Incumbents were also re-elected in state senate, general assembly and county freeholder races last Tuesday.
There will be no changes on the Cherry Hill Board of Education next year as three incumbents were re-elected in last Tuesday’s election
Eric Goodwin, Carol Matlack and Lisa Saidel were each re-elected, defeating challengers Fredrick Dande and Sally Tong. According to the unofficial results from the Camden County Board of Elections, Saidel led the way with 24.18 percent of the vote. Matlack finished in second place with 21.92 percent, and Goodwin finished in third place with 20.64 percent. Tong finished in fourth place with 18.18 percent of the vote, and Dande finished in fifth place with 14.63 percent.
In the governor’s race, Democrat Phil Murphy was victorious, defeating Republican Kim Guadagno. Murphy earned 1,154,978 votes, while Guadagno earned 878,588 votes, according to unofficial results from the New Jersey Board of Elections.
There will be no changes in the state Senate or General Assembly for the sixth legislative district. Democratic state Sen. James Beach defeated Republican challenger Robert Shapiro. Beach earned 69.7 percent of the vote. Democrat Assemblyman Louis Greenwald and Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt were also re-elected, defeated Republican nominees Winston Extavour and David C. Moy. Greenwald and Lampitt combined to earn 70.7 percent of the vote.
In the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders election, incumbent Democrats Louis Cappelli Jr. and Jonathan Young Sr. were both re-elected. The pair earned a combined 68.9 percent of the vote, defeating Republican challengers Keith Cybulski and Nicole Nance.
Voters in New Jersey approved two ballot questions this year. The first question was for the approval of the New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act and will allow the state to issue bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $125 million, with the proceeds of the bonds will be used to provide grants to public libraries. A total of 59.7 percent of voters approved the bond act. The second question was to amend the New Jersey Constitution to dedicate all money collected by the state relating to natural resource damages to be used to repair, restore, replace, or preserve the state’s natural resources. The money can also be used to pay legal or other costs incurred by the state in pursuing those claims. A total of 68.8 percent of those voters approved the amendment.
The results do not include provisional ballots and remain unofficial until the county and state boards of election certifies them.
