Zottarelli, Mahoney, Scherer Leading In Saddle Brook BOE Race

SADDLE BROOK, NJ — With six candidates vying for three seats on the Saddle Brook Board of Education, unofficial Bergen County election results are beginning to paint a picture of who may serve on the board.

Syliva Zottarelli, Kelly Mahoney and Richard Scherer are leading, according to the latest update from the county, with Victoria Torbic, Regina Barrale and Hayley Traverso trailing.

Barrale, currently in fourth place, trails third place Scherer by 434 votes.

Here are the latest totals from Bergen County:

• Sylvia Zottarelli — 2,332
• Kelly Mahoney — 2,405
• Richard Scherer — 2,189
• Victoria Torbic — 1,539
• Regina Barrale — 1,755
• Hayley Traverso — 1,444

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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