Republicans Take The Lead In Morris Plains Council Race

This post was last updated at 3 p.m. on Nov. 13.

MORRIS PLAINS, NJ— The polls are closed and the ballots are cast and soon Morris Plains residents will know who will be representing them on their governing body.

The contested race for Morris Plains Borough Council has Republicans Salvatore (Sal) F. Cortese and Arthur (Art) J. Bruhn Jr. looking to take both open seats on the dais while Cara Parmigiani is looking to play spoiler for one spot.

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Current tallies:

• Cara Parmigiani: 1,476
• Salvatore Sal F. Cortese: 1,519
• Arthur Art J. Bruhn Junior: 1,515

Since the change to this year's election was announced by Gov. Phil Murphy because of the coronavirus, there have been many questions about how the process will work.

Across Morris County, 274 of 301 precincts have reported results, which is approximately 91 percent. Tuesday was the last day ballots could be received in New Jersey. Provisional ballot tabulation was set to begin Wednesday.

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

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