The polls have now closed in New Jersey, where voters in both major parties have cast over 3 million ballots to decide who will succeed the term-limited Governor Phil Murphy.
In addition to the widely covered gubernatorial race, voters were also choosing candidates for a wide array of down-ballot offices, including all 80 seats in the State Assembly, County Board of Commissioners, Sheriff and Township Committee.
Governor:
U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill is projected to win the race for governor of New Jersey, beating former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli.
State Assembly:
In the 30th Legislative District, which includes Lakewood and Howell, Democratic incumbent Assemblyman Avi Schnall has won re-election.
On the Republican side, in that same district, Assemblyman Sean Kean appears to have been re-elected, while former Assemblyman Ned Thomson, who sought to regain his old post, is trailing in the early returns.
In the 9th Legislative District (which includes Manchester) Republican incumbents Gregory Myhre and Brian Rumpf are ahead in the counts; in the 10th District (which includes Toms River) Republican Assemblymen Paul Kanitra and Gregory McGuckin appear to have prevailed. In the 11th District, Republican incumbents Rob Clifton and Alex Sauickie will all win another term.
County Board of Commissioners:
With two seats up for grabs on the five‐member Ocean County Board of Commissioners, community activist Sam Ellenbogen won one of the open seats (vacated by John Kelly and Virginia (Ginny) Haines), and Little Egg Harbor Committeeman Raymond Gromley secured the second open seat.
Sheriff And Municipal Races:
In the race for Ocean County Sheriff, incumbent Michael Mastronardy has easily won re-election for a third term.
At the municipal level in Lakewood, Committeeman Isaac Akerman (R) beat his Democratic opponent Harriet Goldberg for another three-year term.
In Jackson, Chris Pollak is projected to win the race for the open Council seat, beating Al Couceiro.
Lakewood Fire Commissioner:
With 45 of 47 voting districts in Lakewood reporting, Moshe Raitzik will win the race for Lakewood Fire Commissioner, ousting incumbent Larry Loigman. Challenger Eli Berger finished in second place.
Lakewood Board of Education:
Shloime Stern and Meir Grunhut have won their races and the third, open seat will have to be called after all mail ballots are counted.
This is a developing story and will be updated
In a message for TLS, re-elected Assemblyman @Avi_schnall thanks his supporters during his victory party now in Lakewood. pic.twitter.com/oYLcXeWobw
— The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) November 5, 2025
New Jersey’s governor-elect Mikie Sherrill: “New Jersey, it is the honor of my life to earn your trust to become this great state’s 57th Governor.
I promise to listen, lead with courage, and never forget who I serve.” pic.twitter.com/MVplcaFbP5
— The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) November 5, 2025
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Remember Yidden: Lev Melech B’yad Hashem! Puppet politicians!
I love the compromise for the picture lol
I hereby propose Ocean County secession from NJ.
(We can take some good parts of Monmouth County too.)
Speak for yourself! So glad MAGA Jack lost.
First Lakewood School District would have to pay the $200 million it still owes to NJ.
Call up Rechnitz. And then he could become Mayor of Ocean County or whatever it would be called then.
We should do that and elect Jack as our Governor!
What a scam 🤮
now I want to see anyone try to ever get Lakewood to vote again – good luck👍
what a waste of time.
The huge turnout can be more important than who wins. It’s not a waste even if we dont get our preferred candidate.
It’s not going to be that way any more. No politician is going to care or notice. It’s a new reality.
avi won that is what really maters
With all the tuition Avi will save me Orlando for Pesach here we come!!!
Lets see what he does…
You never heard of hishtadlus?
Is that picture taken from a negative advertisement? Really looks that way. Considering she’s our next governor, we shouldn’t antagonize her. Enough that she doesn’t care for Lakewood, don’t make her care AGAINST our interests.
Relax. Actually, it was take from her own account.
Yah Shmerel, Relax,
And while we are on this subject I want to thank TLS for doing the right thing and not (never) compromising on their standards of kedusha. Other Jewish sites have since posted a compromising picture of her that in my view doesn’t belong on a site that caters to many that would rather not see such pictures. It seems because she won the race, somehow all the גדרי צניעות don’t matter anymore..
TLS we salute you!
“Such pictures”? Your wording makes it sound like pictures of women are inappropriate.
Esther, for him is it. Being open minded goes both ways right?
@sara well said!!
Welllllllll….
Why are you looking at pictures of ladies?
Wow, somebody seems desperate for a picture…..
We don’t loose out by doing what is right. Lakewood proved to be a massive block vote. No candidate is ever secured for reelection and they start at it on day one of their term. Lakewood will be considered heavily in her state agenda.
Highly doubtful. Her entire agenda is anti Torah. From expanding access to abortion on demand. Toeiva open in the streets of NJ. Then raising taxes on what already is unaffordable. In what way is she going to help Torah observant Jews?
In what way is King Trump going out to help Torah observant Jews?
You’re not the only community that matters. Others do live in this state whether you like it or not.
Are you the only ones in the state?
Congrats Mikie Sherrill!!!
I dont thinks shell ever see that post, shes not a big TLS user (unless she joined the whatsapp for the raffle)
Stay tuned for Jack for Governor 2029
Not happening.
Why is it not happening?
Cause he has already lost 2 elections. Let’s face it, the GOP needs someone else to run in 2028
Jack lost 3 times. First in 2017 Republican Primary. And in 21’ and 25’ General elections. So yes, he shouldn’t run again.
He should. He is good at convincing NJ that he is still relevant.
Maybe next time he’ll even have a real grasp of the issues.
LOL
By then America will probably be post the Great Reset- hopefully it will already be ימות המשיח בארצנו הקדושה…
Looks like we still won’t be able to have plastic bags. 😔
Fox news still hasn’t called it at 8:40
Shkoiach. Fox News.
Its more reliable then the left wing outlets that the scoop is relying on
Fox News is totally not biased at all, right Ploni?
Well now they have at 9:30
Neither has CNN 😀
Every vote should be audited and who voted? Any illegals?
Tin foil hat? She’s a solid choice for NJ. Definitely better than the alternative.
Sure. Free shmutz in the streets of NJ.
I thought ‘free’ was only in NYC.
Congrats Mikie Sherrill!!
Nope I don’t believe it.
They were bomb threats that emptied out entire voting stations. And they were in Republican favored districts.
The kind of sick games that are being played…
There were also ballot handed to voters that were pre-filled in pen for her.
I have not seen an honest election in New Jersey New York or Pennsylvania in a very long time. The stories are more and more outlandish and in your face every single election cycle.
Which “Republican favored districts” got bomb threats? Paterson School 2? Passaic School 6?
So don’t believe it. Doesn’t matter what you think. She won fare and square PERIOD. This is problem a lot of people (mostly Republicans) have: When an Election result is not what they like they start screaming “RIGGED!” or “It was stolen”. She won by 12.5 points- a Blowout, so learn to accept election results whether you like them or not. And never would you ever claim an election was “stolen” or that there was cheating if a Republican wins.
Let’s be honest- both sides have same problem. The Democrats could not believe that Trump won in 2016, and came up with all sorts of conspiracy theories; Trump did the same when he lost in 2020
It’s obvious that it’s mostly on the Republican side (and I wish it wasn’t). Hillary Clinton conceded 2016. Harris conceded 2024. Did Trump concede 2020? No. And it wasn’t, and isn’t, just Trump, it’s many, many Republicans who believe 2020 election was rigged and who believe that other elections were rigged (see above comment). And there are not many democrats who go around saying any election was rigged, whether you like that or not. And I know I’ll see many people here who will say “2020 ACTUALLY WAS RIGGED!” It wasn’t. Period ⚫️
Hillary faught, and congress brought in “fake electors”. Democrats did the same in 2000 and 2004. They did it in 2016 and 2024. Democrats did it to Reagan and Bush 41.
Total lie. Hillary (who I’m no fan of btw), did NOT fight all!!! She CONCEDED on the DAY she lost on November 9, 2016. Fact. Whether you like that or not, don’t LIE. And what fake electors in 2024? That is what Trump tried in 2020. MAGA doesn’t seem to accept reality for what it is.
Stacy Abrams?
Al Gore?
Actually they were the ones that started this whole craziness.
Let’s be crystal clear here: Al Gore CONCEDED! PERIOD. After SCOTUS Ruling in favor of Bush, Gore CONCEDED. Like that or not. And did His Royal Highness Trump EVER concede? Of course not! He held “Stop The Steal” rallies and let a violent mob of his supporters storm THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL!!! They attacked police officers, smashed windows, wanted to hang Mike Pence and other horrible stuff!!! UNDEFENSABLE, I’M SORRY!!!
he conceded five weeks after the election
Trump? False.
Cori Bush
One difference: the Democrats did come around to the new reality of the changing electorate. The Democrats still didn’t update their message enough, so we the people are stuck with a two-irrelevant-parties system.
Hmm Harris did win it was stolen by Musk…Hillary won also but Putin rigged it…Gore won but SCOTUS stole it…Hell Carter had his election stolen as well…
Can’t tell if you’re serious or sarcastic. Teiku.
Since when are Newark and Paterson republican heavy? Not ever.
Wake up , it’s over. Dems & Muslims winning across the country including NYC a few minutes ago. Come home !
Think of your children.
Oh yes, I love a home that imprisons its yeshiva students. Very loving! I love it!! Can’t wait.
It’s not the yeshua until Moshiach though it true it’s Eretz Yisroel even in Golus.
Excuse. No yeshiva student emigrating , why ? Plenty serve AND learn in yeshivas. Anyway, you were programned against Eretz Yisrael even before the arrests of about 6. Moshiach is not coming to Lakewood. He doesn’t come to shlep people over. Remember the Mizraim lovers in makas choshech ? Moshe did not take them out.
Right, but Chul golus was cursed by Chazal who laid Tumah on it. I thought you Lakewood people were big talmidei chachomim.
They aren’t. Just claim it.
What is your source that tumas chutz laaretz includes a curse?
Where one gets blown to bits sitting and eating in a Sbarro restaurant in the heart of Yerushalayim?!
I’m in shock!! I didn’t think anything other than Jack! He was a household name here!!
You live in a bubble
I think he was being facetious
Obviously many of us are saddened while not surprised that Jack lost. He worked so hard this time around and deserved to win. It would have been a great 4 years with his leadership in Trenton. His loss aside, which is a big loss for Lakewood and the surrounding towns, is dealing with the Dems the next 12 months. Given their success in picking up some wins tonight they are going to try (and perhaps succeed with the help of the bias media) to make this about Trump and that Trump is a drag on his party and somehow it’s all Trump’s fault, and they are going to run with this false narrative all through the midterm elections..
It is all Trump’s fault though
How?,He won…
And trump would be standing on a marble staircase(because we all know that he has issues with escalators) blowing a golden trumpet claiming he was the reason any rep he endorsed won. He has done it before, claiming many times that his endorsement was why the candidate won. It’s a double edged sword my friend. Btw, he has already stated overnight that the reasons for reps not winning is because he wasn’t on the ballot. And now here come all the thumbs down because I spoke the easily confirmed facts about the king.
Yes! And Trump: if a candidate he wants loses: well that means it was rigged! And yes you spoke facts about His Majesy and His Royal Highness King Don the First.
Ask avi schnall about tuition relief
Jack can still win if Mike Pence has the courage!
There was evidence of cheat-by-mail fraud in 2020, which has never been seriously investigated to this day.
This election, they won fair. NJ’s NYC and Philly suburbs have always been leftist.
Five years later and the candidate who lost than one is back in office and you still are clinging to evidence that no-one can produce.
Philadelphia suburbs are mixed not left.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mazel TOV SHMULi ELLENBOGEN!!!! We’re psyched!!!! We believe in you, voted for you and appreciate you!!!!!
thank you!!! The whole G family is texting on the family chat how excited we are! MD in the lead!!!! Go shmuli!!!!!!!
If you are psyched please check yourself in at your local psych ward.
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Kol man deoved rachamono letav Ovid
Does anyone know the exact amount of votes were from Lakewood?
32,694
40,000
Wow this place is full of sore losers.
Sore losers..? We were hoping for something and we’re upset about our having lost.
I think people are also upset that there was such a big deal made that if Ocean County turned out to vote en masse that it’ll make a big difference but it was just 32000 votes whereas she won by a few hundred thousand.
I can’t help it if you believe you’re the center of the universe and don’t educate yourselves on the numbers
You lost because you didn’t do the math.
@ sam elinbogen # ohr zerua strong
“THE JEWS DO NOT BELIEVE “
In what? Your mom?
Moderator: Why is this allowed?
Because we live in a free country with a First Amendment.
It’s being over three lavim in one short sentence.
So that’s three more reasons why it’s not covered by the First Amendment.
Which 3 Lavim?
It can be stated that these three lavin apply to all forbidden speech, but this instance is a classical case of all three individually.
חילול השם
פן תשכח
אונאת דברים
What’s the point of the drawing of Mikie Sherrill instead of a normal pic of her? U can’t post a woman?
correct.
The drawing shows her in her actual current hair color which is GRAY. Dying her thin gray hair to Blonde and thickening it up got her this landslide victory.
Nutty Mutty, what are you saying? How do you know her hair’s gray? And is that why she won?
What’s the problem with a woman masking what her actual hair looks like with something more attractive? Isn’t that common practice in Lakewood?
Rigged election. My vote was never counted. You can access your voting history on Vote.org
Fraud is the only tool liberals still have to win… And they use it!