Politics & Government

Live Results: 2023 Lakewood Committee, School Board And Fire District

The polls closed at 8 p.m. for the 2023 general election. Get the results for Lakewood.

The polls closed at 8 p.m. for the 2023 general election. Get the results for Lakewood.
The polls closed at 8 p.m. for the 2023 general election. Get the results for Lakewood. (Patch Media)

LAKEWOOD, NJ — The polls have closed in New Jersey for the 2023 general election, and now it's time for the tallying.

In Lakewood, there were contested races for two, three-year terms on the Township Committee; for three, three-year terms on the Board of Education, and two, three-year terms on the Fire District.

Here are the unofficial vote totals for the candidates. They will be updated as the totals become available. The results of the election do not become official until they are certified by the Ocean County Clerk.

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The committee candidates:

  • Ray Coles (Democrat)
  • Jimmy Esposito (Democrat)
  • Bruce Stern (Republican)
  • Deborah Fuentes (Republican)
  • Hershel Herskowitz (The People's Lakewood)

The school board candidates:

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  • Ada Gonzalez
  • Moshe Raitzik
  • Eliyahu Greenwald
  • Yehuda Shain
  • Avrohom Schubert
  • Eli Eisenbach
  • Yoni Morgenstern

The fire commissioners:

  • Dovid Bender
  • Aaron Hirsch
  • Harrison Pfeffer

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