Editing Stanhope, New Jersey (section)

==Government==

===Local government===
Stanhope 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. The mayor is elected [[direct election|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. 110.</ref> The borough form of government used by Stanhope is a "[[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|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=2014-09-24 }}, [[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|2024}}, the [[mayor]] of Stanhope is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Gene Wronko, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Borough Council are Council President William Thornton (R, 2024), Diana M. Kuncken (R, 2025), Anthony J. Riccardi ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], 2026), Thomas J. Romano (R, 2026), Tyler Simpson (R, 2024; appointed to serve an unexpired term) and Scott Wachterhauser (R, 2025; elected to serve an unexpired term).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://stanhopenj.gov/government/mayor-and-council Mayor and Council], Stanhope Borough. Accessed May 24, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://stanhopenj.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1919_introbudget_2024.pdf#page=8 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Stanhope Borough. Accessed May 24, 2024.</ref><ref name=Sussex2023>[https://sussexcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Nov-7-2023-GE-OFFICIAL-summary-rpt-with-write-ins-suppressed.pdf Summary Results Report Official Results November 7 2023 General Election], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]], November 22, 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Sussex2022>[https://sussexcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NOV-8-2022-GE-Official-County-Summary.pdf Sussex County, New Jersey General Election November 8, 2022, Official Results Summary Report], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]], dated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Sussex2021>[https://sussexcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/official-11-22-21.pdf Summary Results Report November 2, 2021 General Election Official Results], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]], updated November 22, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

Tyler Simpson was appointed in January 2024 to serve the rest of the seat expiring in December 2024 that became vacant when Gene Wronko took office as mayor earlier that month.<ref>[https://stanhopenj.gov/january-23-2024-regular-meeting/ January 23, 2024 Regular Meeting], Borough of Stanhope. Accessed May 24, 2024. "On motion by Councilman Wachterhauser and seconded by Councilman Riccardi, Tyler Simpson was nominated for the temporary council member position. On motion by Councilman Romano and seconded by Councilwoman Kuncken, nominations were closed. As a result of the following unanimous roll call vote, Tyler Simpson was elected as the temporary council member."</ref>

In April 2023, Scott Wachterhauser was appointed to fill the seat expiring in April 2023 vacated following the resignation Michael Vance.<ref>[https://stanhopenj.gov/april-25-2023-regular-meeting-minutes/ April 25, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes], Borough of Stanhope. Accessed May 24, 2024. "Scott Wachterhauser was elected as Councilman for Stanhope Borough which was unanimously carried by the following roll call vote."</ref> Wachterhauser served on an interim basis until November 2023, when he was elected to serve the remainder of the term.<ref name=Sussex2023/>

Michael Vance was chosen in June 2021 to fill the seat that had been held by Raymond Cipollini that expired in December 2022.<ref>[https://stanhopenj.gov/june-22-2021-regular-meeting/ Borough Council Meeting Minutes for June 22, 2021], Borough of Stanhope. Accessed August 15, 2022. "On motion by Councilman Romano and seconded by Councilman Thornton, Michael Vance was nominated for the temporary council member position. On motion by Councilman Romano and seconded by Councilman Thornton nominations were closed. Michael Vance was unanimously elected as temporary council member by the following roll call vote."</ref> In the November 2021 general election, Vance was elected to serve the remainder of the term of office.<ref name=Sussex2021/>

In January 2020, the borough council selected Gene Wronko from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to serve to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that was vacated by Patricia Zdichocki when she took office as mayor. Wronko serves on an interim basis until the November 2020 general election.<ref>[https://stanhopenj.gov/january-28-2020-regular-meeting-minutes Regular Meeting Minutes for January 28, 2020], Borough of Stanhope. Accessed March 10, 2020. "Mayor Zdichocki stated the purpose of this election for a temporary council member is to fill her vacant council seat. On motion by Councilman Thornton and seconded by Councilman Romano, Gene Wronko was nominated as Temporary Council Member. On motion by Councilwoman Kuncken, seconded by Councilman Thornton the nominations were closed. By the following roll call vote, Gene Wronko was elected Temporary Council to fill the vacant seat of Patricia Zdichocki"</ref>

In January 2018, the borough council selected Anthony Riccardi from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Michael A. Depew until he left office because of health issues.<ref>Moen, Katie. [https://www.njherald.com/news/20180125/riccardi-picked-to-fill-stanhope-council-vacancy "Riccardi picked to fill Stanhope Council vacancy"], ''[[New Jersey Herald]]'', January 25, 2018. Accessed March 10, 2020. "Democrat Anthony Riccardi has been appointed to fill a vacant Borough Council seat. Riccardi, 28, was the unanimous pick of the council Tuesday and will fill the seat recently vacated by Michael Depew. Depew, who was elected to a three-year term in November, tendered his resignation on Jan. 2 due to health concerns."</ref> Riccardi served on an interim basis until the November 2018 general election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Sussex2018>[https://www.sussexcountyclerk.org/docs/elections/2018/20181106/official/COUNTY-OFFICIAL-RESULTS.html Sussex County, New Jersey General Election November 6, 2018, Official Results Summary Report], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]], dated November 9, 2018. Accessed January 1, 2019.</ref>

===Federal, state, and county representation===
Stanhope is located in the 7th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2022>[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 8, 2022.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 24th 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#24 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 2,403 registered voters in Stanhope, of which 486 (20.2% vs. 16.5% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 754 (31.4% vs. 39.3%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,159 (48.2% vs. 44.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 4 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-sussex-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Sussex], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 66.6% (vs. 65.8% in Sussex County) were registered to vote, including 86.1% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 86.5% 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 February 25, 2013.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 1,017 votes (59.4% vs. 63.9% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 665 votes (38.8% vs. 34.4%) and other candidates with 25 votes (1.5% vs. 1.3%), among the 1,712 ballots cast by the borough's 2,200 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.8% (vs. 77.7% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_sussex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 995 votes (53.4% vs. 59.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 821 votes (44.1% vs. 38.7%) and other candidates with 30 votes (1.6% vs. 1.5%), among the 1,863 ballots cast by the borough's 2,384 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.1% (vs. 76.9% in Sussex County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-sussex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 843 votes (52.2% vs. 59.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 738 votes (45.7% vs. 38.2%) and other candidates with 29 votes (1.8% vs. 2.1%), among the 1,614 ballots cast by the borough's 2,458 registered voters, for a turnout of 65.7% (vs. 68.3% in Sussex County).<ref>[http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-District-Detailed.html General Election November 6, 2012: District Report - Group Detail] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606114607/http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-District-Detailed.html |date=June 6, 2013 }}, [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, run date November 30, 2012. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Republican [[Donald J. Trump]] received 1,036 votes (56.1% vs. 62.9% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] with 743 votes (40.2% vs. 32.7% countywide) and other candidates with 67 votes (3.6% vs. 4.4%), among the 1,884 ballots cast by the borough's 2,529 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.4% (vs. 72.7% in Sussex County).<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-sussex.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016: General Election Results-Sussex County][https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-sussex.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 8, 2016 General Election Results Sussex County]</ref>

{{PresHead|place=Stanhope|source=<br>2024<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-sussex.pdf Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Sussex 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-sussex.pdf Presidential November 3, 2020 General Election Results Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated 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-sussex.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 14, 2016. Accessed January 1, 2015.</ref> 2012<ref>[http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-District-Detailed.html General Election November 6, 2012: District Report - Group Detail] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606114607/http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-District-Detailed.html |date=June 6, 2013 }}, [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, run date November 30, 2012. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref> 2008<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-sussex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed February 17, 2013.</ref> 2004<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_sussex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed February 17, 2013.</ref>}}
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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 716 votes (59.6% vs. 63.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 354 votes (29.5% vs. 25.7%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 105 votes (8.7% vs. 9.1%) and other candidates with 22 votes (1.8% vs. 1.3%), among the 1,201 ballots cast by the borough's 2,360 registered voters, yielding a 50.9% turnout (vs. 52.3% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-sussex.pdf 2009 Governor: Sussex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606051254/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-sussex.pdf |date=June 6, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed February 25, 2013.</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 69.8% of the vote (711 votes), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 26.2% (267 votes), and other candidates with 3.9% (40 votes), among the 1,029 ballots cast by the borough's 2,475 registered voters (11 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 41.6%.<ref name="2013Elections">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-sussex.pdf |title=Governor - Sussex 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-sussex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Sussex County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017|2017 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Kim Guadagno]] received 55% of the vote (555 votes), ahead of Democrat [[Phil Murphy]] with 40% (404 votes), and other candidates with 4.8 (49 votes), among the 1,019 ballots cast by the borough's 2,508 registered voters, yielding a 41% turnout (matching 41% in the county).<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2017/2017-general-election-results-governor-sussex.pdf Governor-Sussex County][https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2017/2017-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-sussex.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 7, 2017 General Election Results Sussex County]</ref>