How Did Westfield Vote?

Westfield voters favored Christie, re-elected Andy Skibitsky for a third term and overwhelmingly passed the bond referendum for Westfield Public Schools, but how did each and every area of town vote? We’ll take a look below.

Of Westfield’s 21,513 registered voters, 48 percent turned out for Tuesday’s election.

Governor

Chris Christie (R)
Ward 1: 1,624
Ward 2: 1,496
Ward 3: 1,352
Ward 4: 1,393
Total: 5,865

Barbara Buono (D)
Ward 1: 734
Ward 2: 666
Ward 3: 838
Ward 4: 707
Total: 3,096

Mayor

Andy Skibitsky(R)
Ward 1: 1,391
Ward 2: 1,248
Ward 3:  1,112
Ward 4: 1,174
Mail-ins: 365
Total: 5,290

Dave Haas(D)
Ward 1: 971
Ward 2: 865
Ward 3: 1,036
Ward 4: 1,030
Mail-ins: 355

Total: 4,257

Haas received a majority of the votes for Ward 3, Districts 1-3 over Skibitsky.

Sam Della Fera(R) was running unopposed for the First Ward and received 1,578 votes, while Vicki Kimmins(R) also ran unopposed for the Second Ward receiving 1,444 votes.

Third Ward

The third ward was Westfield’s closest race. Sontz trailed behind by a mere 80 votes.

David Oliveira
District 1: 88
District 2: 149
District 3: 82
District 4: 194
District 5:  195
District 6: 175
District 7: 184
Mail-ins: 101
Total: 1,168

Matthew Sontz (D)
District 1: 81
District 2: 145
District 3: 169
District 4: 152
District 5:  152
District 6: 120
District 7: 153
Mail-ins: 116
Total: 1,088

Fourth Ward

Keith Loughlin(R)
District 1: 277
District 2: 221
District 3: 266
District 4: 199
District 5: 259
Mail-ins: 72
Total: 1,294

John J. Walsh (D)
District 1: 219
District 2: 207
District 3: 216
District 4: 138
District 5: 153
Mail-ins: 82
Total: 1,015

U.S. Senator

Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R)
Ward 1: 1,613
Ward 2: 1,487
Ward 3: 1,326
Ward 4: 1,417
Total: 5,843

Michael Komondy (D)
Ward 1: 709
Ward 2: 612
Ward 3: 750
Ward 4: 784
Total: 2,855

Members of General Assembly

*Jon Bramnick(R): Total: 3,106
*Nancy Munoz(R): Total: 4,814
Jill Anne Lazare(D): Total: 3,253
Norman Albert(D): Total: 3,016

Freeholder

Marc A. Krauss(R)- Total: 5,042
P. Mark Martini (R)- Total: 5,019
Ira Geiger (R)- Total: 4,932
*Linda Carter(D)- Total: 3,188
 *Bette Kane Kowalski(D)- Total:3,167
 *Sergio Granados(D)- Total: 3,014

However, the ultimate winners were Carter, Kowalski and  Granados.

Board of Education candidates were also on the ballot, however due the withdrawal of challenger Jonathan Blitt a few months before elections, the candidates were all incumbents who won additional three-year terms. The winners include, Mitch Slater with 3,789 votes, Ginny Liez with 3,575 and Brendan Galligan with 3,581.

When it came to the Westfield Public School’s district bond referendum to get back $2.7 million dollars towards roof repairs, voters overwhelmingly chose yes with 6,836 votes, but 1,694 voters selected no.

Overall, Westfielders ended up favoring Republicans in every single category, which resulted in a 100 percent Republican council, including mayor, come Jan. 1.

What do you think about how Westfield residents voted? Tell us in the comments!