Politics & Government

Election Results For Bernards Township Primary 2025

Two Republicans and two Democrats have filed to run in the uncontested Primary Election for 2025 for the Bernards Township Committee.

2025 unofficial Primary Election votes for Bernards Township Committee:
2025 unofficial Primary Election votes for Bernards Township Committee: (Patch Graphics)

(Updated as of 7:20 a.m. Wednesday)

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The unofficial results are in for the 2025 Primary Election for the Bernards Township Committee.

While the Committee races for Republicans and Democrats were both uncontested in the primary election, they will be contested in the general election in November.

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Here are the unofficial results for the Bernards Township Committee (*denotes incumbent). According to Somerset County, 100 percent of the districts have reported. However, these results remain unofficial until all mail-in and provisional ballots are counted:

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Bernards Township Committee:

Additional local races' vote tallies include (*denotes incumbent):

Here's who filed to run (*indicates incumbent):

Somerset County Board of County Commissioners:

  • Melonie Marano - Democrat* - 24,576
  • Nick Cuozzo - Republican - 17,366

Somerset County Sheriff:

  • Darrin Russo - Democrat* - 25,418
  • Michael Manochio - Republican - 18,059

Somerset County Surrogate:

  • Bernice "Tina" Jalloh - Democrat* - 24,699
  • John L. Sweeney - Republican - 17,102

New Jersey Legislative District 21 House of Representatives:

  • Nancy Munoz - Republican* - uncontested
  • Michele Matsikoudis - Republican* - uncontested
  • Vincent Kearney - Democrat - uncontested
  • Andrew Macurdy - Democrat - uncontested

The New Jersey general election is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

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