Current Woodbridge Council Reps Lead Race In Unofficial Results

Woodbridge NJ

02 November, 2021

8:08 PM

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The current Woodbridge Council members — all Democrats and allies of Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac — are leading the race, as per unofficial vote counts. Results remain unofficial until they are certified; it may take a few days to count mail-in ballots. They were challenged by a team of Republicans, who ran on a campaign that Woodbridge is becoming too overdeveloped, too crowded and that McCormac and his allies have been in power long enough. Get the latest election news delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Patch: https://patch.com/subscribe Unofficial vote counts from the county clerk: Woodbridge town council results: 1st Ward Nancy Bader Drumm (incumbent, Democrat): 2,394 John Vrtaric (challenger, Republican): 1,935 2nd Ward Howie Bauer (incumbent, Democrat): 2,176 Paul Lund (challenger, Republican): 1,473 3rd Ward Cory Spillar (incumbent, Democrat): 2,254 John Masculin (challenger, Republican): 1,349 4th Ward Viru Patel (incumbent, Democrat): 2,561 No challenger filed 5th Ward Debbie Meehan (incumbent, Democrat): 3,213 Rocco Genova (challenger, Republican): 2,231 Woodbridge school board results: Current school board members Dan Harris, Sue Bourdin with newcomer Jenny Perez, ran as a slate. They are seen as the McCormac-backed team. Amber Jarrett is running, as is Tom Maras. Here are the unofficial winners: Harris: 7,884 Perez: 6,959 Bourdin: 6,876 Jarrett: 5,790 Maras:5,632 "In reality, the people of Woodbridge are very unhappy, and they've been unhappy for years: Crime, building, traffic, you name it," said John Vrtaric, chair of the Woodbridge Republican Party, who ran unsuccessfully this year to unseat Nancy Bader Drumm in the 1st Ward. "What the (McCormac administration) is doing is taking people who have been living in a town and flipping them into a city. Tons of traffic, pollution, garbage, overpopulation, culture shock, constant loud noise and dangerous areas," said John Masculin, who ran in the 3rd Ward (Avenel). Be the first to know. Sign up to get Patch emails: https://patch.com/subscribe Contact this Patch reporter: [email protected].