Collins, Montana, Hodges Leading In Westwood Council Race

WESTWOOD, NJ — With updated results coming from Bergen County, leaders in the race for two full-term Borough Council seats and one unexpired term have emerged.

Republican Cheryl Hodges leads Democrat Lee-Ann Schaadt in the race for the unexpired term by a margin of over 200 votes, while Democrat Erin Collins and Republican Christopher Montana are ahead in the race for full-term seats. Though Montana is currently positioned for election to the second available seat, Democrat Bermari Roig trails by less than 200 votes.

Here's the latest unofficial count:

• Christopher Montana — 2,901
• Erin Collins — 3,256
• Bermari Roig — 2,717

And for the unexpired seat:

• Cheryl Hodges — 2,867
• Lee-Ann Schaadt — 2,654

Bergen County reports a total of 409,307 ballots cast, but, according to the unofficial results, only absentee and early precincts have been reported so far, with 72 of 73 in. The county has yet to make an estimate on overall voter turnout.

County Clerk John S. Hogan didn't provide much of an update on Twitter Wednesday morning, stating that results would continue to be posted online. The Clerk's Office did not return a request for comment Wednesday.

"Unofficial results of the 2020 General Election will be posted on the Clerk's website at http://bergencountyclerk.org as we receive the results from the Board of Elections," he wrote.

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.

Every the ballot sent through the mail had to be postmarked by Nov. 3. It must be received by your county's election boards by 8 p.m. on Nov. 10.

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

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