Poll workers at Fair Haven’s Youth Center on election day 2012. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Voters in storm-darkened Fair Haven returned two incumbents to the borough council for new terms Tuesday.

Republicans Bob Marchese and Eric Jaeger outpolled a pair of Democratic challengers, Dorothy Neceda and Susan O’Brien.

Mayor Ben Lucarelli was uncontested in his race to serve out the remaining two years of his predecessor, Mike Halfacre.

Here are the tallies by the Monmouth County Clerk:

Mayor Fair Haven Boro 2Yr Unexpired Term
6/6 100.00%
Under Votes 767
Over Votes 0

Vote Count Percent
REP – Benjamin L. Lucarelli 2,125 98.11%
Write-In 41 1.89%
Total 2,166 100.00%

Borough Council Fair Haven Boro
6/6 100.00%
Under Votes 455
Over Votes 0

Vote Count Percent
REP – Robert Marchese 1,678 30.61%
REP – Eric R. Jaeger 1,668 30.43%
DEM – Dorothy Neceda 1,016 18.53%
DEM – Susan L. O’Brien 1,110 20.25%
Write-In 10 0.18%
Total 5,482 100.00%