Updated Scotch Plains-Fanwood Election Results

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — Union County Board of Elections continues tallying votes as they come in. Here are the latest vote tallies, that were updated on Friday night.

As of Saturday at 4:46 p.m., the Union County Board of Elections has counted 145,278 vote-by-mail ballots out of the roughly 372,854 ballots sent out.

Taking a look at the local races, Democrats continue to lead in the race for mayor and council in Scotch Plains, according to unofficial results.

In Scotch Plains, there is a contested Mayoral race with Republican incumbent Alexander M. Smith running against Democrat Joshua G. Losardo.

Here are the unofficial results:

• Joshua G. Losardo: 5,681
• Alexander M. Smith: 4,571

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There is also a contested race for the 1st Ward Council Member seat with Democrat Ellen Zimmerman running against Republican incumbent Theodore J. Spera.

• Theodore J. Spera: 4,181
• Ellen Zimmerman: 5,995

In Fanwood, there is an uncontested race on the municipal level with two Democrats running unopposed for three, four-year councilman-at-large seats.

• Jeffrey Banks: 2,485
• Anthony Carter: 2,489

Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School Board has five candidates vying for three seats in the upcoming election.

Amy Boroff and Margaret Maggie Savoca are running for the one, three-year seat to represent Fanwood on the board.

• Amy Boroff: 1,501
• Margaret Maggie Savoca: 784

Dr. David Levine, Evan Murray, and Karen Mitchell are running for the two, three-year seats to represent Scotch Plains on the board.

• Dr. David Levine: 4,558
• Karen Mitchell: 5,688
• Evan Murray: 5,187

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.

For full coverage of the 2020 election in New Jersey, go here: New Jersey Elections 2020

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