Politics & Government
Romney Wins Westfield's Vote; Westfield Election Results
Sixty-one percent of Westfield voters cast their ballots today.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won Westfielders vote by a narrow margin, with 6,543 ballots cast for the Republican candidate and 6,388 for President Barack Obama.
For U.S. Senate, Westfielders preferred Republican Joe Kyrillos to incumbent Democrat Robert Menendez: 6,005 to 5,977.
Congressman Leonard Lance won Westfield's vote 6,671 to 5,122 for Democrat Upendra J. Chivukula.
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Westfielders votes for the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders were as follows:
Alexander Mirabella (D) : 5,046
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Mohamed S. Jalloh (D) : 4,380
Bruce H. Bergen (D) : 4,934
Diane Barabas (R) : 6,624
Stephen Kozlovich (R) 6,633
Krzysztof Chris T. Nowak (R) 6,377
Members of the Westfield Board of Education:
Three-year term:
Gretchan R. Ohlig: 5,769
Lucy Biegler: 5,444
Richard Mattessich: 5,067
One-year unexpired term:
J. Brendan Galligan: 5,768
Public Question #1
Yes: 4,755
No: 3,764
Public Question #2
Yes: 6,746
No: 1,646
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