Update: Democrats Lead Holding In Madison Borough Council Race

This post was last updated at 3 p.m. on Nov. 16.

MADISON NJ - The polls are closed and the tallies are underway and soon Madison will know who will fill the two open seats on the governing body.

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Madison has a race for borough council with Democrats Robert Edward Landrigan and John F. Hoover looking to nab the two open seats on the dais while Republicans Michael Daily and Mackaella Goodwin do the same.

Current tallies:

• Robert Edward Landrigan: 4,911
• John F. Hoover: 4,901
• Michael Dailey: 3,769
• Mackaella Goodwin: 3,902

Across Morris County, 292 of 301 precincts have reported results, which is approximately 97 percent. Tuesday was the last day ballots could be received in New Jersey. Provisional ballot tabulation began Wednesday. The issues in reporting continue to be no listing of what precincts are outstanding, so whether they are clustered in such a way that the impact the outcome of a close races is unknown.

"Every vote should be safe. Every vote should be secure. Every vote should be counted," Murphy said of the process.

All results are based off of unofficial tallies provided by the Morris County Clerk's Office. Results won't be official until they are certified. Certification is expected by Nov. 20.

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