Count In Hillsborough School Election Continues: No Update

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — The Somerset County Board of Elections continues to count votes in this year's Hillsborough Township Board of Education election.

As of Wednesday at 7:15 p.m., though, there were no updates to the unofficial results in the Hillsborough Township Board of Education race.

As of Wednesday night, the county counted 142,172 vote-by-mail ballots out of the roughly 233,000 ballots sent out countywide, according to Somerset County Clerk Steve Peter.

In Hillsborough, 19,707 ballots have been counted out of the 29,968 sent out to township residents, Parker said.

Nathan Rudy, 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.

As of Wednesday, newcomers Cynthia "Cindy" DeCavalcante Nurse, Paul Marini and high school senior Benjamin Wilson Kidd are leading over incumbents Judith C. Haas, Ann Harris, and current school board president Lorraine Soisson, according to unofficial results.

All six candidates were vying for the three, three-year seats on the Hillsborough Township School Board.

Here are the latest unofficial results as of 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday:

• Cynthia "Cindy" DeCavalcante Nurse: 10,534
• Paul Marini: 8,525
• Benjamin Wilson Kidd: 6,068
• Ann Harris: 5,752
• Judith C. Haas: 5,336
• Lorraine Soisson: 4,030

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