Republicans Maintain Lead: Hillsborough Election Results

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Republicans Douglas Tomson and Janine Erickson continue to maintain their lead in the Hillsborough Township Committee election as vote tallies were updated on Friday night.

Newcomers Cynthia DeCavalcante Nurse, Paul Marini and high school senior Benjamin Wilson Kidd also continue to lead in the school board race.

As of Friday, the Somerset County Board of Elections has counted 162,658 vote-by-mail ballots out of the roughly 256,000 ballots sent out countywide.

In Hillsborough, 22,627 have been counted. There are 32,581 registered voters in the township.

Here are the latest unofficial results as of Friday night for township committee:

• Douglas Tomson: 11,944
• Janine Erickson: 11,112
• Donnetta Johnson: 10,190
• David Brook: 10,042

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There were also six candidates were vying for the three, three-year seats on the Hillsborough Township School Board including newcomers Nurse, Marini and Kidd versus incumbents Judith C. Haas, Ann Harris, and current school board president Lorraine Soisson.

• Cynthia "Cindy" DeCavalcante Nurse: 12,011
• Paul Marini: 9,628
• Benjamin Wilson Kidd: 6,938
• Ann Harris: 6,474
• Judith C. Haas: 5,952
• Lorraine Soisson: 4,554

"As we still have until Nov. 23 for the results to be certified by the Somerset County Board of elections my lead is mathematically too close to celebrate. I'd like to congratulate Cindy Nurse and Paul Martini on their clear victory. If I am elected the first steps will be to take the appropriate training, evaluate the current situation and really listen to what the townspeople, parents, students , and staff have to say, and then discuss with the rest of the board to formulate a plan," Kidd said.

Nathan Rudy, the 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.

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