Tuesday, November 6, 2012
President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
Update: This article was updated at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 7 with quotes from Gov. Chris Christie. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." "The task of perfecting our union moves forward. It moves forward because of you," Obama told supporters in his acceptance speech shortly after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. "It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression. The spirit that has lifted …
Quinn and Dykoff to continue service on governing body; Tirella and Schubiger to stay on school board
Lacey incumbents retained all contested seats Tuesday, according to unofficial election results provided by Office of the Ocean County Clerk. Committeeman Gary Quinn and Mayor Mark Dykoff each earned three-year terms after fending off a challenge from Democratic newcomer Shawn Judson. Quinn picked up 7,783 votes or 39 percent while Dykoff received 7,568 votes or 38 percent of the votes. Judson got 4,389 votes or 22 percent. Voters elected current school board Vice President Eric Schubiger and incumbent Maureen Tirella to new terms on the Board of Education in a close race over resident Regina Discenza. Schubiger picked up 5,602 votes or 37 percent and Tirella got 4,820 votes or 32 percent. Discenza, who has been on the ballot for at least…
Republicans have conceded the senatorial seat to incumbent Robert Menendez.
As the ballots pour in from Sandy-ravaged New Jersey, Robert Menendez has emerged victorious in reclaiming his U.S. Senate seat against Republican challenger Joe Kyrillos. With just over half of polling districts reporting, state Republicans have conceded victory to Menendez. The U.S. senator leads 58 percent to 40 percent as of 10:30 p.m., according to CBS News. "Senator Joe Kyrillos ran a great campaign against very tough circumstances and despite the loss, his family, campaign team, and supporters should be very proud of their efforts," New Jersey Republican Chairman Sam Raia said in a statement late Tuesday night. "Joe represents the very best of New Jersey and has fought for his constituents faithfully from the day he took office and …
Those voting in District 3 and 18 at Murray Grove were relocated to the Lanoka Harbor First Aid Building
Polling places seem to be busy regardless of the complications Hurricane Sandy may have caused in Lacey Township. Polls are running smoothly and are “extremely busy with heavy turnout,” Township Administrator and Municipal Clerk Veronica Laureigh said. Those voting in District 3 and 18 at Murray Grove were relocated to the Lanoka Harbor First Aid building on Manchester Avenue due to problems related to the storm but it’s unclear whether the change has had any sort of impact. Denise Field was originally supposed to vote at Murray Grove and said the change did not affect her. Fortunately, she was notified of the change today on Lacey Patch’s Facebook page. “I’m concerned for the elderly. They were confused,” Field said of the polling change…
With five and a half hours left to vote, the local taxi company will be providing a free ride for those who need one to the polls
Those in Lacey who may need transportation to the polls, especially following Hurricane Sandy, can contact Lacey Transportation Company, which will be providing free rides. Owner Jeffrey McElwee has been providing this service for presidential elections since 1992. The service is for those registered voters who have no other means to get to the polls. Lacey Transportation Company’s vehicles cover most of Ocean County with the highest volume of service between Toms River and Stafford Townships, a statement from the company said. “When you call Lacey Transportation the dispatcher will take some information in order to arrange a taxi,” the statement said. “In most cases the dispatcher will try and accommodate you and another rider going to …
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The incumbent, Robert Menendez, is well financed and heavily favored over Republican State Senator Joseph Kyrillos.
U.S. Senate candidates Robert Menendez and Joe Kyrillos agree on little when it comes to the issues. The veterans of New Jersey politics are largely pushing party-line policy as voters take to the polls on election day. Menendez, a native of Union City, has been the heavy early favorite over the state legislator. A recent Philadelphia Inquirer poll had Menendez up 50-32 over Kyrillos, in line with polls conducted by Richard Stockton College and Quinnipiac University. Kyrillos, echoing larger party sentiments, favors extending tax cuts for the "job creators" making large sums of money and also relaxing corporate taxes. It's a philosophy not shared by Menendez, who says New Jersey families have been "victimized" by corporate loopholes and …
State has given its electoral votes to a Democrat in the last five elections.
If history is any indication, Barack Obama should have no problem winning New Jersey's 14 electoral votes in his quest for re-election on Tuesday. In the past four presidential elections, the Republican candidate has never been within 240,000 votes, and only once did a candidate get within 500,000 of his Democratic opponent. A look at statistics kept by the state shows that in the last four elections, incumbent president George W. Bush was the closest at picking up the NJ's nod, still losing to John Kerry by more than 240,000 votes. The biggest winner among the Democratic candidates in that span was incumbent Barack Obama, who won the state by more than 600,000 votes in 2008. The closest vote in 20 years came in 1992, when Bill Clinton …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Both parties also approve of governor's level of support for those more affected by Sandy.
Republicans will be mostly likely to benefit from a down voter turnout Tuesday in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, New Jersey political insiders believe. According to a Patch poll of state elected officials and party insiders, 15 of 22 Republican respondents believe voter turnout will be down slightly from where it would have been otherwise. Of 27 Democratic respondents, 26 expect there will be either a slight or sharp decline in turnout. "The areas likely to remain without power by Tuesday are predominantly smaller, suburban and rural communities that are typically Republican bases," one Republican respondent said. "Power restoration to urban areas, with higher Democratic concentration, seems to have been prioritized," the respondent …
Longtime Ocean County Sheriff William L. Polhemus has been purposely kept out of the limelight long before Hurricane Sandy Hit
Flashback to August 2011. Ocean County Emergency Management officials and municipal coordinators from most of the 33 towns gathered at Robert J. Miller Airpark to discuss the rapidly advancing Hurricane Irene. Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari was at the dais, along with Capt. Michael A. Armstrong from the Ocean County Sheriff's Office, the late Undersheriff Wayne R. Rupert and a host of other officials. But one person wasn't there. The county's chief emergency management coordinator had been carefully excluded from the meeting. That's because - according to top sources - they didn't think Polhemus would be able to handle the press conference. The 84-year-old sheriff has been a no-show throughout much of 2012. Berkeley Patch contacted his office…
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3:24 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
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