Republican leads in Millburn race by 1 vote

[RandySF]

Just one vote separates a Republican challenger and a Democratic incumbent in Millburn, where the GOP has taken control of the township committee in a municipality that Democrat Mikie Sherrill carried with 62% last week.

Kris Heinrichs leads Deputy Mayor Michael Cohen, 3,720 to 3,719, with about 218 votes still uncounted and seven outstanding cure letters.

The top vote-getter, Republican Jamie Serruto, a 24-year-old former school board member, leads the pack with 3,849 votes and has secured one of the two seats; with two Republicans elected in 2023, the GOP will take control for the first time in nearly a decade.

Democrat Annette Romano, the sitting mayor, lost her bid for re-election, finishing fourth with 3,685 votes.


https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/republican-leads-in-millburn-race-by-1-vote/

[NJCher]

1. It's still neck and neck

218 votes still uncounted and seven outstanding cure letters.

[3Hotdogs]

2. I grew up in Millburn ---- M.H.S. '60. Moved to neighboring town, Maplewood, in '83.

Like everywhere, the town has changed. During my childhood, the population was around 4,000. Now, it's over 20K.

The largest influx is of immigrants from China. They buy houses to take advantage of Millburn's high ranked school system. Old , single family housing stock in the lower income part of town are being torn down and turned into two or four family condos. Each unit, selling for close to or just over $1m.

Houses in the Short Hills section are now going for several millions.

Millburn was solid Republican from the end of WW2 to well into the 2k's.

Millburn resisted low income housing. There are now, two new apartment buildings being constructed in Millburn. I wonder if these will increase the number of Dem. voters.