With all votes now counted from the 2024 general election, Ocean County once again was the best performing county for republicans in the state, delivering 227,210 votes for President-elect Donald Trump, over 121,000 more that Kamala Harris.
Down-ballot, U.S. Senate candidate Curtis Bashaw received 197,020 votes in the county, compared to 109,610 for Senator-elect Andy Kim. Congressmen Jeff Van Drew and Chris Smith won their respective portions of the county with 67% and 71% of the vote.
“New Jersey took a big swing towards common sense and practical leadership in the election this year. While the statewide results may have been a surprise to many, the reality is that here in Ocean County our voter base held true to Republican conservative principles,” Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore said in a statement.
Gilmore also emphasized that no matter where the “county line” ends up, the Ocean County Republican organization would remain the strongest in the state.
“We have come to expect success for our Republican Candidates in Ocean County,” he said. “We have consistently built and maintained the strongest Republican organization in the state, and I am 100% confident that no matter what happens to the “county line” in the future our republican candidates will continue to be successful.”
At the local level for County Commissioner, Jennifier Bacchione received 214,109 votes and Rob Arace 211,778 votes, both winning by over 116,000 votes over their opponents.
Lakewood played a significant role in the totals, providing Trump with 36,904 votes.
While statewide Republicans have come to reply on Ocean County for their largest margins of victory, Ocean County hasn’t always provided the largest number of raw votes for our candidates (some of the more heavily populated North Jersey counties have previously held that title), that changed in 2024.
There were more than 222,000 votes cast for Republican candidates out of Ocean County while the next closest county provided just 210,000 votes.
“As always, we welcome all candidates to spend more time in Ocean County,” Gilmore added. “As 2025 ramps up we are prepared to work hard for the candidates who earn our endorsement, and we expect to provide similar levels of success for them next year!”
was a shanda a few years ago, that many people voted for murphy a progressive
and yet the mayor is a democrat in lakewoood hmmmmm
The Scoop has no shame with respect to its Trump worship.
Much better then worshiping the shmutz and toeiva of the Anti torah Democrats.
down with the vaad
its unfortunate, that the vaad feeds off of the new naive bochrim arriving from abroad, that assume its a group of rosh yeshivas calling the shots, very sad
We are fortunate to have caring people like Mr Gilmore to protect our interests! Maybe a George Gilmore day would be nice for his lifetime of service!