all work together to build on our excellent schools," Levitt said.

"As I start my term, the main focus will obviously be continuing to ensure quality education during the pandemic and addressing all the challenges that have arisen. The next pressing issue will be hiring a new superintendent for the district. I’m excited to be part of the process and hopeful we can find a candidate who will do great things for Bridgewater-Raritan," Levitt said.

There were also two unopposed seats. Chingchaun "Jean" Lee ran unopposed for the one, one-year unexpired term. Lucretia "Lucy" Sandler ran unopposed for the one, three-year seat representing Raritan.

• Chingchaun "Jean" Lee: 14,308
• Lucretia "Lucy" Sandler: 2,288

Nathan Rudy, the 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.

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