Brindle Ahead In Westfield Election Results For Mayor, Council

Westfield NJ

02 November, 2021

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WESTFIELD, NJ — With all districts reporting by 11 p.m. Tuesday night, Westfield Mayor Shelley Brindle led the votes against Republican mayoral challenger JoAnne Neylan, a former councilwoman. The votes don't become official until certified by the county clerk. On Facebook on Tuesday night, Brindle posted, "We did it, Westfield — again!" Get a morning newsletter with Westfield news: https://patch.com/subscribe As of 11 p.m. Tuesday, with 100 percent of districts reporting, these were the numbers: Mayor Shelley Brindle (Westfield Together slate, Democrat): 6,582Linda Habgood: 1,690Mike Dardia: 1,551David Contract: 1,688Dawn Mackey: 1,686 JoAnn Neylan (Mayoral challenger, Republican): 5,413Amanda Como: 1,367Denise Garrett: 1,384Shawn Mullen: 1,202James Restivo: 1,337 Return to Patch for the latest. Subscribe to free News Alerts for election results. Westfield School Board Race Seven candidates competed for three spots on the Westfield Board of Education. As of 10 p.m. Tuesday night, Mary Wickens led the pack with 5,458 votes, and Kristen Sonnek-Schmelz and Robert Benacchio were next with 4,397 and 4,104 respectively. Following them were Kent Diamond, Robert Garrison, Emily Barker, and Ilya Eric Kolchinsky. 21st District Legislative Races The 21st District legislative races for state Senate and for two Assembly seats were close as of 10 p.m. Tuesday night, with 70.3 percent of districts reporting. Check this link for updates as more votes are tallied. Republican Jon Bramnick was in the lead for state Senate as of Tuesday night, ahead of Joe Signorello III by 903 votes. The totals as of 11 p.m. were 21,224 to 20,321. Check back this week for updates. Meanwhile, all four Assembly candidates were also within 1,000 points of each other. Republican candidates Nancy Munoz and Michele Matskioudis were leading Democratic challengers Elizabeth Graner and Anjali Mehrotra as of 11 p.m. Tuesday. Check the link for updates. Other Westfield Election Information Westfield has a unique form of government in which the governing body consists of a mayor and eight-member Town Council. Fewer than 5 percent of New Jersey towns run under this "special charter" form of government. Brindle, a former HBO executive, was elected to her first term as mayor in 2017. Neylan, a former assistant prosecutor in Brooklyn, served as 2nd Ward councilwoman from 2004 to 2019. Both women raised their children in Westfield. Tired of being the last in town to know? Sign up for a free Patch newsletter in your mailbox at 6 a.m. each morning. Just input your email and zip code here.