Unofficial: Township Committee, Pennington Council, Hopewell Borough Council results

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Hopewell Valley voters across Hopewell Township, Pennington, and Hopewell Borough have cast their ballots to determine who secured terms for municipal seats.

The general election results reflect what has been posted online by the Mercer County Clerk’s Office as of Nov. 3.

The results of the general election will remain unofficial until they are certified by the county clerk’s office.

Hopewell Township Committee: two, three-year terms

Democrats Sophie Purgavie and incumbent Michael Ruger will earn the two, three-year terms on the Hopewell Township Committee after facing off with Republican challengers John Hart and Steven Niederer.

As of Nov. 3, Purgavie has secured 5,106 votes, Ruger has earned 5,076 votes, Hart has received 2,948 votes, and Niederer has earned 2,826 votes.

There have been six write-in votes cast.

Pennington Council: two, three-year terms

Democratic incumbents Catherine Chandler and John Valenza will return to the Pennington Council to serve new three-year terms.

Their race was uncontested as no Republicans or Independents filed to run for the seats.

As of Nov. 3, Chandler received 1,095 votes from borough voters, and Valenza has secured 1,076 votes.

There have been 20 write-in votes cast.

Hopewell Borough Council: two, three-year terms

Democratic candidates incumbent Sheri Hook and Justine Levine are set to secure the two, three-year terms on borough council after being in a contested race with independent candidate James Higgins.

As of Nov. 3, Levine has earned 737 votes from borough voters, Hook receives 666 votes, and Higgins secures 374 votes.

There have been 14 write-in votes cast for the race.

ANDREW HARRISON, Staff Writer
ANDREW HARRISON, Staff Writer
Andrew joined the Packet team in 2018. Throughout his time here, he has met countless people and covered events worthy of your attention. While his favorite peiece to cover are community profiles and features, he also enjoys covering breaking news and sports. His primary coverage includes Hopewell, Bordentown, Robbinsville, and Hamilton, though you just might see his name in another publication time-to-time. He can be contacted at aharrison@donnelly.media.

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