The Democratic nominee for governor voted in his hometown of Middletown on Tuesday. Watch video

MIDDLETOWN -- Democratic nominee for New Jersey governor Phil Murphy brushed off outgoing Gov. Chris Christie's comments about whether Tuesday's election should be viewed as a referendum on his eight years in office and stuck to familiar territory as he cast his ballot.

Christie said on Tuesday if Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, the Republican nominee, wins, it's not an affirmation of his eight years, and if Murphy wins, it's not a rejection of his two terms leading New Jersey.

When a reporter asked him about Christie's comments, Murphy waved his hand and declined to take the bait. 

"You should ask Governor Christie that, I'm focused on what we're up to," Murphy said. 

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Murphy kept the focus on the state's economy as he spoke to reporters outside Fairview School in Middletown, where he voted with his family.

"It's busted," he said. "We've been left behind. So we need to strengthen it (the economy), grow it again and make it fair."

Murphy said he feels comfortable with the final stretch of the election and that voter turnout will be key. 

"Listen, this is why they play the game," he said. "We have to close this thing out."

Flanked by his wife, Tammy, and their four children, who were wearing matching Allbird shoes, Murphy also said that this election is not a referendum on President Donald Trump. 

"It's a referendum on the economy," he said. "This is an economy which is not strong, not fair -- it doesn't work for enough people. That's what this is about." 

Both candidates voted Tuesday in Monmouth County.

Murphy, a former U.S. ambassador to Germany and Goldman Sachs banking executive, lives in Middletown. He and his wife own a $9.6 million mansion, on which they pay about $200,000 in annual property taxes, according to a recent report by the Asbury Park Press.  

When Murphy, 60, voted in the Democratic primary in June, it was the first time his name appeared on a ballot for elected office. 

Still, Murphy has led Guadagno by double digits in every major public opinion poll. But the gap has narrowed over the last few months. He was ahead by 27 percentage points in July but is now up by 14 in the most recent survey. 

On Tuesday morning, Murphy shrugged off any concern about the tightening polls.

"I only want to look at what we can control, which is our energy and the last couple hours we have left," he said. 

Guadagno, of Monmouth Beach, is a former Monmouth County sheriff, Monmouth Beach commissioner and federal prosecutor. But for the last eight years, she's served as Gov. Chris Christie's lieutenant governor. Guadagno, 58, was elected the first lieutenant governor in state history.

She and her husband own a $2.3 million home, on which they pay about $30,000 annually in property taxes, the Asbury Park Press reports. 

Regardless of who wins on Tuesday, one thing is certain: The next governor of New Jersey will be the first Monmouth County resident elected since Joseph D. Bedle in 1875. Bedle, a Democrat who was born in Matawan but built his law practice in Freehold, was the 23rd governor of New Jersey.  

NJ Advance Media staff writer Brent Johnson and the Associated Press contributed to this report.  

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The victim saw the suspect breaking into his car in North Trenton

TRENTON -- A resident caught a burglar in the act early Monday and physically held him down until police officers arrived to arrest him, police said. 

Officers responded to a call just after 7 a.m. of a man breaking into cars on Brunswick Avenue at Pine Street. 

When officers arrived, they found Christopher Nordgren, 48, of Hamilton underneath the owner of the car Nordgren was breaking into, police said. The man had seen Nordgren breaking in, and laid on top of him to keep him from running, police said.

Officers found Nordgren wrapped in a sleeping bag and wearing a coat that he swiped from inside the man's car, the owner told police. 

Nordgren was charged with burglary. He had previous warrants for his arrest in Hamilton. 

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The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security says there are no known threats, but critics call for a dose of prevention.

TRENTON -- As voters head for the polls and elect New Jersey's next governor, state homeland security officials say there are no credible threats to the state's election system, which critics contend remains vulnerable to attack.

Russian attempts to undermine last fall's presidential election shone a bright light on the integrity of electoral systems across the country, but state authorities say they're confident in New Jersey's tight election security measures.

"On both fronts, from a technical standpoint and a physical site security standpoint, we are secure," Office of Homeland Security spokesman Patrick Rigby said Monday. "We want to make sure that there is no threat to the actual cyber security elements of the machines. It's equally important that the polling stations are completely secure.

But state Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, D-Mercer, said New Jersey's election infrastructure needs to be upgraded.

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Gusciora, who filed a lawsuit in 2004 looking to force upgrades and has since sponsored legislation seeking to improve New Jersey's voting system, said it remains vulnerable to equipment glitches, programming errors and tampering.

Gusciora wants the states machines retrofitted to spit out a receipt after a voter casts their ballot, creating a paper trail to manually count and cross check results.

"We seem to accept out electronic results at face value," he said.

New Jersey is one of just a handful of states, along with Georgia, Delaware, Louisiana and South Carolina, with only paperless machines, according to The Huffington Post.

A recent report from The Center for Investigative Reporting found that it's not just tampering that needs to be guarded against. Dozens of voters for Cumberland County Democratic Committee were mis-recorded in 2011 because of an elections administrator's programming error, the report noted.

A law passed more than a decade ago requiring hard copies of vote tallies was later suspended for lack of funding. Sponsors of a similar measure introduced this spring have said that electronic machines that produce a paper record are now more widely commercially available.

"It's costly. It's in the millions of dollars. But you have to ask yourself, what's the cost of reliable democracy?" said Gusciora.

The Office of Homeland Security said in a statement it has beefed up security with tamper-evident seals on all voting machines, instituted training classes on voting machine security, required criminal and security background checks on everyone working on voting machines and installed anti-virus software on election management computers.

NJ Advance Media staff writer S.P. Sullivan contributed to this report.

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A human rights lawyers says her arrest could be more of an intimidation tactic by the government.

The incident left a person seriously injured.

BRICK -- Police are searching for a driver who struck and seriously injured a person in a road rage incident Tuesday behind a Brick grocery store.

The driver fled in an older model, black, Volvo four-door sedan that police say has smashed windshield and side-view mirror damage. The vehicle had a possible partial NJ plate of "F56."

The incident occurred shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Hooper Avenue near the back of a Stop & Shop, police said. The incident was described by police as sparked by road rage, but not additional information about the dispute was provided.

The suspect is described as a man in his 30s, dark hair and unshaven. He was wearing a red sweatshirt, jeans and sunglasses. 

The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office and the Brick Township Police Department are investigating. Anyone with information on the driver or vehicle may contact 732-262-1100.

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Problems were reported earlier today at the Mary McLeod Bethune Center where voters were delayed in casting their ballots for almost 2 hours when poll workers couldn't locate voter registration books for the polling place, according to Hudson County Board of Elections Clerk Michael Harper.

Voter turnout has been described as "brisk" today in Jersey City where voters are selecting a mayor, three at-large and six ward council people and three members of the Board of Education.

At S chool 11 on North Street a poll worker said voter turnout had been good.

Problems were reported earlier today at the Mary McLeod Bethune Center where voters were delayed in casting their ballots for almost 2 hours when poll workers couldn't locate voter registration books for the polling place, according to Hudson County Board of Elections Clerk Michael Harper.

Harper said there was a similar delay at the polling place at McNair Academic High School, but he said that delay was shorter, lasting only about an hour.

Two Superior Court judges on hand to sort out issues arising at polling places had heard only one matter between the hours of 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. today. The nature of that problem was not immediately available.

A half dozen Deputy Attorneys General were also on hand for such hearings at Hudson County Plaza on Cornelison Avenue in Jersey City.

Harper described today's voter turnout at brisk so far.

Workers from the Board of Elections have been traveling to polling places around the county to deal with issues such as people campaigning too close the polling station.

Another issue that has arisen is voters being told they cannot vote because their name is not in the voter registry. They should instead have been asked to fill out provisional ballots.

Election officials expect issues to arise more frequently after 4 p.m. when people begin to get off work and voter turnout picks up.

Harper said the problem at Bethune began Monday night after the office of the City Clerk delivered the voting books. He said a night security guard saw the books and didn't want to leave them out in the open. "So he locked them in a room."

Harper said when poll workers arrived in the morning, they couldn't locate the books. "Nobody knew where they were," Harper said. It took an hour and forty-five minutes to locate the books and get the polling place open and running, Harper said.

He said voters who were prevented from casting their ballots by the delays can ask the  judge to keep the polls open later than their 8 p.m. scheduled close. "I can't do anything unless a judge orders it," Harper said.

He described the problem at Bethune and McNair as not being unusual for an Election Day. "You want to hang them when you hear about it," he said, "but the issues were very normal."

A Hudson County detective is being hailed a hero for saving a pregnant woman from her car moments before the vehicle engulfed in flames.

A Hudson County detective is being hailed a hero for saving a pregnant woman from her car moments before the vehicle became engulfed in flames.

Jennifer Larson was driving south on the Garden State Parkway on Oct. 22 when she suddenly lost the ability to accelerate near the Driscoll Bridge. She heard a loud boom and her car began shaking.

Larson, who is six months pregnant, began maneuvering her car toward the shoulder of the roadway when she spotted a police car with activated lights and sirens in her review mirror. Det. Guershon Cherilien, who works in the Hudson County Prosecutor's Homicide Unit, moved quickly to help Larson.

Cherilien could see fire coming from underneath the car, but Larson was unaware of the seriousness of the situation. The detective helped Larson out of the car and kept her calm while State Police and the local fire department arrived at the scene to extinguish the flames.

The lock switches on Larson's vehicle malfunctioned after she was safely removed from the car and she credits Cherilien with acting with kindness in a "moment of life and death."

"If it had not been for Det. Cherilien quickly pulling behind me when he saw the flames burst from underneath my vehicle, I would have pulled over and sat in that car calling my insurance company until it would have been too late to escape," Larson said in a statement. "I can honestly say that he saved my life and the life of my daughter."

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said she is grateful for Cherilien's actions on that Sunday.

"Det. Cherilien made several quick decisions during this incident and calmly moved the driver to safety," Suarez said in a statement. "His actions may have helped to save this woman's life and I am grateful that she was unharmed and I'm extremely proud of the bravery exhibited by Guershon." 

A senior member of the New Jersey congressional delegation is calling it quits.

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Frank LoBiondo, the New Jersey Republican who most often breaks with his party, announced his retirement Tuesday with a blast at the partisanship that has taken over U.S. politics.

"I always looked for solutions that produce real world results built upon cooperation and partnerships," said LoBiondo, R-2nd Dist. "Regrettably, our nation is now consumed by increasing political polarization; there is no longer middle ground to honestly debate issues and put forward solutions."

His retirement puts the congressional district up for grabs in the 2018 election.

LoBiondo, who first elected in 1994 as Republicans ended 40 years of Democratic control of the House and has served 11 terms on Capitol Hill, said the timing was right for him to leave because term limits required him to give up his aviation subcommittee chairmanship and his seat on the House Intelligence Committee.

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"Furthermore, as some of my closest colleagues have also come to realize, those of us who came to Congress to change Washington for the better through good governance are now the outliers," LoBiondo said. "A vocal and obstinate minority within both parties has hijacked good legislation in pursuit of no legislation."

LoBiondo's most recent act of defiance against his party came last month when he voted against the congressional budget resolution targeting the deduction for state and local taxes. He also was one of three House Republicans from New Jersey to oppose health care legislation that the Congressional Budget Office said would leave 23 million more Americans without insurance.

Last year, LoBiondo, 71, crossed party lines and voted with a majority of Democrats against a majority of Republicans 16.9 percent of the time, putting him ninth among all House GOP lawmakers, according to Congressional Quarterly.

This year, he was one of only nine House Republicans to oppose repealing regulations on coal companies in order to protect streams and drinking water supplies.

He also fought President Donald Trump's proposals that could lead to offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean and was one of 24 House Republicans who introduced a resolution in March calling for actions to combat climate change, which the president has called a Chinese hoax.

"With LoBiondo retiring, New Jersey is losing one of the last of our moderate-on-the-environment Republicans," said Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. "Pro-environment and climate-change-protection Republicans have become an endangered species."

LoBiondo also was a strong supporter of organized labor. He received $335,000 in contributions from unions in 2016, more than any other House member running for re-election, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington-based research group.

He was one of only three House Republicans who earlier this year opposed repealing a regulation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration making it easier to track workplace injuries.

While the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee named LoBiondo as one of the four New Jersey House Republicans it was targeting, he did not receive the attention as the other three, Reps. Tom MacArthur, R-3rd Dist., Leonard Lance, R-7th Dist., and Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-11th Dist.

A retired teacher, Tanzie Youngblood of Woolwich, is seeking the Democratic nomination.

The two Washington-based publications that track congressional races, the Cook Political Report and Inside Elections, both rated LoBiondo as a safe bet for re-election.

His retirement, however, "opens up a very competitive seat that President Obama easily won twice," DCCC spokesman Evan Lukaske said.

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Robbers tried to hold-up off-duty police officer early Tuesday, according to authorities.

NEWARK -- A 19-year-old man faces robbery and weapons charges after he was shot by an off-duty Newark police officer in an exchange of gunfire in the city early Tuesday, officials said.

Justin McGriff and at least one other suspect tried to rob the off-duty officer around 12:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Wainwright Street, according to authorities.

"When he identified himself as a police officer, one of the suspects fired a weapon," acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino said in a statement. "The off-duty Newark police officer returned fire, shooting one of the suspects."

Police arrested McGriff, who was wounded, a short distance from the robbery scene on Leslie Street, according to the prosecutor. He was taken to University Hospital, where his condition was not immediately available.

Prosecutors also charged McGriff with conspiracy. He has not been accused of shooting at the officer.

At least one other suspect fled the scene, authorities said. The Newark officer was not wounded in the attack.

James Stewart Jr., president of the Newark Fraternal Order of Police, said the officer was a 27-year veteran of the city's force.

"He acted heroically in a life and death situation and I tip my cap to him on a job well done," Stewart added. "We are looking forward to the apprehension of the two suspects on the run, we know who we're looking for, their time as free men is quickly dwindling."

McGriff, of Orange, was previously charged with a March 15 armed robbery in Newark's West Ward, where he allegedly stole a man's cell phone, cash and other items at gunpoint, according to authorities and records.

He was held at the Essex County jail for four days after that arrest, according to county corrections department records. The status of that case was not immediately clear.

The shooting marked the second incident in the past two weeks where officials said an off-duty law enforcement officer shot at men who tried to rob him in Newark.

On Oct. 29, an off-duty Jersey City police officer fatally shot two men who allegedly tried to rob the cop at gunpoint in the city's Central Ward. Investigators said one of the men tried to shoot the officer, but the gun jammed.

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Halladay pitched for the Blue Jays and Phillies during a 16-year career. He was 40 years old.

Former Phillies star pitcher Roy Halladay died in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Fla. on Tuesday. He was 40.

CBS Philly first reported on the plane crash. Tampa Bay's CBS affiliate reported that the plane was owned by Halladay.

The Pasco County (Fla.) Sheriff's office held a press conference at 4:15 p.m., at which time Sheriff Chris Nocco confirmed Halladay's death. Nocco said they are currently engaged in a recovery effort and that Halladay's body has been located.

The plane which crashed was a two-person plane, but Nocco said Halladay was the only person on board at the time of the crash. Nocco said they will be recovering plane debris for the next few hours.

Here's the video of the plane in the Gulf of Mexico.

Nocco said the National Transportation Safety Board will be leading the investigation. He confirmed that the tail number on the plane which crashed matched the tail number on the plane owned by Halladay. The sheriff's office cannot confirm if Halladay had filed a flight plan.

The plane was a single engine plane Icon A5.

-- Pasco Sheriff (@PascoSheriff) November 7, 2017

The Phillies released a statement shortly after Halladay's death was announced:

We are numb over the very tragic news about Roy Halladay's untimely death.  There are no words to describe the sadness that the entire Phillies family is feeling over the loss of one of the most respected human beings to ever play the game.  It is with the heaviest of hearts that we pass along our condolences to Brandy, Ryan and Braden.

Halladay, a star with the Phillies from 2010-2013, recently tweeted photos of himself flying.

I keep telling my dad flying the Icon A5 low over the water is like flying a fighter jet! His response..... I am flying a fighter jet!! pic.twitter.com/30eVjz9eS6

-- Roy Halladay (@RoyHalladay) October 31, 2017

A little flying with pilot Roy [?] @RoyHalladay pic.twitter.com/tOLxWyGldI

-- Hud (@nolanhudi) November 5, 2017

I'm really not big on posting pic's of my stuff and I'll never be on Cribs... but this A5 is so outrageous I'd feel guilty not sharing pics! pic.twitter.com/UUmZMfgsff

-- Roy Halladay (@RoyHalladay) October 17, 2017

Another above average view thanks to my Icon A5! Time it took to get from my lake to here 15min... Having a island to yourself.. Priceless!! pic.twitter.com/oWn7jCHC05

-- Roy Halladay (@RoyHalladay) October 17, 2017

I have dreamed about owning a A5 since I retired! Real life is better then my dreams!! Thx Kirk & everyone @ICONAircraft pic.twitter.com/wkk6TtjAY4

-- Roy Halladay (@RoyHalladay) October 13, 2017

ICON aircraft put out this video with Halladay featured.

Halladay pitched in the majors for 16 seasons, making eight All-Star teams during his time with the Toronto Blue Jays and Phillies. The righty was a two-time (2003, 2010) Cy Young winner.

In four seasons with the Phillies, Halladay pitched to a 3.25 ERA and finished top-2 in the Cy Young voting twice.

On May 29, 2010, Halladay pitched the 20th perfect game in baseball history, beating the then-Florida Marlins 1-0.

Friends and former teammates in MLB took to Twitter to express their shock and sadness:

Gone too soon my friend!!! Blessed to have shared the field with you as a teammate, competitor, friend and more importantly a brother. Praying for Brandy, Ryan and Brayden[?] [?]

-- Shane Victorino (@ShaneVictorino) November 7, 2017

We were together in this journey as Canadian Baseball Hall of Famers, now you are gone. RIP Roy Halladay pic.twitter.com/x5Vv0r8djx

-- Vladimir Guerrero (@VladGuerrero27) November 7, 2017

RIP...Roy Halladay one of the greatest teammates I have had the privilege the play with. Our prayers are with his wife and 2 boys![?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]

-- Kevin Millar (@KMillar15) November 7, 2017

Heart is broken to hear about Roy Halladay .great friend, teammate, father and husband. One of the best teammates ever! You will be missed !

-- Roy Oswalt (@royoswalt44net) November 7, 2017

Halladay is survived by his wife Brandy, and their two children.

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Most voters interviewed this morning were excited about the governor's race, but not so much for the local races, where Democrats were again expected to win easily.

Election Day is a day when U.S. citizens can voice their opinion for change.

Across Bayonne, people made their way to polling places like Bayonne High School and Horace Mann Community school to cast their votes for school board candidates, state legislators, a freeholder -- and a new governor.

The front-runners for governor are Democrat Phil Murphy and Republican Kim Guadagno.

"I'm here because I want to see a different governor. I came out for Murphy because I don't want another Christie," said Wayne Baptiste, referring to Guadagno's eight years as lieutenant governor under one of the most unpopular in state history.

Most voters interviewed this morning were excited about the governor's race, but not so much for the local races, where Democrats were again expected to win easily. Locally, voters were to decide on three school board members, an unopposed freeholder and two assembly members and a state senator.

Marie Scrudato, a poll worker at Bayonne High School said both Guadagno and Murphy "have strengths and weaknesses, so I think it's pretty much a level playing field."

She was more bothered by the low voter turnout at the high school.

"I'm a little disappointed that the voter turnout hasn't been that great," Scrudato said. "That's upsetting to see" that some people take voting for granted. She noted that some immigrant families came to the school and couldn't wait to cast their ballots for the first time.

"It was great to see how excited they were," Scrudato said. "It's just disappointing though when you have American citizens who don't even bother to vote. To some of them, they felt it just doesn't count and that it's not going to affect them. That's what's sad about it." 

Voters also went to the polls for public questions on ensuring reparation for natural resource destruction or contamination be used only to repair and restore the state's natural resources; and funding the construction and renovation of libraries.

"I feel strongly that the money for the environmental cleanup should be used where it's supposed to be used," Scrudato said. "I'm upset that Christie took the (the $225 million Exxon settlement for environmental damages at refineries in Bayonne and Linden) away from Bayonne because ... we had land that needed to be cleaned up. Linden had the same problem, too, and it didn't go to any of us. Maybe a little bit of it did, but the money was used for other issues." 

During the campaign, Murphy has repeatedly said that a vote for Guadagno is a vote for four more years of Christie.

"This isn't going to be a tight election," said voter Mike Vitale. "Murphy shouldn't have any trouble beating her. If you go with Guadagno, you're just going to get Christie again. He taught her everything she needs to know." 

While there wasn't much support for Guadagno, everyone seemed to agree that it's time that New Jersey gets a fresh start.

"I served in the Army for three years so I think that's enough of a reason to come out to vote," said Maurice Kahan, a Bayonne resident, formerly from Baltimore. I'm not a fan of Christie, so I think it's time for a change."

Defense attorneys have argued Menendez did not take any "official acts" on his co-defendant's behalf.

NEWARK -- On the first full day of deliberations in U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez's federal corruption trial, the jury had one question: what is the defense definition of a "senator"?

Attorneys for the Democratic lawmaker and Salomon Melgen, the wealthy Florida ophthalmologist accused of bribing Menendez, returned to the courtroom after jurors passed a note to the judge indicating they had a question.

One of the jurors, U.S. District Judge William H. Walls told attorneys, wanted a read-back of defense attorney Abbe Lowell's closing remarks "apropos the definition of a senator."

While it was unclear what the juror meant by "definition of a senator," Lowell -- the lead attorney on the senator's defense team -- had argued in closings that there were certain official acts Menendez could have taken on Melgen's behalf in his role as a U.S. senator --  such as crafting legislation or holding hearings -- but did not.

The Justice Department has accused Menendez, 63, of intervening on Melgen's behalf at the highest levels of Health and Human Services and the State Department in exchange for lavish bribes.

Attorneys for the lawmaker have argued the senator's meetings with government officials in the case -- including former U.S. ambassador Bill Brownfield and former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius -- were part of routine legislative activity involving policy matters of concern to Menendez.

After conferring with both parties, Walls called the jury back to the courtroom and instructed the panel of seven women and five men that they were to rely solely on their "individual and collective memories of what was said by Mr. Lowell."

Walls, who directed jurors to a section of the jury charge instructing them to consider as evidence only testimony elicited from witnesses or exhibits introduced as such, did not read back Lowell's closing remarks.

Walls excused the jury for the day at 4 p.m. at the jurors' request. Deliberations are expected to resume Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.

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No arrests have been made in any of the shootings between Friday evening and early Sunday morning, city spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said.

JERSEY CITY - Five men were shot in less than 36 hours during a violent weekend in Jersey City, officials said.

No arrests have been made in any of the shootings between Friday evening and early Sunday morning, city spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said.

A 25-year-old man and 17-year-old boy, both of Harmon Street, were shot at about 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Marion Gardens housing complex. One of the victims was transported by a private auto and the second was brought by first responders to Jersey City Medical Center, Morrill said.

Both suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening and would not provide details of the shooting to authorities, she said.

Then just before midnight, a 22-year-old Halladay Street man was shot in the cheek and abdomen near the Salem Lafayette housing complex on Union Street, Morrill said. An update on his condition was not immediately available.

Early Sunday morning a 42-year-old was shot in the calf on Van Nostrand Avenue. Morrill said that victim was also uncooperative with police and was treated at Jersey City Medical Center at about 1:30 a.m.

A fifth man was shot a few hours later, again at Marion Gardens, at about 4:30 a.m. The 24-year-old Carteret man suffered a nonlife-threatening gunshot wound to his buttocks and was brought to Christ Hospital by a friend, she said.

The shootings all remain under investigation. 

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The woman was last seen at a Trenton hospital at about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday

TRENTON -- Police in Mercer County are searching for a Ewing woman who walked away from Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton Tuesday afternoon.

Betty Morocco in security camera footage 

Betty Morocco, 84, has Alzheimer's disease.

Morocco walked out of the hospital in North Trenton at about 1:20 p.m., Trenton police said.

Morocco was visiting someone and arrived with a relative. She was not a patient, police spokesman Lt. David Cruz said.

Trenton police were alerted at 2:20 p.m.

Morocco is white, stands 5-feet 4-inches tall and weighs about 180 pounds. She was wearing black clothing and carrying a beige purse.

Police made public security camera footage of her in hopes the public can help locate her.

Anyone with information about Morocco is asked to call Trenton police at 609-989-4170.

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Sean Pohle has been missing since Nov. 3, 2017, when he told his girlfriend he was going to work.

NEW YORK -- A Hunterdon Central Regional High School graduate has been missing since Friday, when he left his apartment in New York City.

Police are searching for Sean Pohle, 24, who was reported missing after his girlfriend realized it was late for him to be coming home from work. Their last contact was at 4:27 p.m. on Friday.

Pohle drives a black Honda Civic with New Jersey license plates, with his last known location crossing the George Washington Bridge into New Jersey.

The former Flemington resident is described as a white male, 5-feet, 11-inches tall, weighs 150 pounds, and usually wears skinny jeans, a v-neck shirt and black Nike sneakers. He has brown hair, hazel eyes and wears black, square glasses.

Alexa Haynes, his girlfriend, believes he could be wearing a green crew neck shirt.

Raritan Township police said Pohle's family, who still live in Flemington, is concerned and involved in searching efforts. Because he was reported missing in New York City, police there are leading the investigation.

Haynes said Pohle didn't show up to work and called out sick, but told her he was going to work. She said he wasn't in "the right state of mind" and just wants to find him.

"I'm worried about his well being and just want to find him and get him home and safe. The why's and how's can wait until then. I just need to know he is okay," she said.

Pohle's family and Haynes have been searching places he may be, including past schools, his hometown and last known locations, she said. Sean's older brother, Michael Pohle, Jr., was among the victims of the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007. 

"We've been putting in every effort to find him," she said. "I really miss him and just want him to come home."

Anyone with information on Pohle's whereabouts should contact New York Police Department at 212-694-7781 or Raritan Township Police at 908-782-8889.

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Here is who won in individual races in the county, according to unofficial results.

Results will be added as soon as they are available. Refresh often throughout the night to get the latest results.

BERGEN COUNTY -- Residents went to the polls Tuesday to vote not only for the next governor and state legislature, but also for county-wide officials, town mayors and council members.

Here are the unofficial results as they come in from the Bergen County clerk's office.  You can find results for governor here and statewide ballot and legislature results here. 

Find all of our election coverage here. 

Bold face denotes the winner.

Board of Chosen Freeholders

Two positions for three-year terms

John Driscoll Jr. (R)

Raymond Cottiers Jr. (R)

Joan M. Voss (D)

David L. Ganz (D)

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Amy E. Wilczynkski (R)

Edward O'Connell (R)

Maria Christina Montanye (D)

Regional Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Lisa Jill Webb

Anne Goddard

Local Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Todd R. Fliegel

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Laurence A. Shadek

Arthur Frankel

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Srinivas Dhulipala

Philip Simotas

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

John F. Gallagher (R)

Kathleen J. Sahlberg (R)

Arvin G. Amatorio (D)

Rafael A. Marte (D)

Local Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Nelson Reynoso

Eileen Ryder

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Thomas A. Napolitano (R)

John G. Mitchell (R)

Mary Ellen Murphy (D)

Consuelo M. Carpenter (D)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Patrick H. McHale

James A. Moore

Maureen Miller

Michael Leong

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

James A. Lenoy (R)

Joseph T. Emerson (R)

Regional Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Bruce Young

Zakaira Kandiel

Brenda Kaneaster

Fred N. Meo

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Thomas Cox

Marc Christiano

Susan Hamilton

Local Board of Education

One, unexpired, one-year term

Lori Nunziato

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Dana Martinotti (D)

Lawrence Bongard (D)

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

David H. Barad (R)

Robert A. DiDio (R)

Scott M. Devlin (D)

Dolores A. Witko (D)

Regional Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Joseph Argenziano

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Sung Hui Kwon

Melody Finkelstein

Gregg David Lambert

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

James Cleary (R)

Hector Olmo (R)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Denise M. Villani

Mary Klein

John Park

Local Board of Education

One, unexpired, two-year term

Raffi Odabashian

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Joseph Gray (R)

Theodore E. Davis, Jr. (R)

Mary Lynne Hamilton (D)

Rebecca LaPira (D)

Regional Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Tiffany Kaplan

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Erica Cantatore

Diane Holzberg

Kyusoon Lee

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Jared A. Geist (R)

Ralph Williams (R)

Carole Stewart (D)

Andrew LaBruno (D)

Municipal Question -- Should elected state officials act on affordable housing?

Yes

No

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Robert Dewald

Theresa Riva

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Thomas A. Banca (R)

Saverio Stallone (D)

Edward C. Ravettine (D)

Regional Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Rebecca Cruz

Tina M. Cavallo

Local Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

ShaVonne Honor

Richard Vartan

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Jacqueline Magalhaes (R)

Andrew Poye (R)

Michael Henwood (D)

Jose Luis Vidal (D)

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Christina Ling

Thomas M. Quinton

Mayor

One unexpired two-year term

Robert Colletti (R)

Francesco A. Caramagna (D)

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Louis Vuoncino (R)

Sammie Keith Work (R)

Sandra Balistrieri (D)

Lorraine Pellegrine (D)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Dorin Aspras

Jay E. Lopez

Douglas DeMatteo

Jakub Golabek

Chakib Fakhoury

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Michael E. Meyers (R)

Christopher Knoller (D)

James Bayley (D)

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Jeremy M. Teigen

Ann Pressimone

Local Board of Education

One, unexpired, one-year term

Behrooz Pasdar

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Sanket D. Shah (R)

Carolina Calderon (R)

Gloria Oh (D)

Edward F. Aversa (D)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Eugene L. Chang

Philip K. Choi

Katherine Kang

Council

Ward 1: One position for a three-year term

Cheryl Rosenberg (D)

Glenn Coley ("The New Direction")

Ward 3: One position for a three-year term

Katharine H. Glynn (D)

Glenn Coley ("The New Direction")

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Brent D. Watson

Michelle Marom

Howard L. Haughton

Betty H. Griffin

William Feinstein

Matthew Garrison

Dierdre Glenn Paul

Dalia Lerner

Council

Two positions for four-year terms

Amy Lefkowitz (R)

Marc Zharnest (R)

Gail Friedberg Rottenstrich (D)

Joshua Reinitz (D)

Municipal Question -- Should the borough continue to fund the Open Trust Fund?

Yes --

No -- 

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

David Tratner

Ronald J. Barbarulo

Elyss Frenkel

Helen M. Pollak

Joan M. Piela

Emily Cohen

Adi Vaxman

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Albert Lukin (D)

Stephen Burke (D)

One, unexpired, 2-year term

Violetta Berisha (D)

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Marc Desind (R)

Alan Teo (R)

Michael Sargenti (D)

Paul Yoon (D)

Local Board of Election

Three positions for three-year terms

Elisa Cho

Ralph A. DiMeglio

Michael Osso

Lauran Tuck

One, unexpired, two-year term

Michael Rubino

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Paulette D. Ramsey (R)

Joseph F. Kelly (R)

Lisa Sciancalepore (D)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Peter Koulikourdis

Dan Ladner

Lisa T. Acquaire

Ann Kraemer

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Eileen Maher Hillock (R)

Michelle Torpey (R)

Amy Martin (D)

Arati Kreibich (D)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Edmund C. Hayward

Rona D. McNabola

Theodore S. Jadick Jr.

Megan Marie Findley

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Joon L. Chung (I)

Allan S. Napolitano (I)

Regional Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Jessica Spillane

John L. Schettino

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Eric Fishbein

Dianne Smith

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Justin A. DiPisa (R)

Ivette Pujadas (R)

Christopher Hillmann (D)

Pamela J. Link ("The Right Choice")

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Jillian Ferdinand

Rei Vaka

Robert Salerno

Janet Lohrmann

Nicole Campbell Russo

Joseph A. Samperi

One, unexpired, one-year term

Cara Capasso-Murray

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Anthony Volpe (R)

Donald Wright (R)

Jacqueline S. Guenego (D)

Local Board of Education

Mary Anne Doran

Michael A. Rodino

Jeffrey Nadler

Michael Winik

Mayor

One, unexpired, four-year term

John Ruocco (R)

Michael Sheinfield (D)

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Anthony DeRosa (R)

Zoltan Horvath (R)

Louisa Ghiberti-Toledo (D)

Adam Tate (D)

Municipal question -- should the borough block development of affordable housing units until the state establishes additional, statewide rules regarding the construction?

Yes --

No --

Regional Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Arnold Scher

Michael J. Eliav

Kenneth Ralph

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Christina Jennings

Michael M. Martinez

Krista Flinn

Adam D. Wolper

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Steven D. Shell (R)

Edmund M. Iannelli (R)

School budget question -- Shall the Ho-Ho-Kus Board of Education raise $450,000 in taxes to restore clubs and activities as well as hire an additional teacher? It will be a permanent increase.

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Ellen Marie Walsh

John Batt

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Maureen E. Davis (D)

Pasquale A. Fusco (D)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Anthony J. Cassano

Roland P. Weimer

Lisa Klein

Two positions for three-year terms

Jenifer A. Lange (D)

Margaret A. Steinhilber (D)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Maria deLourdes Villasuso

Jill Fucci

Debra Flanagan

Suzanne Ferrante

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Jeffrey Telep

Joseph Bigica

David T. Kim

Donald Scorzetti

Joseph A. Ramos, Jr.

Sharon Salvacion

Burton Weiner

Joseph P. Leto IV

Pamela Lavezzola

Michael Ravenda

One, unexpired, two-year term

Antonino Pitti

Nancy Cardone

Alfonso Mastrofilipo Jr.

One, unexpired, one-year term

Louis Tuccillo

Robert Marra

Kerry Mastrofilipo

Jason Jacoby

Local Board of education

Three positions for three-year terms

Rosa Olivares

Joseph Abruscato

James Vuono

Frank Ferrandino

Patrick J. Glover

Elaine Stella

Erin Keefe

Willie Garcia

Council

One unexpired, one-year term

Victoria N. Galow ("Make Mahwah Stronger")

George W. Ervin ("Committed To Our Community")

One, unexpired, three-year term

Susan B. Steinberg ("Make Mahwah Stronger")

David C. May ("Preserving Mahwah For The Future")

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Richard A. DeSilva Jr.

Salvatore Trabona

Lynda Zaccone

John Dinice

Kim M. Barron

Peter J. DePasquale

One, unexpired one-year term

Benjamin Kezmarsky

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Francis J. Messar III (R)

Rickie A. De Heer (R)

Ryan P. Ullman (D)

Matthew T. Garofalow (D)

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Danyel Cicarelli

Gina-Marie Kiely

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Mark Braunius (R)

Lorraine DeLuca (R)

Russell D. Kamp (I)

John J. Considine (I)

Local Board of Election

Three positions for three-year terms

Peter Triolo

Maryalice Thomas

James. S. Canellas

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Rose S. Curry (R)

Douglas M. Arendacs (R)

Robert P. Zitelli (D)

Kari Solomon (D)

Regional Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Brian Hallowell

Three positions for three-year terms

Debra McGauley-Eichhorn

John F. Carvelli

Rachel Baskin

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Manuel Martinez, Jr. (D)

Antonio Cirillo (D)

Kamran Ali ("Moonachie First")

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

David Vaccaro

One, unexpired one-year term

Edmond F. Monti

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Jose Alonso (R)

Dominic Colucci (R)

Michael J. Putrino (D)

Ira S. Grotsky (D)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Paige Ryan

George Adelung

John A. Heinemann

Two, unexpired two-year terms

Tonia Andrews

Two, unexpired one-year term

Jason Levine

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Daniel H. Pronti (R)

Marijo L. Karcic Jr. (R)

Thomas A. Zammatore (D)

Kelly A. Velez (D)

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Edward Smith

Angelique Sodano

Anthony Blanco

Robert Dorsett

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Roy J. Sokoloski (R)

Kenneth F. Shepard (D)

Thomas R. Argiro (D)

Municipal question -- Can the town collect a special municipal tax for the purposes of establishing an Open Space Trust Fund?

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Jamie Corday

Jennifer DeLaura-Venditti

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Barry A. Scott (R)

Paul Stuart Haberman (R)

Allen Rapaport (D)

George L. Santiago (D)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Anthony Hadzimichalis

Tammy Greenberg

Michael J. Sprague

Stephen Brossard

Kelly Wilson

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Russell Talamini (R)

Pasquale A. Pignatelli (R)

Sandra Coira (D)

Thomas F. Connolly (D)

Regional Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

No candidates filed.

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Ronald E. Binaghi, Jr. (R)

Thomas E. Gallagher (R)

Local Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Kurt Linder

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Thomas P. Kelly (R)

Paul Tina (R)

Robert M. Jannicelli (D)

Miriam D. Yu (D)

Regional Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Albert J. Graef

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Jeremy Griffin

Rita Walker

Gregory Derian

Himanshu Rateshwar

Nancy Shapiro

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Paul J. Albanese (R)

Vincent R. Carnovale (R)

Frank Donohue (D)

Cynthia A. Pirrera (D)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Stephanie Jang

Maria Alvarez

Scott Hur

Barnabas Y. Woo

Jeffrey J. Woo

Thomas Matarazzo

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Christopher DiPiazza (R)

Mohammed Reda (R)

Mariaelena Bellinger (D)

Joseph Garcia (D)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Nicholas Matahen

Melissa Caminiti

William F. Holzmann

Joanne Bergmann

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Keri Cooper (R)

Donna P. Szot (R)

Thomas Farinaro (D)

Michael G. Mintz (D)

Municipal question -- should the borough block development of affordable housing units until the state establishes additional, statewide rules regarding the construction?

Yes --

No --

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Frank Church

Robert Sileo

Barbara Von Bradsky

David Bradler

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Joseph Verdone (R)

Michael W. Gutwetter (R)

Debra A. Sahler (D)

Aparna Mulchandani (D)

Local Board of Education

Three council positions for three-year terms

Andrea F. Lamendola

Ralph J. Caputo

Laura Elizabeth Genovese-Behrmann

Nicholas Capuano

One, unexpired two-year term

James H. Meiman

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Russell A. Castelli (D)

Javier Acosta (D)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Rafael A. Morilla

Andrew Grippa

Commissioner

One, unexpired term

Theresa A. Kohles

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

David Cathcart

Jodie Craft

Ronald E. Hidalgo

Jayne Kraljic

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Sheila Mary Brogan

Christina Krauss

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Ann Marie Rudis (R)

Thomas Papaleo (D)

Dario A. Chinigo (D)

Municipal question -- Shall the borough establish an annual tax levy (not to exceed five years) at the rate of $.01 per $100? The money would establish a Municipal Trust Fund for development, maintenance and preservation of land.

Regional Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Douglas S. Kupfer

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Elizabeth Anne Brown

Sheli Dansky

Municipal question -- -- should the borough block development of affordable housing units until the state establishes statewide rules regarding the construction?

Yes --

No --

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Patrice Pintarelli

David Moon

Steven Rosini

Township Committee

Two positions for three-year terms

Francis Valenzuela, Jr. (R)

Sam Allos (R)

Linda C. Boniface (D) -- 710

Marc P. Vojnich (D) -- 680

Joseph J. Scarpa ("RP Reform Party")

Municipal Question -- Should a free public library be established in the township?

Yes -- 881

No -- 230

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Shirley Abramahm

Scott G. Kral -- 589

Layla A. Wuthrick -- 494

Kim Marrano Lewicki

Gerard F. Sorrentino -- 535

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Douglas B. Johnsen, Sr. (R) -- 54

Frank S. Cumiskey (R) -- 55

Council

Two positons for three-year terms

Michael J. Duffy (R)

Michael A. Anderson (R)

Stephanie McGowan (D)

Edward C. Narucki (D)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Dennis Healey

Diane M. Jones

Sarah Librera

Council

One, unexpired 3-year term

David Gierek (D)

Joseph Camilleri ("Saddle Brook First")

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Sylvia Zottarelli

Kelly Mahoney

Regina Barrale

Hayley Traverso

Council

Two positions for two-year terms

Paul Schulstad (R)

Eric C. Jensen (R)

Local Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Emily Kaufman

Township committee

Two positions for three-year terms

James A. Anzevino (D) -- 382

Luis E. Perdomo (D) -- 354

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Anika Davis -- 100 

Elizabeth Anzevino -- 184

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Howard Rose

Ardie D. Walser

Clara Williams

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Edward Mazlish (R)

Jeffrey D. Grossman (D)

Lauren Dayton (D)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Patricia Flynn

Edward J. Salaski

Janet I. Horan

Council

One, unexpired 8-month term

Maritza Torres -- 3

Christie Emden -- 10

Mayor

One position for a four-year term

Peter Calamari (R)

Robert Bruno ("Proven Results")

Council

Two positions for four-year terms

Arthur J. Cumming (R)

Thomas J. Sears (R)

Michael L. Werfel ("Proven Results")

Michael DeSena ("Proven Results")

Regional Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Stephen P. Kalish

Darlene Mandeville

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Roger B. DeBerardine (R)

Steven F. DiMartino (R)

Regional Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Barbara D. Garand

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Kenneth Y. Amano

Jennifer Johnston

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Deborah Dellavechia (R)

Paul Schatz (R)

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Andrew Frey

Timothy O'Hare

James Harris Fleming, Jr.

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Bryan Olkowski (R)

Wendysu Ivanicki (R)

Roman Kruk (D)

Lisa Radlove (D)

Local Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

David A. Pinto

Bobby Ristovski

Helena Plaskon

Theadora Calabrese

William L. Diggs

Local Board of Education

One, unexpired one-year term

John D. Sobczyk

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Christopher Montana (R)

Christopher Owens (R)

Jodi Murphy (D)

Erin Collins (D)

Regional Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Susan Swietkowski

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Thomas Panso (R)

Robert Hayes (R)

Nancy Gross (D)

Brian Singleton (D)

Cheryl A. Dispoto ("Honest Informed Leadership")

Regional Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

David Steinberg

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Lysbeth Espinosa

Kristan Saks

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Bruce E. Ferda (R)

Diane T. Gold (R)

Dominick Azzolini (D)

Philip D. Romero (D)

Local Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Cheri Ottevaere

Pamela Baykal

Patrick A. Ambrosio

Township Committee

Two positions for three-year terms

John A. Carolan (R)

Hayley J. Rooney (R)

Brian Scanlan (D)

Melissa D. Rubenstein (D)

One, unexpired 1-year term

Timothy E. Shanley (R)

Carla F. Pappalardo (D)

Regional Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Eric David Becker

Local Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Louisa Martone

Anthony Robert Francin

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Here's what Passaic County voters decided in Tuesday's election

Results will be added as soon as they are available. Refresh often throughout the night to get the latest results.

PASSAIC COUNTY -- Residents went to the polls Tuesday to vote not only for the next governor and state legislature, but also for county-wide officials, town mayors and council members.

Check the unofficial local election results below. You can find results for governor here and statewide ballot and legislature results here. 

Find all of our election coverage here.

Bold face denotes the winner.

Two positions for three-year terms                                                        

Lori Mambelli (R)

John Cappo, Jr. (R)

Bruce James (D)

Theodore "TJ" Best, Jr. (D)

One, unexpired 1-year term

Michael Vivino (R)

Assad Akhter (D)

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Linda J. Huntley (R)

Daniel J. Hawkins (R)

John D'Amato (D)

Peyman Yazdi (D)

Bloomingdale School District Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Maryann Rickelmann

Sheldon Bross

Michael Moeller

Clifton School District Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Lucy Danny

Frank W. Kasper

Judith Bassford

Andrew A. White

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

John Block, Jr. (R)

Jacob G. Faber (R)

Tahsina Ahmed (D)

Michael Johnson (D)

One, unexpired 1-year term

Frank M. Menyhart (R)

Carlos M. Aymat (D)

Manchester Regional High School District Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Michael Boyle

Ellen P. Fischer

Milqueya Garcia

Haledon School District Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Daniel G. Batelli

Ellen P. Fischer

George Guzman

Catherine Perez

Lakisha Jones Johnson

One, unexpired one-year term

Daniel Jean

Eric Molina

Mayor

One position for a 4-year term

Richard S. Goldberg (R)

Naomi B. Collier (D)

Philip Speulda ("Make Hawthorne Affordable")

Council

Three positions for 4-year terms

Dominic Mele (R)

Bruce A. Bennett (R)

John V. Lane (R)

Jacquelyn M. Burrows (D)

Cynthia D. Frank (D)

Meaghan Eileen Tuohey (D)

Hawthorne School District Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Michael J. Doyle

Michael Sciarra

Michael Jarvis

Anthony Puluse

Council

Two, unexpired 1-year terms

Marc Benitez (R)

Mercedes Gonzalez (R)

Tanya Seber (D)

Christopher Vancheri (D)

Passaic Valley Regional High School Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Charles Cathcart

Little Falls School District Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Rachel Capizzi

Michael Murphy

Douglas Jandoli

Michael Russo

Unexpired, one-year term

Frederick DeMarco

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Raymond Melone (R)

Rocco Luisi (R)

North Haledon School District Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Louis M. Colli, Jr.

Lucia DeNova

Jessica Leto

Michelle Ferrante-Melone

Valdo Panzera, Jr.

Susanne Brock

Three positions for three-year terms

Joel D. Ramirez

Kenneth L. Simmons

Jonathan Hodges

Chrystal Cleaves

Joyed Rohim

Sebastian Mejia

Andres R. Scott

Fannia Santana

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Ekamon "Ek" Venin (R)

Francisco "Frank" Jaconetta (R)

Ranuel "Randy" Wm. Hinton IV (D)

Carmela "Millie" Torsiello (D)

Pompton Lakes School District Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Nancy Lohse-Schwartz

Scott P. Santers

Timothy Troast, Jr.

Carl P. Padula

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Thomas F.X. Magura (R)

Robert Artis (D) -- 635

Felicia Ortiz (D) -- 659

One, unexpired 1-year term

Bobby Lash (D) -- 616

Manchester Regional High School District Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Douglas W. Boydston -- 238

Prospect Park School District Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Frank Caraccio, Sr. -- 386

Nidia Cano -- 335

Mohammad A. Hussain

William A. Martinez

Council

Three positions for four-year terms

Linda M. Schaefer (R)

William E. Marsala (R)

Jaime Matteo Landis (R)

Robert A. Ferretti (D)

Ryan M. Bolton (D)

Kathleen O'Keefe (D)

Lakeland Regional High School District Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Carol Gardner

Ringwood School District Board of Education

Lakeland Regional High School Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Three positions for three-year terms

Henry Gertcher

Mary Kunert

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Debra Andriani (R)

William Bucher, Jr. (R)

Passaic Valley Regional High School Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Giovanni D'Ambrosio

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Donald Pasquariello (R)

Robert Pettet (R)

Lakeland Regional High School District Board of Education

Two positions for three-year terms

Robert Adams

John J. Griffin

Wanaque School District Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Suzanne Henderson

Carolyn Bruenjes

Barry Hain

Bridget A. Pasznik

Christopher R. Hurd

Amy Sims

Richard McFarlane

Stephen Mehr

Jason Velante, Sr.

Mayor

One position

Christopher P. Vergano (R)

Raymond Egatz (D)

Council

Three positions for four-year terms

Joseph G. Schweighardt (R)

Jill Sasso (R)

David Varano (R)

Susan Deile (D)

James Durgana (D)

Dianne Douthat (D)

Wayne School District Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Donald Pavlak

Catherine Kazan

Sean Duffy

Seth Rosen

Daniel Corcoran

Christian V. Smith

Council

Two positions for three-year terms

Andrena "Andie" Pegel (R)

Patricia M. Gerst (R)

Michael Chazukow (Libertarian)

Jonathan Salzman (Libertarian)

Ada Erik ("Serving the People")

Marilyn Lichtenberg ("Serving the People")

Robert E. Nolan ("Common Sense Solutions")

Christopher M. Garcia ("Common Sense Solutions")

Municipal Question -- Should the township sell its water and sewer utility to a private company?

Yes --

No -- 

West Milford School District Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

James J. Foody

Lynda Van Dyk

Nicole Fritz

Raymond A. Guarino III

Mayor

One position for a three-year term

Keith Kazmark (D)

Passaic Valley Regional High School Board of Education

One position for a three-year term

Lori Brigati

Woodland Park School District Board of Education

Three positions for three-year terms

Samantha Feuss

Laura Spagnola-Vargas

Jairo Rodriguez

Sanjay Desai

Lisa Vainieri-Marshall

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Three county freeholder seats are up for grabs, and four towns will elect a mayor.

Results will be added as soon as they are available. Refresh often throughout the night to get the latest results.

ATLANTIC COUNTY -- Residents went to the polls Tuesday to vote not only for governor and state Legislature, but also for county freeholders, county sheriff, town mayors, council members and school board members.

Brigantine, Margate and Ventnor do not have any local races this year. 

Check the unofficial local election results below, as counted by the Atlantic County Clerk's Office. You can find results for governor here and statewide ballot and legislature results here.

Find all of our election coverage here.

Winners are listed in bold type.

Two 3-year seats

One 3-year seat

One 3-year term

One 3-year Council-At-Large seat

One 3-year Ward 1 Council seat

One 3-year Ward 2 Council seat

2 Board of Education seats

One 4-year Mayor term

Three 4-year Council-At-Large seats

3 Board of Education seats

Two 3-year Committee seats

Board of Education

One 3-year Committee seat

Board of Education

One 3-year Council seat

Three 3-year Common Council seats

Board of Education

1 Board of Education unexpired 2-year term

Two 3-year Committee seats

Board of Education

One 4-year Mayor term

One 3-year Council seat

Board of Education

Two 3-year Council seats

Board of Education

Four 4-year Council seats

Regional Board of Education

Local Board of Education

1 unexpired 2-year Local Board of Education term

One 3-year Committee seat

Regional Board of Education

Local Board of Education

One 4-year Mayor term

Three 2-year Committee seats

Local Board of Education

One 4-year Council-At-Large seat

One 3-year Ward 1 Council seat

One 3-year Ward 2 Council seat

Local Board of Education

One 3-year Committee seat

One unexpired 2-year Commitee term

Regional Board of Education

Local Board of Education

One 4-year Council-At-Large seat

One 3-year Ward 1 Council seat

One 3-year Ward 2 Council seat

Regional Board of Education

1 unexpired Regional Board of Education 2-year term

Local Board of Education

One 3-year Ward 1 Council seat

One 3-year Ward 2 Council seat

Local Board of Education

1 unexpired Local Board of Education 2-year term

1 unexpired Local Board of Education 1-year term

One 4-year Mayor term

One 3-year Ward 1 Council seat

One 2-year unexpired Ward 1 Council seat

One 3-year Ward 2 Council seat

One 3-year Ward 1 Council seat

One 3-year Ward 2 Council seat

Regional Board of Education

Local Board of Education

One 3-year Committee seat

Local Board of Education

1 unexpired Local Board of Education 2-year term

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This post will be updated throughout Tuesday night with unofficial election results from Middlesex County.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- Residents went to the polls Tuesday to vote not only for the next governor and members of the state Legislature, but also for countywide officials, town mayors, council members and school board members.

Check the unofficial local election results below. You can find results for governor here and statewide ballot and legislature results here. 

Winners are listed in bold type. Uncontested races will show the number of votes.

Find all of our election coverage here and follow NJ.com on Facebook and Twitter for complete coverage.

As of 9:15 p.m., here are the current results. 

Surrogate, five-year term, one seat open

• Kevin J. Hoagland (D) 19,898
• Karim L. Nicola (R) 11,478

Freeholders, three-year term, two seats open

• Charles Tomaro (D) 19,309
• Leslie Koppel (D) 19,194
• Atif Nazir (D)
• Catherine Hunt (D)
• Mina Kolta (R) 11,703
• Priti Pandya-Patel (R) 10,576

Freeholders, one-year unexpired term, one seat open

• Shanti Narra (D) 17,756
• Roger Daley (R) 12,703

Borough council seat, three-year term, two seats open

• Randy Krum (D) 1,578
• Susan R. Naples (D) 1,574
• John J. Schon (R) 513
• Jaswinder Singh (R) 452

Township Public Schools board, three-year term, three seats open

• Debra Weaver 804
• Janet Hanley 567
• Jeannie Bellino 793
• Gregory Setar 440
• Dennis Cherepski 587
• Danielle Medvetz 338

Township Committee seat, three-year term, one seat open

• Matthew A. Scott (D)
• Nancy Witt (R)

Borough council seat, three-year term, two seats open

• Kenneth W. Bayer (R)
• Kevin A. Bachorik (R)

Township Public Schools board, three-year term, three seats open

• Todd Simmens 289
• Susanna Chiu 274
• John Gonzalez 206
• Laurie Lachs 235
• Jean Reger 164

Mayor, four-year term

• Thomas Lankey (D) 2,474
• Keith Hahn (R) 2,150

Township Council seat, four-year term, three seats open

• Robert Diehl (D) 2,643
• Samip "Sam" Joshi (D) 2,432
• Alvaro Gomez (D) 2,471
• Wayne J. Mascola (R) 1,753
• Maria Orchid (R) 1,725
• Larry D. Deutchman (R) 1,616

Township Public Schools board, three-year term, three seats open

• Beth Moroney 1,093
• Jerry Shi 1,056
• Carol Bodofsky 1,171
• Elizabeth Conway 1,129
• Ruchika Juneja 265
• Falguni Patel 965
• Aqib Virani 289
• Sunil Vuppula 292
• Maria Wise 854

Township Public Schools board, one-year unexpired term, one seat open

• Paul Distefano 1,155
• William Araujo 991

Borough Council seat, three-year term, two seats open

• Joshua Fine (D) 2,668
• Elsie Foster-Dublin (D) 2,595
• Herbert Gross (R) 551

Borough Council seat, three-year term, two seats open

• Todd Pagel (D) 1,078
• Reed Leibfried (D) 1,140
• Richard Menziuso (R) 587
• Daniel Lebar (R) 532

Borough Council seat, three-year term, two seats open

• Matt Adams (D)
• Kim Keyes (D)
• John L. Madden (R)
• John "Jack" Mikolajczyk (R)

Borough Council seat, three-year term, two seats open

• Phil Zambrana (D) 829
• Trina Jensen Mehr (D) 883
• Ronald "Ron" Dixon (R)  828
• Stacy D. Sullivan (R) 792

Township Council seat at large, two-year unexpired term, one seat open

• Miriam Cohen (D) 1,317
• Martin Herrmann (R) 1,146

Township Council seat by Ward, four-year term, one seat open

• Ward 1: Elizabeth A Schneider (D) 658
• Ward 1: John Krulewski (R) 369
• Ward 2: Leonard Baskin (D)475
• Ward 2: John F. Marullo (R) 429
• Ward 3: Michael Leibowitz (D) 192
• Ward 3: Charles G. Dipierro (R) 339

Township School board, three-year term, three seats open

• Steven Riback 858
• Jill DeMaio 933
• Michael Elgawly 638
• Kathy Kolupanowich 580

Township Council seat, three-year term, two seats open

• Robert "Bob" Corbin (D) 2,573
• Robert "Bob" Davis (D) 2,509
• George Callan (R) 1,197
• Mayra Pais (R) 1,106

Township Council seat, one-year unexpired term, one seat open

• William Lopez (D) 2,449
• Richard Pender (R) 1253

Township School board, three-year term, three seats open

• Howard Liu 1,210
• Claribel Cortes 1,389
• Richard Liguori 1,442
• David Brockman 1,196

Township Council seat by Ward, four-year term, one seat open

• Ward 1: David W. Merwin (D) 299
• Ward 1: Robert C. Thompson Sr. (R) 298
• Ward 2: Zeeshan Siddiqi (D) 28
• Ward 2: Mary R. Sohor (R) 69
• Ward 3: Edina Brown (D) 276
• Ward 3: Frank R. Weber (R) 337
• Ward 4: Mark Razzoli (D) 526
• Ward 4: Alan Rosencranz (R) 412
• Ward 5: Annette Tunyla Hopman (D) 587
• Ward 5: Anthony "Tony" Paskitti (R) 757
• Ward 6: Kenneth R. Totten (D) 119
• Ward 6: John E. Murphy III (R) 162 

Township School board, three-year term, three seats open

• Lisa Lent 978
• Theresa Burns 735
• Jill DeCaro 878
• Donna Andriani 643
• Kyler Dineen 365
• Kelly Ellis-Foster 724
• Matthew Sulikowski  935

City Public Schools board, three-year term, three seats open

• Manuel Nunez 1,004
• Milady Tejada
• Lisett Lebron 1,328
• Irving Lozada 1,291
• Jesus Martinez 1,480
• Eddie Tejada 

Township School board, three-year term, three seats open

• Thomas Mosier
• Mark Okamoto
• Shantell Cherry
• Alexandra Lopez
• Tom Connors
• Robert Opitz Jr. 

Borough Council seat, three-year term, two seats open

• Victoria Kilpatrick (D) 2,178
• Mary J. Novak (D) 2,087
• David S. Pawski (R) 2,068
• Paul J. Campagna (R) 2,018

Township School board, three-year term, three seats open

• Christopher Callahan 1,465
• Karen Rubio 1,650
• Ryan De La Uz 1,030
• Phylis Batko 986
• Michael Macagnone 886

Township School board, three-year term, three seats open

• Patrick Walsh
• Anthony Conrad
• Jessica Colacci
• Thomas Kross
• Joan Conway
• Shannon Gonzalez

Township School board, three-year term, three seats open

• Deep Shukla 1,912
• Arthur Robinson 3,185
• Deven Patel 2,791
• Mahendra Patel 1,275
• Patrick Del Piano 2,715

Township School board, two-year term, one seat open

• Amilkumar Patel 1,500
• J. Joyce Methta 2,906

Borough Council seat, three-year term, two seats open

• Cassie Leigh Capparelli (D) 2,167
• Roberto P. Sayers (D) 2,004
• Christine Noonan Faustini (R) 3,310
• Derryck C. White (R) 3,386

Township School board, three-year term, three seat open

• Pio Pennisi 1,643
• Stephanie Wolak 1,388
• Keith Both 1,364
• Chere Glover 1,147
• Jennifer Curtis 978
• Sharon Miller 1,223
• John Ferinella 1,175

Borough Council seat, three-year term, two seats open

• Ruell C. Brown (D) 303
• Sandra M. Adelino (D) 306
• James Gurchensky (R) 345
• Joao "John" Sapata (R) 332

Township Public Schools board, three-year term, three seats open

• Regis Wyluda 1,037
• Edward Andre 1,037
• John V. Budzin 927
• Anthony Razzano 1,167

Township Council seat by Ward, four-year term, one seat open

• Ward 1: Nancy Bader Drumm (D)2,499
• Ward 1: Lori Vernachio Greiza (R) 875
• Ward 2: Harold R. "Howie" Bauer Jr. (D) 1,459
• Ward 2: Paul Lund Jr. (R) 511
• Ward 3: Cory S. Spillar (D) 1,057
• Ward 3: Kevin J. Garcia (R) 350
• Ward 4: Virbhadra N. "Viru" Patel (D) 1,347
• Ward 4: Paul Danielczyk (R) 656
• Ward 5: Deborah "Debbie" Meehan (D) 1,692
• Ward 5: Rocco Genova (R) 680

Township Public Schools board, three-year term, three seats open

• Marie Anderson 5,156
• Frank Della Pietro III 3,196
• Brian Molnar 5,257
• Thomas Maras 3,049