How Lacey Voted For President, Congress, Marijuana

LACEY, NJ — Throughout the nation, Election Day may become Election Week or Election Month because of complications associated with the coronavirus pandemic. The tally isn't over in Lacey either, but let's look at how the township voted on key issues and races so far.

The Ocean County Clerk's Office has primarily counted mail-in ballots as of Wednesday morning. Provisional votes haven't been fully determined and could affect the results of some races.

That said, here's what we can see so far.

President

The ballots in Lacey overwhelmingly favor President Donald Trump, who has received 9,288 votes as of Wednesday morning. Vice President Joe Biden generated 4,510 votes from Lacey.

In 2016, President Trump earned 9,584 votes from Lacey, while Hillary Clinton received 3,779 votes.

Senate

Once again, Lacey went red while New Jersey overall went blue. Sen. Cory Booker won re-election, but Republican challenger Rik Mehta has earned more votes in Lacey.

Lacey gave Mehta, the Republican nominee, 9,028 votes, while Booker has received 4,321.

During New Jersey's last senate race in 2018, Republican challenger Bob Hugin generated 7,923 votes from Lacey. Sen. Bob Menendez earned 3,186 from the township.

Congress

Although Republican challenger David Richter received the majority of Lacey votes, the numbers are a little closer than the presidential and Senate numbers as of Wednesday morning.

Richter earned 8,317 votes from Lacey, while Congressman Andy Kim got 5,116 votes.

But the Associated Press declared Kim the winner of the race. The Democratic incumbent has 173,009 votes overall, compared to Richter's 138,095. The AP has reported results from 432 of 571 precincts.

In 2018, Republican Tom MacArthur received 7,508 votes from Lacey, while Kim earned 3,621.

Legal Marijuana

The majority of Lacey voters so far have favored legalizing recreational marijuana in the Garden State. In Lacey, 8,247 voted to legalize recreational marijuana, while 5,010 opposed the measure.

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