Bridgewater Township Election Results: Republicans Win Mayoral and Council Seats

The Great Seal of Bridgewater Township, NJ (Image/Dick Bergeron)

The contest for the Bridgewater Township Mayor's post and the two Council seats is over.

Dan Hayes garnered 3,815 votes for the Mayor's job, defeating Jim Ventantonio and George E. Jones who tallied 2,552 and 1,613 votes, respectively. Hayes will succeed current Mayor Patricia Flannery who declined to run for another term.

Similarly, Republican incumbents on the Bridgewater Township Council, Matthew Moench and Christine Henderson-Rose garnered 4,679 and 4,567 votes, respectively, defeating Democrat challengers Mary Pranzatelli and John Rooney who won 3,068 and 2,927 votes, respectively.