UPDATE: Bowes, Johnson Maintain Lead In Lawrence BOE Race

Trenton NJ

06 November, 2020

5:06 PM

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This post was updated at 8:36 p.m. LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – After the latest update on the Mercer County website, this is what we know of the Lawrence Township School Board race: Michele Bowes and Gregory G. Johnson have maintained their lead, while Cathy LeCompte trailed behind Tabitha Bellamy McKinley by seven votes. Earlier, LeCompte has led McKinley. Counting is still underway in Mercer County, with around 25,000 mail-in ballot being tallied. Read More here: More Than 25K Mail-In Ballots Yet To Be Counted In Mercer: Clerk Nine candidates ran for three available positions this year. Here's the unofficial tally: Michele Bowes - 4,345Gregory G. Johnson - 4,320Tabitha Bellamy McKinley - 3,819Cathy LeCompte - 3,812Patricia Hendricks Farmer - 3,779Dana Drake - 3,713Heather Camp - 3,194Jasmine Surti - 2,439Olufunmiola Ladigbolu - 2,270 (Patch will update results as more votes are counted.) Thank you for reading. Have a correction or news tip? Email [email protected] Get breaking news alerts on your phone with our app. Download here. Sign up to get Patch emails so you don't miss out on local and statewide news.