Verona went to the polls today and elected Frank Sapienza and Michael Nochimson to four-year terms on the Verona Town Council and picked Kevin Ryan to fill the remaining two years of former councilman Ken McKenna’s term. Sapienza handily won re-election, with the largest vote count for any of the eight candidates. Here are the results by candidate and position:
Two-year term
Jim Robbins: 481
Kevin Ryan: 748
Gerard Tamburino: 133
Bruce Williams: 742
Four-year term
Rob Caruso: 910
Dan McGinley: 863
Michael Nochimson: 918
Frank Sapienza: 1,116
Ryan, the winner of the two-year term, will be sworn in immediately and will start work with the next council meeting on Monday, May 16. Sapienza, who was seeking re-election, will continue his service and Nochimson will start work in July.
Thanks for posting the details. You really get to see that every vote counts!
With election results this close, how and when do the absentee ballots get added in that are sent to Newark?
All of the absentee ballots are included in the vote tallies above. There were 35 absentee ballots cast for Frank Sapienza, 32 for Rob Caruso, 35 for Michael Nochimson and 18 for Dan McGinley in the four-year term race; in the two-year race, the counts were 13 for Jim Robbins, 23 for Bruce Williams, 20 for Kevin Ryan and 11 for Gerard Tamburino. Essex County election officials are following their normal procedure of recounting all the absentee ballots.
In addition, there were six ballots cast that have been deemed “provisional”, which means that there were questions about the voter’s eligibility. County officials are examining them and should communicate a decision on them to the town by the end of the week.
The Essex County Board of Elections has officially certified the results.