Maplewood Primary Election Results: Vote Totals Are In

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Polls closed in Maplewood at 8 p.m. for the New Jersey Primary Election races to determine which candidates would get the Democratic and Republican nominations to vie for two seats on the Maplewood Township Committee in November.

Because two Democratic candidates ran unopposed to get the nod, the nominations were a foregone conclusion. However, political observers sometimes look to the vote tabulations to determine how much support candidates have early in the race.

No Republicans ran for the nomination for the two seats.

According to Essex County, the unofficial vote totals, with 20 out of 21 districts reporting, are:

• Incumbent Nancy Adams (D): 1,680
• Jamaine Cripe (D): 1,655

All but one district had reported.

In Maplewood's form of government, candidates run for Township Committee and are elected by the public. Then, the committee members choose a mayor and deputy mayor each year from among themselves. Committee members serve staggered three-year terms.

READ MORE: Maplewood Primary Election Guide

Maplewood residents also were able to vote in the primaries on Tuesday for Republican or Democratic candidates for state Senate and Assembly in the 27th Legislative District.

For more details on the primary election, visit Vote.NJ.Gov.

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