Editing Flemington, New Jersey (section)

==Government==
[[Image:Hunterdon County Courthouse, Flemington, NJ.jpg|thumb|[[Hunterdon County Courthouse]] in the [[Flemington Historic District]], where [[Bruno Hauptmann]] was tried]]

===Local government===
Flemington is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<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''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 103.</ref> The borough form of government used by Flemington, the most common system used in the state, is a "[[Mayor–council government|weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[Veto|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=September 24, 2014}}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2023}}, the [[mayor]] of Flemington Borough is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Marcia A. Karrow]], whose term of office ends December 31, 2026. Members of the Flemington Borough Council are Council President Jeremy Long (D, 2025), Council Vice President Kimberly A. Tilly (R, 2023), Susan D.M. Engelhardt (D, 2025), Malik Johnston (D, 2023), Anthony "Tony" Parker (D, 2024; elected to serve an unexpired term) and Elizabeth Rosetti (D, 2024).<ref name=Officials>[https://www.historicflemington.com/government/mayor Elected Officials], Borough of Flemington. Accessed February 14, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.historicflemington.com/government/budgets/2022/1218-full-introduced-budget/file#page=6 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Flemington. Accessed April 17, 2022.</ref><ref name=HunterdonPage>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/907/Flemington-Borough Borough of Flemington], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 5, 2023.</ref><ref name=HunterdonDirectory>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/5487/2022-Hunterdon-County-and-Municipal-Officials-Directory-PDF#page=61 ''2022 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2022>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/9118/G2022-Official-SOV-PDF Hunterdon County District Canvass November 8, 2022, General Election], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2021>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/6226/2021-General-Election-Official-Results-by-Municipality-PDF November 2, 2021 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 12, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hunterdon2020>[https://co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/8592/2020-Official-General-Election-Results-Municipality-PDF November 3, 2020 District Report Hunterdon County Official Results], [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

In January 2019, the borough council selected Jeffrey Doshna from a list of three candidates selected by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that was vacated by Betsy Driver when she took office earlier that month as mayor.<ref>[http://www.historicflemington.com/_Content/pdf/minutes/2019-01-28-Council-Minutes.pdf January 28, 2019 Council Meeting Minutes], Borough of Flemington. Accessed November 17, 2019 "I. Filling of Vacant Council Seat Through Nov. 5, 2019 General Election... Ms. Giles-McCormick nominated Jeffrey Doshna for the vacant council seat. Mr. Runion seconded. All current council members voted yes. Mr. Doshna was named to the vacant council seat until the November 5, 2019 General Election."</ref> Doshna served on an interim basis until the November 2019 general election, when Republican Kimberly A. Tilly was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Hunterdon2019>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/election/2019/general/Official%20SOV%20G2019.pdf Hunterdon County District Canvass November 5, 2019, General Election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406210424/http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/election/2019/general/Official%20SOV%20G2019.pdf |date=April 6, 2020}}, [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]], updated November 14, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

In March 2022, Democrat Caitlin Giles-McCormick, who had started her new term of office on January 1 of that year, resigned from office.<ref>Massand, Rikki. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/flemington-slash-raritan/sections/government/articles/caitlin-giles-mccormick-resigns-from-flemington-borough-council "Caitlin Giles-McCormick Resigns from Flemington Borough Council"], TAP into Flemington / Raritan, March 14, 2022. Accessed April 17, 2022. "Flemington Borough Councilwoman Caitlin Giles-McCormick announced her resignation from the council at Monday's borough meeting. After serving as council president in 2021 and winning reelection to a new three-year term in November, Giles-McCormick announced she is resigning from the council, effective March 18."</ref>

====Police====
The borough's police department operates under [[Chief of police]] Jerry Rotella, with two [[lieutenant]]s, three [[sergeant]]s, one [[corporal]], one [[detective]], 8 [[patrol]]men, and one Class III [[special police]] officer. The department offers a [[Law Enforcement Exploring|Police Explorer]] program.<ref>[http://www.flemingtonpolice.org/], Flemington Police. Accessed June 25, 2024.</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Flemington is located in the 7th 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], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 16th 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], [[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''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#16 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of September 2023, there were a total of 2,466 registered voters in Flemington, of which 912 (36.9%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 756 (30.6%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 764 (30.9%) were registered as [[Elections in New Jersey|Unaffiliated]]. There were 13 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]] and 21 registered to other parties.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hunterdon County Voter Registration Summary 2023 |url=https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/15042/Generail-Election-2023-09-12-Voter-Registration-Summary-PDF |website=Hunterdon County |access-date=15 February 2025}}</ref>

In the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]], Democrat [[Kamala Harris]] received 55.3% of the vote (961 votes), ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 41.8% (727 votes), and other candidates with 3.3% (58 votes), among the 1,763 ballots cast by the borough's 2,491 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.8%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Results by Municipality 2024 |url=https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/15969/G2024-Official-Results-by-Municipality-PDF |website=Hunterdon County |access-date=15 February 2025}}</ref> In the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], Democrat [[Joe Biden]] received 56.3% (1,043 votes), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 41.1% (762 votes), and other candidates with 2.3% (44 votes), among the 1,876 ballots cast by the borough's 2,264 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.9%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Results by Municipality 2020 |url=https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/8592/2020-Official-General-Election-Results-Municipality-PDF |website=Hunterdon County |access-date=15 February 2025}}</ref> In the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 49.2% of the vote (795 votes), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 41.5% (670 votes), and other candidates with 8.1% (131 votes), among the 1,614 ballots cast by the borough's 2,265 registered voters, for a turnout of 71.26%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Election Results 2016 |url=https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/8574/2016-Official-Results-General-Election-PDF |website=Hunterdon County |access-date=15 February 2025}}</ref> In the [[2012 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 50.4% of the vote (732 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 47.5% (689 votes), and other candidates with 2.1% (31 votes), among the 1,467 ballots cast by the borough's 2,157 registered voters (15 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 68.0%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hunterdon.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Hunterdon County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-hunterdon.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Hunterdon County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[2008 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 49.9% of the vote (794 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 47.1% (750 votes) and other candidates with 2.1% (34 votes), among the 1,591 ballots cast by the borough's 2,118 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.1%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hunterdon.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hunterdon County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref> In the [[2004 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 50.0% of the vote (761 ballots cast), outpolling Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 49.9% (760 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (25 votes), among the 1,523 ballots cast by the borough's 1,966 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 77.5.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hunterdon_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Hunterdon County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>

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In the [[2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 68.1% of the vote (656 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 29.3% (282 votes), and other candidates with 2.6% (25 votes), among the 994 ballots cast by the borough's 2,117 registered voters (31 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.0%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-hunterdon.pdf |title=Governor - Hunterdon County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-hunterdon.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Hunterdon County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[2009 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 54.6% of the vote (601 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 32.2% (354 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 10.2% (112 votes) and other candidates with 1.8% (20 votes), among the 1,101 ballots cast by the borough's 2,032 registered voters, yielding a 54.2% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hunterdon.pdf 2009 Governor: Hunterdon County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230346/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hunterdon.pdf |date=October 17, 2012}}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 14, 2012.</ref>