With all Camden County voting precincts reporting, we have a fairly clear picture of the 2024 state, municipal, and local school board races.
However, all results are considered unofficial and incomplete until certified by the Camden County Clerk. The totals reported below could change before their final certification.
This is the best available information as of Friday, November 8, 2024.
Check back with us for updates as we have them.
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Turnout
With 394,178 registered voters in Camden County, preliminary indications show a total of 240,041 ballots were cast in the 2024 General Election for a reported 60.90 percent voter turnout rate.
Of those, 35,650 votes were submitted in early voting, 86,901 by mail, and 117,490 in person on Election Day.
U.S. Presidential Race
Across the country, American voters returned New Jersey former U.S. President Donald Trump (Republican) to office for a second term.
New Jersey went for incumbent U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris (Democrat) over Trump and a field of seven independent candidates.
Harris tallied 148,405 votes in Camden County to Trump’s 83,465 votes. Green Party candidate Jill Stein pulled in 1,319 votes, followed by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (Independent) with 1,139 votes.
Libertarian Chase Oliver (483 votes), Socialism and Liberation candidate Claudia De La Cruz (221 votes), Socialist Equality candidate Joseph Kishore (114 votes), U.S. Constitution party candidate Randall A. Terry (125 votes) and Socialist Workers candidate Rachele Fruit (39 votes) rounded out the field.
U.S. Senate Race
U.S. Representative Andy Kim (Democrat, NJ-03) is the projected U.S. Senator-elect from New Jersey. He will fill the seat that Robert Menendez vacated this summer after his conviction on bribery charges.
In Camden County Kim (149,371 votes) outlasted Republican hotelier Curtis Bashaw (75,733 votes), social worker Christina Khalil (Green, 1,752 votes), realtor Kenneth R. Kaplan (Libertarian, 955 votes), union organizer Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers, 266 votes), and Patricia G. Mooneyham (Vote Better, 229 votes).
U.S. Representative Race
Voters returned incumbent U.S. Representative Donald Norcross (Democrat) to his seat in Washington, D.C., representing New Jersey’s First Congressional District.
Norcross (138,795 votes) effectively doubled up Republican attorney Theodore “Teddy” Liddell (81,287 votes) in Camden County, with Robin Brownfield (Green Party, 4,089 votes) and Austin Johnson (1,768 votes) rounding out the field.
Camden County Sheriff Race
Former Camden County Sheriff Chuck Billingham (Democrat) looks to be the clear winner in the race for county sheriff against Sean Williams (Republican), with 142,014 votes to Williams’ 81,579.
Camden County Clerk Race
With the majority of precincts reporting, New Jersey Sixth District Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt of Cherry Hill (Democrat) soundly defeated compliance auditor Jennifer Exler of Audubon (Republican) in the contest for Camden County Clerk, 143,147 votes to 80,289 votes.
Camden County Commissioners Race
Incumbent Democrats Melinda Kane of Cherry Hill (142,652 votes), Jeff Nash of Winslow (141,170 votes), and Al Dyer of Pennsauken (135,853 votes) all appear to have retained their seats on the Camden County Board of Commissioners, defeating Republican challengers Danielle Barry, a social worker from Haddonfield (80,621 votes); Donald J. Smith, an IT consultant from Lindenwold (76,508 votes); and Norman C. Rebel, Jr. (75,210 votes) by a nearly two-to-one margin.
Municipal Government Races
In Audubon Park, Democrats Cathleen Lowe and Amy Paratore faced no balloted opposition for two seats on the local government council.
In Cherry Hill, it looks like Democratic Councilwoman Jill Hulnick (21,844 votes) has defended her unexpired term against Countrywide Home Care CEO Anna R. Adler, a Republican (13,150 votes) by a factor of more than one-and-a-half.
Pediatrician Mohammed Jawaad Hussain (702 votes) and Nicole Nance (253 votes), a minister from Gatekeepers Kingdom Impact Ministries, did not draw significant interest from voters in the race.
Incumbent Democratic Cherry Hill Councilman Daniel V. DiRenzo, Jr. (23,597 votes) appears to have fended off challenges from Blackwood Animal Hospital manager Judi L. Giacoboni-Russo, a Republican (12,706 votes) by a margin similar to that by which Hulnick bested Adler, with Stephen Heath, Jr. (510 votes) a distant third.
In Haddonfield, Dave Siedell (4,155 votes) just about doubled up Bill Shanahan (2,366 votes) in the race to complete the unexpired term of outgoing commissioner Kevin Roche. All three local government seats will be up for consideration in the spring municipal election.
In Haddon Heights, incumbent Democratic Council President Christopher Morgan (2,834 votes), an attorney, and Democratic challenger Chad Demore, a senior manager of engineering production at Amtrak (2,773 votes), won two seats on the local governing body over Republicans Denise Bolognese (1,673 votes) and Kevin Ehret (1,662 votes).
Voters also came out heavily in favor of a non-binding resolution vote on alcohol sales in traditionally dry Haddon Heights, with 2,222 approving the measure versus 1,374 opposed.
In Merchantville, incumbent Democratic council members Daniel Sperrazza and Eric P. Benjamin faced no balloted opposition in the vote to retain their seats.
In Oaklyn, incumbent Democratic council members Nancy MacGregor and David T. Wright faced no balloted opposition in their re-election campaigns, and neither did Democratic challenger Sarah McCleery-Cairns, who ran unopposed to fill an unexpired term on the borough council.
In Pennsauken, incumbent Democratic Committee members Jessica Rafeh (10,223 votes) and Marco DiBattista (10,158 votes) handily won re-election to the township council. Independent candidate Nhuan Van (The People’s Rule) mustered 850 votes.
Board of Education (BOE) Races
Audubon
In the race for the Audubon Public School District Board of Education Danielle Mitchell (3,444 votes), led all candidates, followed by Andrea Robinson (3,195 votes), and Allison Cox (2,824 votes), who kept a nearly 400-vote edge over Brian Burns (2,488 votes).
The top three finishers will join Sara Joy Kuhlen on the governing body; Kuhlen (4,105 votes) faced no balloted opposition in her race for the unexpired term to which she had been appointed.
Cherry Hill
Leading vote-getters Bridget Palmer (14,142 votes), Dean Drizin (13,022 votes), Kurt Braddock (10,542 votes) separated themselves from a crowded pack in the race for three seats on the Cherry Hill Township Public School District Board of Education.
Harvey Vazquez (10,422 votes) missed the cut by just 120 votes, followed by David M. Bercovitch (10,224 votes) and Ava Friddell (9,738 votes). Candidates Quadsia Birat Niaz (7,499 votes), Samia Mian (5,175 votes), Nouruz Chowdhury (2,352 votes), and Omar Alkahily (2,157 votes) were farther off the pace.
Collingswood
In Collingswood, Maggie Zmijewski (3,079 votes), Zakiya Devine (3,015 votes), and Danielle Brown (2,886 votes) won three seats on the Collingswood Public School District Board of Education.
Right behind them were Rebecca Sieg (2,720 votes), Lia Forman (2,557 votes), Paul Groch (2,477 votes), and Jim DeSimone (1,498 votes).
Haddonfield
Matt Ritter, Meg Hollingworth, and Stephanie Benecchi faced no balloted opposition for three available three-year terms on the Haddonfield Public School District Board of Education.
Haddon Heights
Trish Sheilds (3,144 votes) led all candidates in the race for one of three, three-year terms on the Haddon Heights Public School District Board of Education. Bryan Schroeder (2,815 votes) and Andrea Pagan (2,578 votes) took the other two seats, with Thomas Hambrose (1,950 votes) the odd one out.
Haddon Township
In the race for three available three-year terms on the Haddon Township Public School District Board of Education: James Lex (4,238 votes), David Ricci (4,205 votes), and Christopher Cook (3,869) have pulled ahead of John Lavell (3,162 votes), Joshua Kennedy (2,400 votes), and Mark Henley (2,326 votes).
Merchantville
Merchantville School District Board of Education incumbents Marc Carcanague and Eliot Honigfeld faced no balloted opposition in the race to retain their seats on the governing body. With 10 votes, the leading write-in candidate for the third seat was Steve Decker.
Oaklyn
In Oaklyn, Aidan DiMarco (1,304 votes), Therese Marmion (1,163 votes), and Kimberly Love (1,084 votes) are in a tight race with Pete Mohan (1,075 votes) for three available three-year terms on the Oaklyn Public School District Board of Education.
Pennsauken
At the head of the Pennsauken Public School District Board of Education race was Diane E. Johnson (7,041 votes), followed by Lisa Eckel (6,021 votes) and Jerry Bennett (5,191 votes).
The next closest were Dana Surgner (4,791 votes), Yudelka Morillo-Sandoval (4,666 votes), and Michael Porch (3,829 votes).
Meanwhile, Jeffrey C. Carey (5,974 votes) defeated John Figueroa, Jr. (5,578) in a close race to fulfill an unexpired term on the governing body.
