Howell Township Council 2022 Election Results: Republicans Leading

Editor's note: These results were last updated as of 10 p.m.

HOWELL, NJ — Political control of the Township Council will be determined by the election Tuesday, and the Republican slate was leading in unofficial results.

Democratic Councilman John Bonevich was seeking re-election. Newcomers Denise King and Randy Bishop were his Democratic running mates.

The three Republican candidates were Susan Fischer, Fred Gasior and Ian Nadel.

For the Republicans, the results were: Gasior, 9,737; Fischer, 9,921; and Nadel, 9,706.

The Democratic results as of 10 p.m. were: Bonevich, 7,528; Bishop, 7,191; King, 7,292.

Howell is currently majority Republican, but it has a Democratic mayor, Theresa Berger. Deputy Mayor Pamela Richmond, a Republican, and Councilwoman Suzanne Brennan, also a Republican, did not seek re-election.

All the candidates stated they supported keeping Howell's rural character protected from overdevelopment. The trend toward so-called "mega-warehouses" trying to gain a foothold in this sprawling, 62-square-mile township has been a major focus of all the campaigns.

Candidate for Howell Township Council:

• Fred Gasior (R) Republican - 9,737
• Susan Fischer (R) Republican - 9,921
• Ian Nadel (R) Republican - 9,706
• John "Bon" Bonevich (D) Democrat - 7,528
• J. Randy Bishop (D) Democrat - 7,191
• Denise King (D) Democrat - 7,292