Howell Residents Support Republican Victories

With nobody on the Township Council up for election this year, residents of Howell were left to vote in the county and state elections for this cycle. 

The lack of a local election may have contributed to a low voter turnout, but those who did come out and vote sided decidedly with the Republican party. Out of the 33,392 registered voters in the town, just 5391 residents cast a vote in this year's elections. 

In the State Senate race, Senator Robert Singer won another term and won the vote in Howell. With 3,422 votes Singer out paced township resident Steve Morlino who received 2,280 votes in his hometown. 

Current State Senator Sean Kean also won a seat in the State Assembly along with running mate David Rible who will represent the newly drawn 30th district. Kean received 3,477 votes from Howell residents while Rible received 3,184. Their closest Democratic challengers were Howard Kleinhendler who received 2,107 votes and Shaun O'Rourke who received 2,253 votes. Libertarian Party candidate David Schneck also received 220 votes from Howell residents. 

In the Surrogate race, Rosemarie D. Peters won the Howell vote as well as the overal vote. In the township she received 3,524 votes while Democrat Michael Steinhorn picked up 2,012 votes. 

Howell voters also put their support behind the Republican candidates for Freeholder as well. Gary Rich was the top vote getter with 3,167 in his favor while Lillian G. Burry received 3,089 votes. Their Democratic rivals included Howell resident William Shea and Amy Mallet receiving 2,120 and 2,226 votes respectively. 

Rounding out the ballot, the township voters also went in favor of the state question with 3,641 votes for the question and 1,498 opposed. 

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