Rocco Impreveduto Leading In Holmdel Township Committee Race

HOLMDEL, NJ — The polls have closed and all 10 districts have reported in the Holmdel Township Committee and Board of Education races.

Republican Rocco Impreveduto is leading the race against Democrat Rahul Diddi for one open seat on the Holmdel Township committee.

"Looks like we did it! If the numbers hold, this is shaping up to be one of the biggest victories in Holmdel in the past 20 years," Impreveduto said on social media. "I want to thank Rahul Diddi for running an honorable campaign. I know first-hand how hard it is to run for public office and he should be applauded for his efforts."

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Diddi acknowledge the results and said he was looking forward to cooperating with the opposite side in the future.

"I knew all along that I was playing a huge catch up, in a very short time, with Rocco's well-oiled team," he said. "We have our differences but can agree on several things for the benefit of the residents of Holmdel as well. I look forward to avenues of cooperation."

He also thanked some of the current Holmdel Township Committee members for their endorsement.

"The election process was quite a challenge. I want to thank my team members, Barbara Singer, former Mayor Larry Fink, former Deputy Mayor Janet Berk and several other members of my team. And thanks to Deputy Mayor Cathy Weber and Committeeman Prakash Santhana for their support and endorsements."

Three seats are open for the Holmdel Township Board of Education and six candidates are in the run. Terence M. Wall, Surekha Collur, Kimberly Tuccillo, Weiping Wang, Jill Perez and Kristy O'Connor are all vying for a seat.

Mail-in votes will still have to be counted and the Monmouth County Clerk will have to certify the results before they are official.

This page will be updated as results come in. Check back to see who is in the lead. Results last updated at 2:22 a.m., Nov. 4.

Holmdel Township Committee:

• Rocco Impreveduto (R) - 3,901
  Rahul Diddi (D) - 2,354

Homdel Township Board of Education:

• Terence M. Wall - 2,499
• Surekha Collur - 2,606
• Kimberly Tuccillo - 2,638
• Weiping Wang - 2,308
• Jill Perez - 2,299
• Kristy O'Connor - 2,068

Holmdel residents are also voting for five charter commissioner seats, in an uncontested race:

• Janet M. Berk - 3,249
• Gerald Buffalino - 3,129
• Kin Gee - 3,125
• C. Zachary Gilstein - 3,022
• William D. Kastning - 3,005

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