West Essex Area 2015 Election Results

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com
Published 8:00am

UPDATED: 4:04am

WEST ESSEX, NJ - Polls are open across New Jersey from 6am to 8pm on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. Once voting has ended, refresh this article for Essex County Clerk Chris Durkin's latest results. 

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MUNICIPAL

CALDWELL
Members of the Borough Council 
Three-year Term ~ Vote for Two
Ed Durkin did not run for reelection
Final Unofficial Results, Including Absentees

• Democratic Party Candidates
  Stephen J. Flack 
  626 votes ~ 25%
  Francis X. Rogers III  
  643 votes ~ 26%
• Republican Party Candidates
  Richard Hauser ~ Incumbent 
  681 votes ~ 27%
  Ricardo Alonso
  555 votes ~ 22%

ESSEX FELLS
Members of the Borough Council
Three-year Term ~ Vote for Two
Final Unofficial Results, Including Absentees

• Democratic Party Candidates
  none
• Republican Party Candidates 
  Glenn W. Koechling ~ Incumbent
  186 votes ~ 53%
  William B. Sullivan ~ Incumbent
  157 votes ~ 44%
  
  

Members of the Borough Council
Unexpired One-year Term ~ Vote for One
Final Unofficial Results, Including Absentees

• Democratic Party Candidates
  none
• Republican Party Candidates 
  Gregory J. Hindy ~ Incumbent
  177 votes ~ 98%
  
  

Members of the Board of Education
Three-year Term ~ Vote for Two
Final Unofficial Results, Including Absentees

• Steven LoCascio ~ Incumbent
  164 votes ~ 48%
• Michele Nitti ~ Incumbent
  174 votes ~ 51%

 
Members of the West Essex Regional Board of Education
Three-year Term ~ Vote for One
Final Unofficial Results, Including Absentees

• Ann Fahey ~ Incumbent
  180 votes ~ 98%

FAIRFIELD
Mayor
Three-year Term ~ Vote for One
Final Unofficial Results, Including Absentees

• Democratic Party Candidates
  none
• Republican Party Candidates 
  James Gasparini ~ Incumbent
  405 votes ~ 99%

Members of the Board of Education
Three-year Term ~ Vote for Two
Final Unofficial Results, Including Absentees

• Pasquale Freda ~ Incumbent
  366 votes ~ 50%
• Robert V. Lombardy Jr. 
  351 votes ~ 50%
  
  

Members of the West Essex Regional Board of Education
Three-year Term ~ Vote for One
Final Unofficial Results, Including Absentees

• Kristin Bachman ~ Incumbent 
  340 votes ~ 99%
  
  
  

NORTH CALDWELL
Members of the Borough Council
Three-year Term ~ Vote for Two
Final Unofficial Results, Including Absentees

• Democratic Party Candidates
  none
• Republican Party Candidates
  Francis X. Astorino ~ Incumbent 
  308 votes ~ 51% 
  Robert C. Kessler ~ Incumbent
  285 votes ~ 47% 
   

Members of the Board of Education
Three-year Term ~ Vote for Two
Absentees Received
Final Unofficial Results, Including Absentee

• Melissa Mindy Opper  
  326 votes ~ 48% 
  
• Jann Burks Skelton ~ Incumbent
  340 votes ~ 50%
  
  

Members of the West Essex Regional Board of Education
Three-year Term ~ Vote for One
Final Unofficial Results, Including Absentees

• Maryadele Wojtowicz ~ Incumbent 
  361 votes ~ 97% 

ROSELAND
Members of the Borough Council
Three-year Term ~ Vote for Two
Final Unofficial Results, Including Absentees

• Democratic Party Candidates
  none
• Republican Party Candidates
  Peter Smith ~ Incumbent
  641 votes ~ 51%
  Thomas Tsilionis ~ Incumbent
  617 votes ~ 49%
  
  

Members of the Board of Education
Three-year Term ~ Vote for Two
Final Unofficial Results, Including Absentees

• Paul Mastrangelo  ~ Incumbent
  359 votes  ~ 16%
• Antoinette Parkinson ~ Incumbent
  350 votes  ~ 16%
• Scott A. Gorman 
  725 votes  ~ 33%
• Jean Perrotti
  789 votes  ~ 35% 

WEST CALDWELL
Members of Township Council 
Three-year Term ~ Vote for Two
Thomas O'Hern did not run for reelection
Final Unofficial Results, Including Absentees

• Democratic Party Candidates
  none
• Republican Party Candidates
  Stanley W. Hladik ~ Incumbent
  725 votes ~ 51% 
  Michael Crudele 
  683 votes ~ 48% 
  
  

Members of the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education
Three-year Term ~ Vote for Two
Final Unofficial Results, Including Absentees

• Tom Adams ~ Incumbent
  1,670 votes ~ 52%
• Christopher D’Ambola
  1,554 votes ~ 48% 

COUNTY

​ESSEX COUNTY
County Clerk
Three Year Term ~ Vote for One
Districts Reporting: 529/550 (96%) 
Absentees not added

• Democratic Party Candidates
  Christopher J. Durkin ~ Incumbent
  40,717 votes ~ 79% 
• Republican Party Candidates 
  Adam Kraemer
  10,551 votes ~ 21%

 
County Sheriff
Three-year Term ~ Vote for One
Districts Reporting: 529/550 (96%) 
Absentees not added

• Democratic Party Candidates
  Armando B. Fontoura ~ Incumbent
  39,967 votes ~ 79%
• Republican Party Candidates
  Antonio S. Pires
  10,466 votes ~ 20%

STATE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Two-year Term ~ Vote for Two
Legislative District 26
Towns represented include Fairfield, North Caldwell, Verona and West Caldwell
Final Unofficial Results
Absentees not added

• Democratic Party Candidates
  Avery Hart
  1,492 votes ~ 23%
  Wayne B. Marek
  1,450 votes ~ 22%
• Republican Party Candidates
  BettyLou DeCroce ~ Incumbent
  1,736 votes ~ 27%
  Jay Webber ~ Incumbent 
  1,763 votes ~ 27%​

Legislative District 27
Towns represented include Caldwell, Essex Fells, Livingston, Roseland, and West Orange 
Districts Reporting: 123/127 (97%) 
Absentees not added

• Democratic Party Candidates
  Mila M. Jasey ~ Incumbent
  12,991 votes ~ 34% 
  John F. McKeon ~ Incumbent 
  13,656 votes ~ 35% 
• Republican Party Candidates ​
  Wonkyu Q. Rim​
  5,700 votes ~ 15%
  Tayfun Selen ​
  5,464 votes ~ 14%  ​​ 

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