Barberio Narrowly Pulls Ahead In Mayoral Race: Unofficial Results

PARSIPPANY, NJ — After Parsippany's Democratic Mayor nominee showed a somewhat strong lead, incumbent Republican James Barberio has narrowly pulled ahead in Parsippany's Mayoral Race. Desai's running mates, both seeking council seats, maintained a lead as of Tuesday night.

Numbers were updated at 11:45 p.m., Tuesday

Mayoral Race

Two people are vying to become the Mayor of Parsippany.

Incumbent Republican Mayor James Barberio is seeking another four-year term, having served as Parsippany’s mayor from 2010 to 2018. After losing his third re-election attempt in 2017 to Democrat Michael Soriano, Barberio returned in 2021 to beat Soriano and has served as the town’s mayor since.

Democrat Challenger, Pulkit Desai, is a 25-year resident of Lake Parsippany, an ex-Marine, and a cybersecurity professional.

See the unofficial results below, provided by the Morris County Clerk's Office (*denotes incumbent):

• *Barberio, Republican — 9,542 votes (50.39%)
• Desai, Democrat —9,333 votes (49.92%)

Council Race

Four candidates are vying for two open seats on the council.
See the unofficial results below, provided by the Morris County Clerk's Office (*denotes incumbent)

• Frank Neglia, Republican — 8,401 votes (23.16%)

• Jigar Shah, Republican — 7,962 votes (21.95%)
• Diya Patel, Democrat — 9,802 votes (27.02%)
• Matt Kavanagh, Democrat — 10,056 (27.72%)

All results are unofficial until certified by the county clerk.

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