Election Notes

Notes on the General Election turnout in Plainfield (unofficial).

The vote for Barack Obama (12,738) equaled 56 percent of all registered voters (22,555) and approximated the number of registered Democrats citywide (12,869).

Votes for other Democrats were less.

Senator Robert Menendez received 11,060 votes in Plainfield.

Rush Holt, in his first election since redistricting gave him Plainfield as part of Congressional District 12, garnered 10,3305 here.

Rev. Tracey Brown received 10,205 votes for a four-year term for the Citywide at-large seat on the City Council, succeeding Annie McWilliams, who chose not to run for re-election. Brown’s opponent, political newcomer Gloria Henriques, received 491 votes.

The Charter Study Commission question passed, 2,474 to 991. The five top vote-getters who will now be commissioners are Ricky Allen Smiley (709), John Stewart (694), Mary E. Burgwinkle (690), Jeanette Criscione (638) and Marie L. Davis (441). Other who ran were John R.Davis III (427) and Carrell E. Martin (332). The commission must organize within in 15 days and has nine months to make its report.

In the Third Ward, Democrat Adrian O. Mapp won re-election with 2,846 votes out of a possible 6,260. Republican Randy Bullock received 208 votes and Tom Turner received 87.

Changing the school board election to November did not appear to improve interest.  Winners of three three-year terms were Mahogany Hendricks with 3,702 votes, incumbent Keisha Edwards with 3,432 and Jackie D. Coley with 2,207. Dollie S. Hamlin (1,358) and Catherine Crittendon (929) also ran.

Delois Dameron won a one-year unexpired term with 2,694, beating Frederick D. Moore Sr. (2,265). School board and City Council winners will take office in January.