There were elections for seats on the municipal governing body in Colts Neck, Englishtown, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township and Manalapan on Nov. 3.
The results listed here reflect what has been posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office as of Nov. 8. The results of the election are not final and will remain unofficial until they are certified.
• Colts Neck – Two three-year terms are available on the Township Committee. The race is uncontested. Republicans Michael Viola and Tara Buss are the candidates.
As of Nov. 8, Viola had 4,589 votes and Buss had 4,538 votes.
• Englishtown – Two three-year terms are available on the Borough Council. The race is contested. The candidates are Republicans Cecilia Robilotti and Eric Mann, and Democrats Steven Bloom and Arun Swami.
As of Nov. 8, Mann, with 421 votes, and Robilotti, with 414 votes, were leading in the race for the three-year terms. Bloom had 302 votes and Swami had 276 votes.
Republican Daniel Francisco is running uncontested for a one-year term on the council and had 515 votes as of Nov. 8.
• Freehold Borough – Two three-year terms are available on the Borough Council. The race is uncontested. Incumbent Democrats Michael DiBenedetto and George Schnurr are the candidates.
As of Nov. 8, DiBenedetto had 2,408 votes and Schnurr had 2,350 votes.
• Freehold Township – Two three-year terms are available on the Township Committee. The race is contested. The candidates are incumbent Republicans Lester A. Preston Jr. and Alan Walker and Democrat Hassan Shehadeh.
As of Nov. 8, Walker, with 13,075 votes, and Preston, with 12,583 votes, were leading in the race. Shehadeh had 7,099 votes.
• Manalapan – Two three-year terms are available on the Township Committee. The race is contested. The candidates are incumbent Republicans Susan Cohen and Jack McNaboe and Democrats Lawrence Furman and Bashir Mohammad.
As of Nov. 8, Cohen, with 14,616 votes, and McNaboe, with 13,982 votes, were leading in the race. Furman had 7,658 votes and Mohammad had 7,174 votes.
• Marlboro has no municipal election in 2020.
