Presumptive New Member Of Washington Township Committee Shares Goals For Future

LONG VALLEY, NJ — Unofficial election results show that Washington Township elected two Republicans to the township committee on Tuesday night, one a current member and the other a newcomer to the dais.

In Washington Township, voters had school board races and a township committee election to decide on, along with races for county offices.

Republican Committee member Kenneth Short did not seek re-election after seven terms in office.

Walter Curioni, a Randolph Schools administrator who is a member of the township's Economic Development Committee, ran with current committee member William Roerich on the Republican ticket (read his Patch profile here).

Here are the latest tallies from the Morris County Clerk's Office.

100 percent of machine votes reported; mail-in ballots and provisional ballots still being counted.

Washington Township Committee (Voters could choose 2)

• K. William Roerich (Republican - Incumbent): 6,342
• Walter Curioni (Republican): 6,128
• John R. Holt (Democrat): 4,062
• Brian Varela (Democrat): 4,021

All results are unofficial until the county clerk verifies them.

Curioni, who is also a volunteer coach, said he was "humbled" by the results, and excited to serve the residents of Washington Township.

"In this time of high inflation, fiscal responsibility is more important than ever," he said in a statement. "I am committed to creatively addressing spending while ensuring that we continue to invest in vital infrastructure that will support our community’s growth and long-term prosperity."

Morris County reported a voter turnout of about 69 percent. The most most recent report shows that 81,716 people voted early in-person, 46,482 voted by mail, and 146,314 cast their votes in-person on Tuesday.

Tuesday was a busy Election Day, and more than 4 million New Jersey residents cast their vote for President; final tallies were still being calculated early Wednesday afternoon.

Current Vice President Kamala Harris conceded to President-elect Donald Trump, who has won a second non-consecutive term in the White House, around 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

Harris won New Jersey by 177,150 votes and 4 percentage points according to the most recent results — a much smaller margin against Trump than in 2020, when Biden won the state by 16 percentage points; or in 2016, when Hillary Clinton won by 14 percentage points.

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