Monmouth County Certifies Freehold Election Night Results

FREEHOLD, NJ - The Monmouth County Board of Elections has certified ballot counts this week, making the results from Election Night in Freehold official.

The Monmouth County Board of Elections has completed the counting of the mail-in and provisional ballots, and the County Clerk's Election Office has certified the General Election results to the Secretary of State,” the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office announced Wednesday.

“384,251 ballots were cast in Monmouth County resulting in a record-breaking 82.4% voter turnout for the 2020 General Election.”

In the race for the Freehold Township Committee, with two seats open, Lester A. Preston and Alan C. Walker were successful in holding onto their council positions, officially winning by the following margins:

PRESTON: 38.49 percent, 13,998 votes
WALKER: 39.97 percent, 14,539 votes
SHEHADEH: 21.36 percent, 7,770 votes

Two seats are also open on the Freehold Borough Council this year, with Democrats George Schnurr and Michael DiBenedetto securing the spots. No Republican has filed for candidacy in the race.

SCHNURR: 49.23 percent, 3,020 votes
DIBENEDETTO: 50.36 percent, 3,089 votes

One seat is also open on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education, with Elizabeth A. Higley running unopposed to represent Freehold Township. No seats were up on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education representing Freehold Borough this year.

On the Freehold Borough Board of Education, Tomi Carter, Joseph Santonacita and Bruce Patrick secured three open seats.

CARTER: 33.31 percent, 2,807 votes
SANTONACITA: 33.50 percent, 2,823 votes
PATRICK: 33.19 percent, 2,797 votes

For the Freehold Township Board of Education with three seats open, Michael Amoroso, Mary Thomann and Michelle Lambert were named winners. See the results below:

AMOROSO: 23.08 percent, 9,659 votes
THOMANN: 19.79 percent, 8,281 votes
LAMBERT: 19.49 percent, 8,156 votes
MATTHEWS: 11.61 percent, 4,858 votes
BERLIN: 8.75 percent, 3,661 votes
GIRGIS: 11.37 percent, 4,760 votes
PALEW: 5.85 percent, 2,450 votes