Editing Stow Creek Township, New Jersey (section)

== Government ==

===Local government===
Stow Creek 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 governing body is comprised of a three-member Township Committee, whose members are elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat 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. 103.</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, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor.

{{As of|2023}}, members of the Stow Creek Township Committee are [[Mayor]] Dale F. Cruzan Sr. ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2023), Thomas R. Burton (R, 2025) and Dave Shivers (R, 2024).<ref name=Committee>[https://stowcreektwp.org/township-committee/ Township Committee], Stow Creek Township. Accessed AuSeptember 3, 2023.</ref><ref name=Budget>[http://www.state.nj.us/dca/divisions/dlgs/resources/fiscal_docs/2021_data/2021_fba/612_fba_2021.xlsm 2021 Municipal User Friendly Budget for Stow Creek Township, Burlington County], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]]. Accessed September 3, 2023. Note that this is the most recent budget as of date accessed.</ref><ref name=CumberlandDirectory>[https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/filestorage/22641/24559/2023_Directory_.pdf#page=88 ''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>

The township does not have a formal municipal building. Township committee meetings are held in the municipal building of [[Shiloh, New Jersey|Shiloh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stowcreektwp.org/contact-information/ |title=Contact Information - Stow Creek Township |website=Stow Creek Township |access-date=December 14, 2024 |quote=The Township does not have a municipal hall. Most municipal meetings are held in the Shiloh Municipal Building, 900 Main Street, Shiloh.}}</ref>

=== Federal, state and county representation ===
Stow Creek 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>[https://www.apportionmentcommission.org/documents/2022/NJ_LDS22_30_DEMOGR_MCDS_AND_SPLITS.xlsx 2022 Adopted Map: Municipalities Table], [[New Jersey Apportionment Commission]], adopted February 18, 2022. Accessed April 1, 2022.</ref><ref>Symons, Michael. [https://wpgtalkradio.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ "What’s Your New NJ Legislative District? 20% Moved on New Map"], [[WPGG]], February 25, 2022. Accessed April 20, 2023. "3rd Legislative District... ADDS: Greenwich (Cumberland), Harrison, Hopewell, Mantua, Pitman, Shiloh, Stow Creek, Wenonah, Westville (22% of the district) LOSES: Bridgeton, Franklin, Newfield, Woodbury Heights"</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 979 registered voters in Stow Creek Township, of which 200 (20.4%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 362 (37.0%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 416 (42.5%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There was one voter registered to another party.<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 24, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 64.9% of the vote (447 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 34.5% (238 votes), and other candidates with 0.6% (4 votes), among the 697 ballots cast by the township's 982 registered voters (8 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 71.0%.<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 |accessdate=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 |accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 58.5% of the vote (431 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]], who received 38.4% (283 votes), with 737 ballots cast among the township's 979 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.3%.<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 24, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 64.6% of the vote (455 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat [[John Kerry]], who received around 34.4% (242 votes), with 704 ballots cast among the township's 915 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.9.<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 24, 2012.</ref>

{{PresHead|place=Stow Creek 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>}}

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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 75.1% of the vote (355 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 24.1% (114 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (4 votes), among the 483 ballots cast by the township's 942 registered voters (10 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 51.3%.<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 |accessdate=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 |accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 60.6% of the vote (308 ballots cast), ahead of both Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 29.1% (148 votes) and Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 6.3% (32 votes), with 508 ballots cast among the township's 962 registered voters, yielding a 52.8% 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=July 7, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed October 24, 2012.</ref>