Politics & Government
Wayne Overwhelmingly Voted for Republican Candidates
Here is a breakdown of how town residents voted in Tuesday's election.
Ballot Questions
First ballot question: “Do you approved amending the State Constitution to allow veterans’ organization to use money collected from existing games of chance to support their organizations?”
Yes: 9,592
No: 2,547
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Total: 12,139
Second ballot question: “Do you approve amending the State Constitution to set a state minimum wage rate of at least $8.25 per hour? The amendment also requires annual increases in that rate if there are annual increases in the cost of living.”
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Yes: 6,912
No: 5,376
Governor
Republican Christie/Guadagno: 10,781
Democrat Buono/Silva: 5,325
Sare/Todd: 24
Boss/Thorne: 14
Kaplan/Bell: 73
Welzer/Alessandrini: 45
Schroeder/Moschella: 4
Araujo/Salamanca: 8
Senate District 40
Republican Kevin O’Toole 9,414
Democrat William Ashley 5,036
General Assembly District 40
Republican David Russo 9,098
Republican Scott Rumana 9,867
Democrat Anthony Galietti 5,340
Democrat Leo Arcuri 4,900
Sheriff
Republican Frank Feenan 8,643
Democrat Richard Berdnik 6,435
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Republican Christian Barranco 8,378
Republican Philip Weisbecker Jr. 8,132
Democrat Terry Duffy 6,017
Democrat Pat Lepore 5,985
Mayor Chris Vergano and the other Republican candidates were re-elected.
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