Donald Burden, the sole candidate to replace Terel Cooperhouse as Shrewsbury Borough’s mayor, fended off 82 write-in votes — nearly eight percent of the total — for other candidates to secure the job, according to the Monmouth County Clerk’s office.
Also running unopposed, for seats on the borough council, were Republicans Thomas Menapace and Peter Meyer.
Here are the numbers, as per the Monmouth County Clerk, as of 10:30p:
Vote Count | Percent | |
REP – Donald W. BURDEN | 977 | 92.26% |
Write-In | 82 | 7.74% |
Total | 1,059 | 100.00% |
Vote Count | Percent | |
REP – Thomas C. MENAPACE | 1,007 | 50.94% |
REP – Peter J. MEYER | 954 | 48.25% |
Write-In | 16 | 0.81% |
Total | 1,977 | 100.00% |