Three Democrats Leading In Saddle Brook Council Race

SADDLE BROOK, NJ — Democrats are well-positioned to sweep the Township Council race in Saddle Brook, unofficial Bergen County results show.

With three seats available and six candidates running, Florence Mazzer, David Gierek and Andrew Cimiluca lead by a wide margin over Republican candidates George Cedeno, Jr., Ralph DeJulia and Richard Garcia.

Here are the latest totals from Bergen County:

• George Dedeno, Jr. — 2,311
• Ralph DeJulia — 2,461
• Richard Garcia — 2,208
• Florence Mazzer — 3,573
• David Gierek — 3,364
• Andrew Cimiluca — 3,549

Bergen County reports a total of 409,307 ballots cast, but, according to the unofficial results, only absentee and early precincts have been reported so far, with 72 of 73 in. The county has yet to make an estimate on overall voter turnout.

County Clerk John S. Hogan didn't provide much of an update on Twitter Wednesday morning, stating that results would continue to be posted online. The Clerk's Office did not return a request for comment Wednesday.

"Unofficial results of the 2020 General Election will be posted on the Clerk's website at http://bergencountyclerk.org as we receive the results from the Board of Elections," he wrote.

Since the change to this year's election was announced by Gov. Phil Murphy because of the coronavirus, there have been many questions about how the process will work.

Every the ballot sent through the mail had to be postmarked by Nov. 3. It must be received by your county's election boards by 8 p.m. on Nov. 10.

"Every vote should be safe. Every vote should be secure. Every vote should be counted," Murphy said of the process.

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