Here are the results of the 2016 primary election in Hunterdon County.
Primary election day was held Tuesday, with polls closing at 8 p.m. The winners of each party's primary will face off in November's general election. Please be sure to refresh as results will be updated throughout the evening.
There were six contested municipal Republican races in this year's Hunterdon County primary:
- Bethlehem Township
- Flemington
- Glen Gardner
- Lebanon Township
- Readington Township
- Union Township
There were no contested municipal Democrat primary races in Hunterdon County. In Califon, no Republican or Democrat filed to run in the primary for two, 3-year Borough Council seats.
An asterisk next to the person's name indicates an incumbent.
Presidential Primary
(4-year term)
Republican:
Donald J. Trump - 11,788 (75.3%)
John R. Kasich - 2,870 (18.33%)
Ted Cruz - 818 (5.23%)
Write-In - 178 (1.14%)
Total: 15,654 (100%)
Democrat:
Hillary Clinton - 5,373 (51.4%)
Bernie Sanders - 5,047 (48.28%)
Write-In - 32 (.003%)
Total: 10,452 (100%)
7th Congressional District
(2-year term)
Republican:
Leonard Lance* - 8,476 (55.84%)
David Larsen - 4,918 (32.4%)
Craig P. Heard - 1,766 (11.63%)
Write-In - 19 (.13%)
Total: 15,179 (100%)
Democrat:
Peter Jacob - 7,891 (99.84%)
Write-In - 13 (.16%)
Total: 7,904 (100%)
Hunterdon County Sheriff
(3-year term)
Republican:
Frederick W. Brown* - 12,793 (99.92%)
Write-In - 10 (.08%)
Democrat:
No petition filed
Write-In - 47 (100%)
Hunterdon County Clerk
(5-year term)
Republican:
Mary H. Melfi* - 13,062 (99.95%)
Write-In - 7 (.05%)
Democrat:
No petition filed
Write-In - 24 (100%)
Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders
(two 3-year terms)
Republican:
John Lanza* - 12,445 (51.23%)
Suzanne Lagay* - 11,822 (48.66%)
Write-In - 26 (.11%)
Democrat:
Margaret W. Browne - 7,404 (99.5%)
Write-In - 37 (.5%)
No petition filed
Alexandria Township
Township Committee (one 3-year term)
Republican:
Michelle Garay* - 521 (100%)
Democrat:
No petition filed
Bethlehem Township
Township Committee (one 1-year unexpired term)
Republican:
Jose Medeiros* - 265 (56.99%)
Lawrence J. Campbell - 200 (43.01%)
Democrat:
No petition filed
Write-In - 1 (100%)
Township Committee (one 3-year term)
Republican:
Arthur Randolph - 175 (36.84%)
Gregory Glazar* - 299 (62.95%)
Write-In - 1 (.21%)
Democrat:
No petition filed
Write-In - 2 (100%)
Bloomsbury
Borough Council (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
Vicky Papics* - 76 (100%)
No Petition Filed
Democrat:
No petitions filed
Write-In - 2 (100%)
Califon
Borough Council (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
No petitions filed
Democrat:
No petitions filed
Clinton Town
Common Council (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
Albert D. Rylak* - 205 (51%)
Robert B. Smith* - 196 (48.76%)
Write-In - 1 (.25%)
Democrat:
No petitions filed
Write-In - 4 (100%)
Clinton Township
Township Council (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
Amy Switlyk* - 1,210 (50.06%)
Brian Mullay* - 1,205 (49.86%)
Write-In - 2 (.09%)
Democrat:
Antonio Perez - 672 (99.41%)
No petition filed
Write-In - 4 (.59%)
Delaware Township
Township Committee (one 3-year term)
Republican:
Joseph E. Vocke* - 553 (98.75%)
Write-In - 7 (1.25%)
Democrat:
Kristin McCarthy - 405 (99.75%)
Write-In - 1 (.25%)
East Amwell Township
Township Committee (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
No petitions filed
Write-In - 113 (100%)
Democrat:
David P. Krivoshik - 320 (50.24%)
Candice D. Wiggum - 313 (49.14%)
Write-In - 4 (.63%)
Flemington
Borough Council (1-year unexpired term)
Republican:
Kimberly A. Tilly - 250 (100%)
Democrat:
No petition filed
Write-In - 5 (100%)
Borough Council (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
Abraham Seckler - 131 (21.44%)
Susan M. Peterson - 161 (26.35%)
John Gorman* - 163 (26.68%)
Alan Brewer* - 156 (25.53%)
Democrat:
No petition filed
Write-In - 18 (100%)
Franklin Township
Township Committee (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
Susan Soloway* - 335 (50.91%)
James Fania - 323 (49.09%)
Democrat:
No petitions filed
Frenchtown
Borough Council (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
Robert E. Haver II - 104 (93.69%)
Write-In - 7 (6.31%)
No petitions filed
Democrat:
Liz Johnson - 165 (78.2%)
No petitions filed
Write-In - 46 (21.8%)
Glen Gardner
Borough Council (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
Sandra Sutton-Lavis - 122 (26.07%)
Lisa Fielding - 141 (30.13%)
Steven Yaros* - 108 (23.08%)
Linda S. Rifino* - 97 (20.73%)
Democrat:
No petitions filed
Write-In - 6 (100%)
Hampton
Borough Council (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
John F. Drummond* - 99 (51.03%)
Carroll L. Swenson* - 94 (48.45%)
Write-In - 1 (.52%)
Democrat:
No petitions filed
Write-In - 1 (100%)
High Bridge
Borough Council (one 2-year unexpired term)
Republican:
Keir LoIacono - 321 (100%)
Democrat:
No petition filed
Write-In - 1 (100%)
Borough Council (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
Stephen Strange* - 321 (48.27%)
Lynn Hughes* - 342 (51.43%)
Write-In - 2 (.30%)
Democrat:
No petitions filed
Write-In - 6 (100%)
Holland Township
Township Committee (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
Robert Thurgarland - 495 (49.11%)
Scott Wilhelm - 509 (50.5%)
Democrat:
No petitions filed
Write-In - 2 (100%)
Kingwood Township
Township Committee (one 3-year term)
Republican:
Thomas Ciacciarelli - 425 (99.07%)
Write-In - 4 (.93%)
Democrat:
No petition filed
Lambertville
City Council (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
No petitions filed
Write-In - 9 (100%)
Democrat:
Wardell Sanders* - 730 (50.73%)
Steven Stegman* - 707 (49.13%)
Write-In - 2 (.14%)
Lebanon Borough
Borough Council (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
Barbara "Bonnie" Schmidt* - 135 (49.09%)
Jeffrey C. Schneider - 140 (50.91%)
Democrat:
No petitions filed
Write-In - 2 (100%)
Lebanon Township
Township Committee (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
Beverly Koehler - 473 (25.96%)
Ronald S. Milkowski* - 433 (23.77%)
Laurie Ann Williams - 406 (22.28%)
Brian K. Wunder* - 508 (27.88%)
Write-In - 2 (.11%)
Democrat:
No petitions filed
Write-In - 10 (100%)
Milford
Common Council (one 1-year unexpired term)
Republican:
Carole A. Heller* - 29 (99.05%)
Write-In - 1 (.95%)
Democrat:
No petition filed
Write-In - 1 (100%)
Borough Council (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
George A. Sniffin - 104 (59.77%)
Eric Sellitto - 69 (39.66%)
Democrat:
Noralie LaFevre* - 119 (98.35%)
Write-In - 2 (1.65%)
No petition filed
Raritan Township
Township Committee (one 3-year term)
Republican:
Michael Mangin* - 1,629 (73.58%)
Joel K. Throne - 584 (26.38%)
Write-In - 1 (.05%)
Democrat:
Lois Zarish - 1,393 (100%)
Readington Township
Township Committee (one 3-year term)
Republican:
Betty Ann Fort* - 1,626 (55.49%)
Larry Lelah - 1,303 (44.47%)
Write-In - 1 (.03%)
Democrat:
No petition filed
Write-In - 13 (100%)
Stockton
Common Council (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
Donald Vandegrift* - 55 (98.21%)
No petition filed
Write-In - 1 (1.79%)
Democrat:
Adam Juncosa* - 82 (93.18%)
No petition filed
Write-In - 6 (6.82%)
Tewksbury Township
Township Committee (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
William J. Voyce* - 739 (51.86%)
Louis DiMare* - 683 (47.93%)
Write-In - 3 (.21%)
Democrat:
No petitions filed
Write-In - 2 (100%)
Union Township
Township Committee (one 3-year term)
Republican:
Michelle Norelli - 154 (30.02%)
Michael S. Sroka - 358 (69.79%)
Write-In - 1 (.19%)
Democrat:
No petitions filed
Write-In - 1 (100%)
West Amwell Township
Township Committee (one 2-year term)
Republican:
Gary Hoyer - 216 (100%)
Democrat:
William J. Corboy - 182 (100%)
Township Committee (two 3-year terms)
Republican:
James Cally - 205 (49.28%)
Zachary T. Rich* - 209 (50.24%)
Write-In - 2 (.48%)
Democrat:
Eric Richard - 165 (49.85%)
Michael J. Heron - 166 (50.15%)