Sunday, October 11, 2026

The Final Vote Is In, No Upsets in Warren County

The Warren County Clerk’s office released official election results on Monday, Nov. 17.

In local races, there were no big surprises, with official tallies that were mostly unchanged from election night preliminary counts.

In Belvidere, the final count was Donald Mitchel (R) 664, John Johnson III (D) 515, Morris Scott (R) 487 and Glen Matlock (NPA) 283. There were 13 write-in votes.

In Blairstown’s race for a full township committee term, the final count was Karen Lance (R) 1,809 and Rosalie Murray (D) 965 with 9 write-in votes. In the race for an unexpired term, the final count was Michael Suk (R) 1744 and Thomas Palmieri (D) 1,029 with 9 write-ins.

In Frelinghuysen’s township committee race, the final tally was David J. Togno (R) 696 and Brian L. James (R) 710. There were 226 write-ins.

In Harwick’s township committee race, Nichole Meuse (R) ran unopposed and received 581 votes. There were 29 write-ins.

In Hope, C. John Kruk (R) ran unopposed and received 672 votes. There were 27 write-ins.

In Knowlton, Adele Starrs (R) received 956 votes and Ryan Lemback (R) 752. The two non-party affiliated candidates, Michael Bates and Vincent Gaeta received 260 and 248 respectively. There were 9 write-ins.

You can read more about how votes are tallied and certified in Warren County here.

Jane Primerano is a veteran journalist covering Warren County municipalities, agriculture, and historic preservation. Her work has appeared in New Jersey Monthly, New Jersey Farmer, and more. A past president of NJ Press Women and SPJ NJPro, she lives in Hope Village and enjoys music, singing with the Warren County Community Singers, reading, and the Jersey Shore.

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