First District voters elected Democrats Bob Andrzejczak and R. Bruce Land to the state General Assembly on Tuesday.
But the vote from heavily Republican Ocean City went to the two losing candidates, incumbent Sam Fiocchi and Jim Sauro.
The unofficial election-night tally for all First District voters was as follows:
- Bob Andrzejczak (D): 18,690 (9,473 in Cape May County)
- R. Bruce Land (D): 17,730 (8,716 in Cape May County)
- Sam Fiocchi (R): 15,388 (8,192)
- Jim Sauro (R): 15,025 (7,569)
In Ocean City, Fiocchi was the top vote-getter with 1,230 votes with Sauro at 1,160. Democrats Andrzejczak (956) and Land (880) were well behind.
Voter turnout was light at 27.6 percent in the county and 25.6 percent in Ocean City.
The ballot included uncontested races for the Ocean City Board of Education that included the following tallies.
Full Three-Year Term (Three Seats):
- Thomas R. Oves Jr.: 1,649
- H. James Bauer: 1,461
- Jacqueline McAlister: 1,391
Unexpired One-Year Term (Two Seats):
- Jennifer (Tiffany) Prettyman: 1,446
- Gregory Whelan: 1,391
The school board includes nine members from Ocean City, who are elected to three-year terms in staggered years, and three members from Upper Township, who are appointed to one-year terms.
Oves, 52, won his third term on the board. He is a retired teacher and helps run a family business on the boardwalk.
Bauer, 74, is a retired teacher now serving his seventh term on the board.
McAlister, 44, is an Egg Harbor Township teacher returns for her second term.
Whelan, an attorney and Pfizer business executive, was appointed to fill the seat vacated when Pete Madden was elected to City Council. He will complete the final year of Madden’s term.
Prettyman, a teacher at Mainland Regional High School, was appointed to fill the seat vacated when Ray Clark resigned. She will complete the final year of Clark’s term.
The election also included uncontested races for:
- County Clerk: Rita Marie Fulginiti (12,377 votes county-wide)
- Cape May County Freeholder: Leonard C. Desiderio (11,757 votes)
