How South Orange Voted: School Board, President, Marijuana

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Clerk posted unofficial results Tuesday night of the elections for South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education.

Since many of the ballots were mail-in or completed on paper, the final results may not be known until later this month.

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In the contested race for three South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education seats, the results are:

• Susan Lewis Bergin, 10,375
• Courtney Winkfield, 10,192
• Elissa Malespina, 7,718
• Deborah Engel, 7,709
• Melanie Finnern, 5,406

And for an unexpired one-year term:

• Kamal Zubieta, 10,983

How Essex County voted

In Essex County, 77.95 percent of the votes totaled on Tuesday night were for former Vice President Joe Biden, or 206,048 votes. For President Donald Trump, 56,149 votes were cast, or 21 percent. Libertarian Jo Jorgensen amassed 941 votes, and other third party candidates and write-ins drew about 1,000 votes.

For the state question about legalizing marijuana, 71.8 percent voted in favor and 28.17 percent against, or 176,159 votes to 69,092.

For more on the New Jersey totals and public questions, click here.

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

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