Michael Yodice Fails to Get Spot in General Election

Yodice, a Democrat, ran in the primary as a write-in candidate in Tuesday's primary. According to Chatham Borough Clerk Susan Caljean, Yodice drew four votes in the primary of the 13 write-in votes cast on the Democratic ballot.

Six votes, Caljean said, were needed to get his name on the November ballot.

Chatham Borough Council incumbents James Collander and Vicki Fife will proceed uncontested to the general election in November. Fife is running for her second three-year term on the ballot; Collander, for a fourth term.

Of the 11 mail-in ballots submitted in the Chatham Borough primary, one was for the Demcratic ticket. The other 10 were Republican ballots.

Total turnout in the polls was under 7.3 percent, including mail-in ballots. There were 426 residents who came to the polls, plus 11 mail-in ballots. Of those, 100, including one mail-in ballot, were Democrats, out of the 1,324 registered Democrats in the borough. Another 327 Republicans, plus 10 mail-on ballots, cast ballots, for a party turnout of 17.69 percent.

Results are listed below.

Chatham Borough Official Results--June 4 Primary Election PARTY OFFICE CANDIDATE POLLs MAIL-IN TOTAL Republicans Governor Seth Grossman 31 0 31 Chris Christie 262 10 272 Write-In 0 0 0 State Senate Thomas H. Kean, Jr. 287 9 296 Write-In 0 0 0 General Assembly Jon Bramnick 270 9 279 Nancy Munoz 261 9 270 Write-In 1 0 1 Sheriff Edward V. Rochford 283 9 292 Write-In 0 0 0 County Clerk Michael J. Sanchelli 69 3 72 Ann F. Grossi 102 4 106 Laurie Bogaard 46 1 47 Zbigniew Nowacki 22 0 22 James J. Vigilante 52 1 53 Write-In 0 0 0 Freeholders Doug Cabana 174 7 181 Tom Mastrangelo 185 6 191 Kathy DeFillippo 209 5 214 Stephen DeHart 126 5 131 Barbara Eames 119 3 122 Write-In 2 0 2 State Committee Republican Male Laurence Casha 264 9 273 Write-In 0 0 0 State Committee Republican Female Christina Ramirez 145 5 149 Catherine McCulloch 134 4 138 Write-In 0 0 0 Chatham Borough Council James Collander 254 9 263 Victoria Fife 246 8 254 Write-In 3 1 3 Democrats Governor Troy Webster 12 0 12 Barbara Buono 77 1 78 Write-In 0 0 0 State Senate Michael Komondy 77 1 78 Write-In 1 0 1 General Assembly Norman W. Albert 77 1 78 Jill Anne Lazare 79 1 80 Write-In 1 0 1 Sheriff Mark Dombrowski 79 1 80 Write-In 0 0 0 County Clerk Terry O'Connor Redwine 77 1 78 Write-In 0 1 1 Freeholders Roger L. Holman 58 1 59 Donald Cresitello 59 0 60 Thomas J. Moran 66 1 67 Mark H. Stein 41 1 42 Write-In 0 0 0 State Committee Democratic Male Paul N. Bontempo 74 1 75 Elihu D. Davison 76 1 77 Philip R. Sellinger 69 1 70 Write-In 0 0 0 State Committee Democratic Female Shawn Laurenti DeFazio 74 1 75 Truscha Quatrone 75 1 76 Claudia Salomon 72 1 73 Write-In 0 0 0 Chatham Borough Council Write-In 13 0 13