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== Government == === Local government === Deerfield Township is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<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 Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election 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. 19.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting held in January, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another to serve as Deputy Mayor. {{As of|2023}}, members of the Deerfield Township Committee are [[Mayor]] Abigail Perlstein O'Brien ([[Republican Party (New Jersey)|R]], term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends December 31, 2022), Deputy Mayor Brian L. Casper (R, term on committee ends 2025; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), Anthony A. Brago (R, 2023), Anthony Lamanteer (R, 2025) and Dominick Patitucci (R, 2024).<ref name=Committee>[https://sites.google.com/view/deerfieldtownship/officials Officials], Deerfield Township. Accessed August 28, 2023. As of date accessed, election of Anthony Lamanteer is not reflected.</ref><ref>[https://sites.google.com/view/deerfieldtownship/departments/finance 2021 Municipal Data Sheet], Township of Deerfield. Accessed May 29, 2022.</ref><ref name=CumberlandDirectory>[https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/filestorage/22641/24559/2023_Directory_.pdf#page=68 ''2023 Directory of Cumberland County, New Jersey''], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2022>[https://ccclerknj.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SUMMARY-REPORT.pdf Election Summary Report General Election Cumberland County November 8, 2022], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]], updated November 28, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2021>[https://ccclerknj.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/SUMMARY-REPORT-1.pdf Election Summary Report General Election Cumberland County November 2, 2021], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]], updated November 19, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Cumberland/107141/web.264614/#/summary General Election Results November 3, 2020, Official Results], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]], updated November 19, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref> After being tied on election day at the November 2014 general election with 362 votes, Democratic incumbent Frank Spatola Jr. was re-elected with 366 votes, edging Republican challenger Jason P. Scythes by three votes once provisional ballots were counted.<ref>Woods, Done E. [http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2014/11/deerfield_township_election_result_comes_down_to_3-vote_difference.html "Deerfield Township election result comes down to 3-vote difference"], [[NJ.com]], November 10, 2014. Accessed June 30, 2016. "According to Kelly Hoffman, election clerk for the Cumberland County Clerk's Office, Democratic incumbent Deputy Mayor Frank Spatola Jr. won re-election with 366 votes. Jason P. Scythes, the Republican challenger, received 363 votes.... After Election Day, Spatola and Scythes were originally tied with 362 votes each."</ref> At the township's January 2015 reorganization meeting, Sparacio was sworn in using a conference call as he was stationed outside the country as part of his service with the [[Air National Guard]].<ref>Woods, Don E. [http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2015/01/deerfield_township_swears_in_deployed_committeeman.html "Deerfield Township swears in deployed committeeman over telephone"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', January 14, 2015. Accessed January 15, 2015. "Even though he was deployed overseas with the Air National Guard, Deerfield Township Committeeman Joseph V. Sparacio was sworn in over a conference call during the township's reorganization."</ref> === Federal, state and county representation === Deerfield Township is located in the 2nd 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 3rd 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#3 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref> {{NJ Congress 02}} {{NJ Senate}} {{NJ Legislative 03}} {{NJ Cumberland County Freeholders}} ===Politics=== As of March 2011, there were a total of 2,087 registered voters in Deerfield Township, of which 552 (26.4%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democrats]], 522 (25.0%) were registered as [[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republicans]] and 1,013 (48.5%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-cumberland-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Cumberland], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed October 22, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 53.4% of the vote (698 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 45.7% (597 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (12 votes), among the 1,325 ballots cast by the township's 2,125 registered voters (18 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 62.4%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-cumberland.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Cumberland 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-cumberland.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Cumberland County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 52.0% of the vote (744 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]], who received 46.1% (659 votes), with 1,431 ballots cast among the township's 2,066 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.3%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-cumberland.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Cumberland County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed October 22, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 51.0% of the vote (665 ballots cast), outpolling Republican [[George W. Bush]], who received around 47.5% (619 votes), with 1,303 ballots cast among the township's 1,847 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 70.5.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_cumberland_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Cumberland County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed October 22, 2012.</ref> {{PresHead|place=Deerfield Township |source=<br>2024<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-cumberland.pdf Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Cumberland County], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2020<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-cumberland.pdf Presidential November 3, 2020 General Election Results Cumberland County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], published December 18, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2016<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-cumberland.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Cumberland County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 14, 2016. Accessed January 16, 2025.</ref> 2012<ref name=2012Election>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-cumberland.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Cumberland County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> 2008<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-cumberland.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Cumberland County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed October 22, 2012.</ref> 2004<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_cumberland_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Cumberland County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed October 22, 2012.</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|937|566|14|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|917|644|23|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|767|529|38|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|597|698|12|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|659|744|28|New Jersey}} {{PresRow|2004|Democratic|619|665|29|New Jersey}} |} In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 65.4% of the vote (532 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 33.7% (274 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (8 votes), among the 831 ballots cast by the township's 2,015 registered voters (17 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 41.2%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-cumberland.pdf |title=Governor - Cumberland 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-cumberland.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Cumberland County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 45.8% of the vote (445 ballots cast), ahead of both Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 42.8% (416 votes) and Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 6.9% (67 votes), with 971 ballots cast among the township's 2,070 registered voters, yielding a 46.9% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-cumberland.pdf 2009 Governor: Cumberland County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707152844/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-cumberland.pdf |date=2016-07-07 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed October 22, 2012.</ref>
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