No Results Yet in Kownacki/Ramos Vote Count

A final vote tally to determine the winner of the second Lawrence Council seat is not expected today. 

That's because Mercer County Board of Elections officials are not expected to open and count the provisional ballots from Tuesday's election until Saturday, according to the Lawrence Township Clerk's office. 

Currently, only 30 votes separating Lawrence Council incumbent Democrat James S. Kownacki and Republican hopeful Max Ramos.

The winner will be determined by the results of provisional and mail-in ballots. 

Four candidates were vying for two seats on Council: Democratic incumbents Kownacki and Stephen Brame and Republican challengers Ramos and Glenn Collins

Brame will keep his seat with 4,348 votes. Collins received the lowest vote count, 4,196 votes. 

The race for the second seat is now between Kownacki (whose unofficial vote count is 4,266) and Ramos (whose unofficial vote count is 4,236 votes).