Editing Mahwah, New Jersey (section)

== Government ==
=== Local government ===
Mahwah is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]] (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] system of municipal government (Plan B), implemented by direct petition as of July 1, 1984.<ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040522/http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf |date=October 12, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed December 10, 2013.</ref> The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the seven-member Township Council, with all members elected [[at-large]] to staggered four-year terms of office on a [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] basis as part of the November general election in even-numbered years. Four council seats are up for vote together and then three seats and the mayoral seat are up for vote together two years later. The legislative powers of the township are exercised by the Township Council.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 169.</ref><ref name=Council /><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> In September 2010, the township council voted to shift the township's non-partisan elections from May to November, citing increased voter participation and prospective savings of $30,000 associated with supporting each election, with the first November election taking place in 2012.<ref>Pries. Allison. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/092410_Mahwah_elections_moving_to_November_in_2012.html "Mahwah municipal elections moving to November in 2012"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213230422/http://www.northjersey.com/news/092410_Mahwah_elections_moving_to_November_in_2012.html |date=December 13, 2013 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 24, 2010. Accessed December 10, 2013. "The Township will hold its non-partisan municipal elections in November beginning in 2012, according to an ordinance passed this week. The council voted 4-3 on Thursday to move the voting for mayor and council terms from the second Tuesday in May to the November general election date."</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the Mayor of Mahwah is Jim Wysocki, who was elected to succeed John Roth, and whose term of office ends December 31, 2028.<ref>[https://www.mahwahtwp.org/251/Mayors-Office Mayor's Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815155214/https://www.mahwahtwp.org/251/Mayors-Office |date=August 15, 2021 }}, Township of Mahwah. Accessed January 10, 2023.</ref> Roth had been elected in November 2018 following the [[Recall election|recall]] of the former mayor, William Laforet.<ref>Stoltz, Marsha A. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/mahwah/2018/11/20/new-mahwah-mayor-john-roth-sworn-following-recall-william-laforet/2066192002/ "Mahwah swears in new mayor following recall of William Laforet"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002042138/https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/mahwah/2018/11/20/new-mahwah-mayor-john-roth-sworn-following-recall-william-laforet/2066192002/ |date=October 2, 2019 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 20, 2018. Accessed October 3, 2019. "Former council President John Roth was sworn in as mayor of the county's largest municipality in a Tuesday morning ceremony shortly after he was certified winner of the Nov. 6 mayoral race, which also recalled the previous mayor.... Roth was elected mayor to succeed William Laforet, 5,015 to 3,995, on the same ballot the former mayor was recalled by a vote of 4,968 to 4,628.... Roth will serve out the remainder of Laforet's term, which ends in 2020."</ref> Members of the Township Council are Council President Rob Ferguson (2026), Council Vice President Michelle Paz (2028), Janet Ariemma (2026), George Ervin (2028), Ward Donigian (2026), Dave May (2028) and Jonathan Wong (2026).<ref name=Council>[https://www.mahwahtwp.org/226/Township-Council Township Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815155214/https://www.mahwahtwp.org/226/Township-Council |date=August 15, 2021 }}, Township of Mahwah. Accessed January 10, 2023. "The legislative power of the municipality is exercised by a seven member Township Council. Officials are elected at non-partisan elections, held every other November, for four-year terms."</ref><ref>[https://www.mahwahtwp.org/Archive.aspx?ADID=136 2021 Municipal Data Sheet], Township of Mahwah. Accessed May 27, 2022. Note that incorrect term end years of 2023 are shown for Mayor Wysocki and for councilmembers Bolan, May and Paz, who were all elected in 2020 to four-year terms of office.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=50 ''2024 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2022>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Certified%20Statement%20of%20Vote%20Book%2011-21-22.pdf Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313102822/https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Certified%20Statement%20of%20Vote%20Book%2011-21-22.pdf |date=March 13, 2023 }}, [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Bergen2020>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/NOV_2020_General_Precinct_Summary.pdf Precinct Summary Results Report - Combined 2020 Bergen County General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209010510/https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/NOV_2020_General_Precinct_Summary.pdf |date=December 9, 2020 }}, [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], December 3, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

Then-Mayor Bill Laforet faced a recall election in November 2018, after a resident group submitted in June a list of 5,000 petition signatures that they had collected calling for the action, in excess of the 25% needed to place the measure in front of voters.<ref>Burrow, Megan. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/mahwah/2018/07/13/recall-effort-against-mahwah-nj-mayor-moves-forward/780398002/ "Recall effort against Mahwah Mayor William Laforet moves forward"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105040141/https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/mahwah/2018/07/13/recall-effort-against-mahwah-nj-mayor-moves-forward/780398002/ |date=November 5, 2018 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 13, 2018. Accessed July 25, 2018. "The effort to recall Mayor William Laforet will proceed with a vote in November, unless the mayor attempts a legal challenge. Township Clerk Kathrine Coviello has ratified enough of the 5,000 signatures that were filed last month seeking a recall vote. The Committee to Recall Mayor William Laforet needed 25 percent of the township’s registered voters, or 4,170 signatures, to place the question on the ballot in November."</ref> In the November 2018 general election, Laforet was recalled from office and John Roth was elected mayor. The successful recall was the first in the county for at least 25 years.<ref>Nobile, Tom; and Stoltz, Marsha. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/mahwah/2018/11/06/mahwah-mayor-bill-laforet-recalled/1860651002/ "Mahwah Mayor Bill Laforet recalled from office"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108105214/https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/mahwah/2018/11/06/mahwah-mayor-bill-laforet-recalled/1860651002/ |date=November 8, 2018 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 6, 2018. Accessed November 7, 2018. "Mayor Bill Laforet was recalled from office, candidates confirmed Tuesday night.... Barring a surge of mail-in ballots in Laforet's favor, the mayor will become the first public official in Bergen County to be recalled in at least 25 years. On the same ballot, residents also voted for a new mayor: John Roth, a former councilman who challenged Laforet for mayor in 2016."</ref>

Michelle Paz, a Republican, was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that was vacated following the resignation of Steven Sbarra that became effective at the end of December 2017, and was elected in her own right in November 2018 to fill the unexpired term.<ref>Nobile, Tom. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/mahwah/2017/12/15/mahwah-walks-back-controversial-eruv-and-parks-bans/952560001/ "Mahwah walks back controversial eruv and parks bans"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112093920/https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/mahwah/2017/12/15/mahwah-walks-back-controversial-eruv-and-parks-bans/952560001/ |date=November 12, 2018 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 15, 2017. Accessed July 25, 2018. "Hermansen on Thursday also announced that Sbarra will resign from his position at the end of the year for 'personal reasons.' The council will have 30 days to appoint a new member once the seat becomes vacant."</ref>

At the January 2017 reorganization meeting, David May was sworn in to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been won by Jonathan Marcus in the November 2016 general election, but which Marcus decided not to accept; May was elected in his own right in the November 2017 general election, to serve the balance of the term.<ref>Nobile, Tom. [http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/mahwah/2017/01/05/two-newcomers-join-mahwah-council/96208992/ "Two newcomers join Mahwah Council"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428051656/http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/mahwah/2017/01/05/two-newcomers-join-mahwah-council/96208992/ |date=April 28, 2017 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 5, 2017. Accessed April 27, 2017. "Shortly after, council members appointed David May by a 5-0 vote with one abstention to fill the council seat left empty by Jonathan Marcus.... Marcus won election to the council in November, but declined the seat less than a month later, citing personal reasons."</ref>

In December 2016, the Township Council selected George Ervin to fill the seat that had been held by Mary Amoroso expiring in December 2018 that became vacant after she was elected the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders; Ervin served on an interim basis until the November 2017 general election, when voters elected him in his own right to fill the balance of the term.<ref>Nobile, Tom. [http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/mahwah/2016/12/15/mahwah-council-appoints-newcomer-vacancy/95496896/ "Mahwah council appoints newcomer to vacancy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217132016/http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/mahwah/2016/12/15/mahwah-council-appoints-newcomer-vacancy/95496896/ |date=December 17, 2016 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 16, 2016. Accessed December 16, 2017. "The Township Council voted Thursday night to appoint council newcomer George Ervin to fill the council seat vacated by Freeholder-elect Mary Amoroso.... Ervin was sworn in immediately following the vote and assumed his seat on the dais. He will sit on the council through the end of 2017."</ref> Ervin was re-elected in the November 2018 election to fill a full four-year term, expiring in 2022.

In August 1997, due to personal debt, then-Mayor David J. Dwork shot and killed himself in the town's mayoral offices. There were also unverified allegations of corruption.<ref name=NYT1997>Smothers, Ronald. [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/26/nyregion/debt-drove-a-mayor-to-suicide-widow-says.html "Debt Drove A Mayor To Suicide, Widow Says"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821234932/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/26/nyregion/debt-drove-a-mayor-to-suicide-widow-says.html |date=August 21, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 26, 1997. Accessed December 10, 2013. "Deep personal financial debt led the Mayor of Mahwah, N.J., David J. Dwork, to commit suicide in his township office on the night of Aug. 18, his widow, Johanna, said at a weekend memorial service."</ref> Dwork was memorialized with a tree dedicated to him at the site of the Mahwah Public Library. Dwork was succeeded by Richard J. Martel, then a township council member, who served for 14 years until his own death, of natural causes, on March 7, 2011.<ref>Boucicaut, Barbara. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/117521548_Mahwah_mayor__Richard_Martel__passes.html "Mahwah mayor, Richard Martel, passes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927033531/http://www.northjersey.com/news/117521548_Mahwah_mayor__Richard_Martel__passes.html |date=September 27, 2012 }}, ''Mahwah Suburban News'', March 7, 2011. Accessed March 31, 2011.</ref> Martel himself was succeeded by Council President John DaPuzzo as acting mayor.<ref>Pries, Allison; and Shilling, Erik. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen/117719848_Saddened_Mahwah_swears_in_new_mayor.html "Saddened Mahwah swears in new mayor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927033925/http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen/117719848_Saddened_Mahwah_swears_in_new_mayor.html |date=September 27, 2012 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 10, 2011. Accessed April 11, 2012. "The Township Council appointed its president, John DaPuzzo, as the new mayor on Wednesday, two days after the death of longtime Mayor Richard Martel."</ref>

=== Federal, state and county representation ===
Mahwah is located in the 5th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219202014/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf |date=February 19, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 39th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120165412/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf |date=November 20, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105221009/https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf |date=November 5, 2019 }}, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#39 Districts by Number for 2011–2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714024328/https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#39 |date=July 14, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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=== Politics ===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 15,168 registered voters in Mahwah Township, of which 3,410 (22.5% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 4,349 (28.7% vs. 21.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 7,399 (48.8% vs. 47.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 10 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-bergen-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary – Bergen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925142003/https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-bergen-co-summary-report.pdf |date=September 25, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 10, 2013.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 58.6% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 73.1% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration /><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 – State – County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 10, 2013.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Republican [[Donald Trump]] received 6,811 votes (52.6% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] with 5,623 votes (43.4% vs. 54.2%) and other candidates with 525 votes (4.1% vs. 4.6%), among the 13,108 ballots cast by the township's 17,408 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.3% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/elections/BC-Statement-of-Vote-Book-11-08-2016.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results - Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104015144/https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/elections/BC-Statement-of-Vote-Book-11-08-2016.pdf |date=November 4, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, November 8, 2016. Accessed May 24, 2020.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 6,862 votes (56.2% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 5,143 votes (42.1% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 99 votes (0.8% vs. 0.9%), among the 12,203 ballots cast by the township's 16,357 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.6% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926204006/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf |date=September 26, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 14, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926203505/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |date=September 26, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 14, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 6,768 votes (54.3% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 5,501 votes (44.2% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 100 votes (0.8% vs. 0.8%), among the 12,457 ballots cast by the township's 15,705 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.3% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927042803/https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf |date=September 27, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 10, 2013.</ref><ref name=Results2008>[http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_56.html 2008 General Election Results for Mahwah] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425132805/http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_56.html |date=April 25, 2012 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]''. Accessed December 19, 2011.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 6,829 votes (58.1% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 4,829 votes (41.1% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 67 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 11,758 ballots cast by the township's 14,759 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.7% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927043212/https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf |date=September 27, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 10, 2013.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 95%;"
|+ Presidential elections results
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! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref name="2024Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 5, 2024 - Bergen County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.0%''' ''7,119''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.4% ''6,221''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref name="2020Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 3, 2020 - Bergen County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=January 3, 2023}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|49.0% ''7,370''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.4%'''  ''7,423''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 8, 2016 - Bergen County|date=December 31, 2016|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 23, 2024}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.6%''' ''6,811''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.4%  ''5,623''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref name="2012Elections">{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Bergen County|date=March 15, 2013|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 23, 2014}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.2%''' ''6,862''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.1%  ''5,143''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]<ref name="state.nj.us">[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.rev.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.3%''' ''6,768''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.2%  ''5,501''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]<ref name="Presidential Election 2004">[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2004/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.1%''' ''6,829''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.1% ''4,829''
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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 70.4% of the vote (5,115 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 28.5% (2,070 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (79 votes), among the 7,391 ballots cast by the township's 15,601 registered voters (127 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.4%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-bergen.pdf |title=Governor – Bergen County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=November 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128123050/https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-bergen.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 5, 2013 – General Election Results – Bergen County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=November 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128123019/https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 4,602 votes (57.4% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 2,942 votes (36.7% vs. 48.0%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 404 votes (5.0% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 34 votes (0.4% vs. 0.5%), among the 8,018 ballots cast by the township's 15,479 registered voters, yielding a 51.8% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf 2009 Governor: Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128164457/https://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf |date=November 28, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 10, 2013.</ref>
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