Republicans Win Two Spots On Holmdel Township Committee

HOLMDEL, NJ — Republicans, including current Mayor DJ Luccarelli, easily won election to the two open seats on Holmdel Township Committee in unofficial vote totals.

Luccarelli ran with GOP newcomer Joseph Romano. Kathleen Bauer ran as the sole Democratic challenger.

Luccarelli was seeking his second term in office. The second GOP spot opened up when longtime Committeeman and former Mayor Greg Buontempo decided not to run for re-election this year.

Romano said that as recently as 2020 he was a Democratic County Committee representative for his Holmdel district and he ran for Township Committee that year. But he switched his party affiliation to Republican in 2021.

Here are the unofficial vote totals, with 100 percent of districts reporting last night:

Holmdel Township Committee (Full term, vote for two):

• Kathleen D. Bauer (D) Monmouth County Democrats - 1,406
• No Nomination Made (D) Monmouth County Democrats
• Domenico "DJ" Luccarelli (R) Monmouth County Republican Organization - 2,714
• Joseph Romano (R) Monmouth County Republican Organization - 2,421