Adamo Leads In Race For Passaic Co. Sheriff: Unofficial Election Results

Note: This post was last updated at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday.

PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ — Thomas Adamo was leading the race for Passaic County Sheriff late Tuesday night, as votes were still being counted from a busy Election Day.

In the county, there were races for three seats on the Board of County Commissioners, and for Passaic County Sheriff, on the ballot. (If you're looking for election results for the Wayne Board of Education, click here).

Two Wayne residents were in the race for sheriff to replace the late Richard Berdnik: Current sheriff’s office chief Thomas Adamo, a Democrat, and Republican Marla Saracino, a captain with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.

And in the other county race, current Commissioner Director John Bartlett (also of Wayne) and Commissioner Sandi Lazzara were running to retain their seats on the board, with newcomer Rodney A. DeVore, an educator, on the Democratic ticket.

Three Republican candidates, endorsed by the Passaic County Regular Republican Organization, challenged for those positions on the seven-member board. There were contested primaries for both parties in the spring.

Here are the latest unofficial results for Passaic County according to the Passaic Co. Clerk's Office (current office-holders are marked with "Inc." for "incumbent"):

68.9 percent reporting

Passaic County Board of County Commissioners (vote for 3)

• Cassandra Lazzara (Democrat-Inc.): 70,045 (16.56 percent)
• Rodney De Vore (Democrat): 69,088 (16.86 percent)
• John Bartlett (Democrat-Inc.): 69,396 (16.91 percent)
• Nicolino Gallo (Republican-Inc.): 72,720 (16.65 percent)
• Assad Mujtaba (Republican): 70,623 (16.20 percent)
• William Cytowitcz (Republican): 70,621 (16.19 percent)

Passaic County Sheriff

• Thomas Adamo (Democrat): 76,224 (52.35 percent)
• Marla R. Saracino (Republican): 69,163 (47.50 percent)

All results are unofficial until certified by the county clerk.

Turnout was high this year for the first few days of early voting in New Jersey and is likely to be robust across the nation on Tuesday, with a presidential race at the top of the ticket. Voters in the Garden State also have decisions to make for a new U.S. Senator, for their House representative, and in local races that affect their towns, public school districts, and counties.

New Jersey voters also selected a new U.S. Senator to replace Democrat Bob Menendez after his conviction on federal bribery charges, and join Sen. Cory Booker (D) in Washington.

All 12 of the state's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives were also up for re-election. Wayne is split into two districts, somewhat outlined by Hamburg Turnpike. For the most part, those living below west or south of the highway are in NJ-11, and hose who live above Hamburg Turnpike are in NJ-9.

Constituents in the 9th District will be voting on a successor to Congressman Bill Pascrell, who died in August at the age of 87. Click here to see the latest results in NJ-9, and click here to see the latest results in NJ-11.

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