Politics & Government

Warren Election Results Continue To Trickle In

Here is the latest update on the Warren Township Committee and School Board races:

As ballots continue to be counted in Somerset County, here are the latest election results for the Warren Township Committee and School Board races.
As ballots continue to be counted in Somerset County, here are the latest election results for the Warren Township Committee and School Board races. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

WARREN, NJ — As ballots continue to be counted in Somerset County, here are the latest election results for the Warren Township Committee and School Board races.

As of Monday night, the Somerset County Board of Elections has counted 171,220 vote-by-mail ballots out of the roughly 256,000 ballots sent out countywide.

Here are the latest unofficial results as of Monday night for township committee:

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  • George Lazo: 5,198
  • Michael "Mick" C. Marion: 5,109
  • John Patrick Fahy: 3,910
  • Ilana Goldstein-Barsky: 3,831


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Warren Township School Board also has a contested race with five candidates vying for three, three-year seats.

  • Laura Keller: 4,057
  • David Brezee (Incumbent): 3,214
  • Todd Weinstein: 2,992
  • Christian Bellmann (Incumbent): 2,839
  • Eric D. Winch: 2,071

Lori Ruckstuhl-Clar is also running unopposed for the one, one-year unexpired seat.

  • Lori Ruckstuhl-Clar: 5,845

For Watchung Hills Regional School Board, Peter Fallon is running for the one, three-year seat representing Warren and Michael Birnberg is running of the one, three-year seat representing Watchung.

  • Peter Fallon: 6,375

Nathan Rudy, the spokesman for Somerset County, said 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 at the earliest.

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

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