Voters in Washington Township went to the polls on Nov. 3 and elected candidates for full terms on council, the board of education and Board of Fire Commissioners.
The Gloucester County Clerk’s Office has posted results from the election on its website that are unofficial until a vote-counting process that could take more than a week is complete.
Vote totals do not include late mail-in and provisional ballots; they are expected to be tallied at a later date.
Washington Township Council
Six candidates vied for the three, four-year term seats on council.
Democratic candidates Gary Egizi, Gerard Moore and Donna Freidel, all part of the same campaign, currently lead ahead of Republican incumbents Donald C. Brown Jr., Johnson “Jack” Yerkes and Peter M. Del Borrello III, all part of the same campaign.
As of Nov. 4, Egizi received 11,069 votes, Moore 10,130 and Freidel 10,055. Brown received 8,166 votes, Yerkes 8,457 and Del Borrello 8,930.
There are 59 write-in votes.
Washington Township Board of Education
Ten candidates vied for the three, three-year term seats on the board.
Ralph E. Ross Sr. and Patricia Blome are incumbents. Melissa Demyan, CJ Smith, Dayton A. Lundberg, Logan R. Elias, Kryzstian M. Koslosky, Tiffany Orihel, Lindsay Foglio and Angela Terruso are seeking their first terms.
As of Nov. 5, Terruso leads with 5,376 votes, followed by Blome with 5,147 and Demyan with 5,034. Elias has 4,877 votes, Lundberg has 4,570 and Foglio has 4,394. Koslosky has 4,371 votes, Ross has 4,163, Orihel has 4,025 and Smith has 4,007.
There are 239 write-in votes.
Washington Township Board of Fire Commissioners
Two candidates ran for the two, three-year term seats on the board.
Frank Stella received 12,361 votes and John J. Reisenwitz III received 12,361 votes.
There are 166 write-in votes.
