Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Unofficial vote tallies released by the Lawrence Township Clerk’s Office show how township residents voted in Tuesday's election.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Wondering how your fellow Lawrence Township residents voted today (Nov. 6)? The following unofficial vote tallies were released this evening by the Lawrence Township Clerk’s Office. They show that, of the 19,450 registered voters in the township, 13,104 – or about 67.4 percent – cast votes in the presidential race, with the majority supporting President Barack Obama. A copy of the vote totals as released by the clerk’s office and a sample Lawrence Township ballot can be found in the media box to the right. President of the United States Mitt Romney 4247 Barack Obama 8675 Virgil Goode 26 Jill Stein 40 Merlin Miller 3 Jeff Boss 2 Pete Lindsay 1 Rocky Anderson 7 James Harris 1 Gary Johnson 102 United States Senate Joe Kyrillos 3897 …
Mercer County voters return incumbent Democrats Ann M. Cannon, Pasquale “Pat” Colavita Jr., and Samuel T. Frisby Sr. to office.
With all Mercer County polling districts having reported as of 11:16 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 6), we can report that county residents have relected incumbent Democrats Ann M. Cannon, Pasquale “Pat” Colavita Jr. and Samuel T. Frisby Sr. to the county's Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Republican candidates were David Walsh, David Maher, and Rich Urbani.
Voters in New Jersey on Tuesday cast their ballot for Barack Obama, giving him the state's 14 electoral votes.
Barack Obama won New Jersey’s 14 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Democratic candidate, and since the 1990s has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race 3 out of 5 times. Romney and Obama did not campaign aggressively in New Jersey. The state has typically been a Democratic stronghold in recent presidential elections.
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 …
Tell us about your voting experience and join us as election results come in. Tweet #njvote to join the conversation.
Election Day is finally upon us. Join New Jersey Patch editors for a discussion of how things went at the polls, and chat as election results come in.
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 …
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, Nov. 6.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Today (Tuesday, Nov. 6) is election day. A copy of a sample ballot for Lawrence Township residents can be found in the media box to the right. Listed below are the various polling locations in the township. If you are unsure to which polling district you belong, consult the State of New Jersey's online "Polling Place Search" feature. There is no Lawrence Township Council election this year. The election for township school board was not changed to November and took place as usual this past April. Township voters, instead, will help decide Mercer County freeholder, 12th Congressional District, U.S. Senate and the presidential races. Click here for information on the three public questions that Mercer County voters face. Polling Locations…
Mercer County voters have a third question upon which they must decide.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
New Jersey voters won’t just be choosing the next president today — the state has two questions on the ballot that could have an impact on your wallet. Those two referendum questions deal with extra funding for colleges’ infrastructure and benefits payments for judges. There is also a third question just for Mercer County voters. The two statewide public questions are: #1: Do you approve the “Building Our Future Bond Act”? This bond act authorizes the State to issue bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $750 million to provide matching grants to New Jersey’s colleges and universities. Money from the grants will be used to build, equip and expand higher education facilities for the purpose of increasing academic capacity. #2: Do you …
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 …
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8:44 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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