DeVlieger, McClellan, Wilson and Guinosso Win Council Seats

Ocean City voters went to the polls on Tuesday to pick City Council winners from each of the island's four geographic wards.

The winners are:

• First Ward: Michael DeVlieger 881, Fred Hofman 474
• Second Ward: Antwan McClellan 499, John Quinn 392
• Third Ward: Anthony Wilson 870, Steven Fenichel 254
• Fourth Ward: Peter Guinosso 564, Edward Price 527, Bart Russell 227

The results include vote-by-mail ballots but will not be official until they are certified by the City Clerk. Click on the attached PDF to see a breakdown of votes by ward and district. To check for updates, visit the city website: ocnj.us/election.

The winners will serve four-year terms on the seven-member City Council.

With only one incumbent in the race (Wilson), City Council gets a new character with its three new faces.

In the tightest race of the night, Guinosso edged Price by less than 40 votes.

Both candidates have earned reputations as government watchdogs in their lives as citizens.

Guinosso said he's looking forward to working the new City Council, but he said Tuesday night that he would remain true to his roots — pushing for more transparency in government and for more accountability among public employees.

"Grassroots is about the community itself," he said.

In the Third Ward, the incumbent Wilson said he was "humbled, honored and flattered" by the support the ward showed him. His 870-254 victory was by the widest margin among the City Council races.

In the First Ward, DeVlieger said he was surprised by a wide margin of victory, and he complimented his opponent as a "hard worker and gentleman" who ran a great race.

DeVlieger said he's looking forward to being part of a new City Council team — "each brings his own dynamic," he said of the newly elected members.

DeVlieger said he sees infrastructure spending (roads, beach, bay, boardwalk) as part of the big picture of protecting investments that can return future dividends.

In the Second Ward, Antwan McClellan said Tuesday night that he was excited, overwhelmed and surprised by his victory. The incumbent school board member is a lifelong Ocean City resident and an Ocean City High School graduate.

To check complete tallies by ward and district, visit the city website: ocnj.us/election.

Read candidate profiles of the four winners:

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