Editing Brick Township, New Jersey (section)

==Government==

===Local government===
The township operates within the [[Faulkner Act]] (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] plan 2 [[form of government]], as implemented on January 1, 1990, based on direct petition.<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 September 17, 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 composed of the Mayor and the seven-member Township Council, whose members are elected to serve four-year terms of office, with either three seats (and the mayoral seat) or four seats up for election [[at-large]] in partisan elections held on a staggered basis in odd-numbered years as part of the November general election.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 53.</ref><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> The mayor is elected for a four-year term without limitation as to the number of terms. In November 1988, the voters approved a referendum which returned the township to the partisan system of government, with township elections held as part of the November general election (rather than in May).<ref>[http://www.leagle.com/decision/1990569239NJSuper330_1535 ''Saverino v. Zboyan''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627044941/http://www.leagle.com/decision/1990569239NJSuper330_1535 |date=June 27, 2015 }}, Leagle, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. Decided March 13, 1990. Accessed June 26, 2015. "During 1987-1988, a movement was initiated in the township seeking a modification of the charter to provide for partisan elections, rather than non-partisan, to be conducted in November, rather than May. A petition of approximately 2,697 voters was presented to the governing body, which adopted an ordinance presenting the proposed modification to the voters under the initiative and referendum section of the act, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184.... In the November 1988 referendum, the voters adopted the modification."</ref>

The mayor is the township's chief executive and administrative officer and is responsible for administering local laws and policy development. The mayor makes various appointments, prepares the township's budget, and approves or vetoes ordinances adopted by the Township Council (which may be overridden by a two-thirds vote of the Township Council). The mayor appoints, with the advice and consent of the Township Council, the business administrator, the township attorney, and the directors of the Departments of Public Safety, Engineering and Public Works.<ref name=MayorsOffice/>

{{As of|2024}}, the mayor of Brick Township is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Lisa Crate, who was appointed to serve a term of office ending on December 31, 2025.<ref name=MayorsOffice>[https://www.bricktownship.net/index.php/government/mayor/ Mayor's Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402131758/https://www.bricktownship.net/index.php/government/mayor/ |date=April 2, 2023 }}, Township of Brick. Accessed June 3, 2024. "Mayor Lisa Crate was appointed by the Township Council to serve as Brick Township's Mayor on February 28, 2023. Prior to being appointed Mayor, she served on the Township Council since from 2016 until her appointment as Mayor."</ref> Members of the Township Council are Council President Vincent Minichino (D, 2027), Council Vice President Steve Feinman (D, 2027), Perry Albanese ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], 2025), Derrick T. Ambrosino (D, 2027), Heather deJong (D, 2025), Marianna Pontoriero (D, 2025) and Melissa Travers (D, 2027).<ref>[https://www.bricktownship.net/government/2024-township-council/ 2024 Township Council], Brick Township. Accessed June 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.bricktownship.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-Adopted-Budget.pdf 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Brick Township. Accessed June 3, 2024.</ref><ref name=OceanProfile>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/frmGovDirPage.aspx?ID=206 Township of Brick] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415061605/https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/frmGovDirPage.aspx?ID=206 |date=April 15, 2022 }}, [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 3, 2024.</ref><ref name=OceanOfficials>[https://co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/70fc90f8-5e4e-4454-a3c1-8ca3d0911f87.pdf ''2024 Ocean County & Municipal Elected Officials''], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated April 2, 2024. Accessed April 17, 2024.</ref><ref name=Ocean2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/119025/web.317647/#/summary General Election Results November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]], updated November 22, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Ocean2021>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/07aecb2a-f6ce-4ef4-a6c3-7b7546fc9e3f.pdf 2021 General Election Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504064231/https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/07aecb2a-f6ce-4ef4-a6c3-7b7546fc9e3f.pdf |date=May 4, 2022 }}, [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

In February 2023, the township council selected Lisa Crate from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the vacant mayoral seat expiring in December 2025, following mayor John G. Ducey's resignation to take a seat as a New Jersey Superior Court Judge; Crate served on an interim basis pending the November 2023 special election where she defeated Assemblyman [[John Catalano]].<ref>Fox, Joey; and [[David Wildstein|Wildstein, David]]. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/governor/murphy-nominates-anthony-suarez-to-superior-court-along-with-ducey-sarlo/ "Murphy Nominates Anthony Suarez To Superior Court, Along With Ducey, Sarlo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401153440/https://newjerseyglobe.com/governor/murphy-nominates-anthony-suarez-to-superior-court-along-with-ducey-sarlo/ |date=April 1, 2023 }}, New Jersey Globe, January 30, 2023. Accessed April 2, 2023. "Ducey's expected nomination to the Superior Court will create a hotly-contested race for mayor of Brick this year. Ducey was a popular mayor in a heavily Republican town, winning re-election in 2021 with 63% of the vote and carrying an all-Democratic council across the finish line. A quick confirmation will set up a special election for mayor in November."</ref><ref>Oglesby, Amanda. [https://www.app.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/01/brick-nj-new-mayor-councilwoman-lisa-crate-john-ducey/69956527007/ "Brick selects councilwoman as new mayor after Ducey's resignation. What happens next"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002004314/https://www.app.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/01/brick-nj-new-mayor-councilwoman-lisa-crate-john-ducey/69956527007/ |date=October 2, 2023 }}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', March 1, 2023. Accessed April 2, 2023. "Councilwoman Lisa Crate stepped into a new role as township mayor on Tuesday night after unanimous support from her fellow councilmembers. Crate, 52, was among three candidates considered by Brick Democrats to fill the role following the resignation of John G. Ducey. The former mayor left the position Monday to accept a new job as a New Jersey Superior Court judge."</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Why does a NJ assemblyman want to be Brick mayor instead? |url=https://www.app.com/story/news/local/ocean-county/2023/02/09/why-does-nj-assemblyman-want-to-be-brick-mayor-instead/69886863007/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Asbury Park Press |language=en-US |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002004300/https://www.app.com/story/news/local/ocean-county/2023/02/09/why-does-nj-assemblyman-want-to-be-brick-mayor-instead/69886863007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In turn, the council selected Melissa Travers to fill the vacant council seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Crate.<ref>Nee, Daniel. [https://brick.shorebeat.com/2023/03/brick-officials-select-new-township-council-member-to-fill-seat-for-2023/ "Brick Officials Select New Township Council Member to Fill Seat for 2023"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401153441/https://brick.shorebeat.com/2023/03/brick-officials-select-new-township-council-member-to-fill-seat-for-2023/ |date=April 1, 2023 }}, Shorebeat, March 15, 2023. Accessed April 2, 2023. "Brick Township officials on Tuesday night selected a nominee to fill the seat on the township council vacated by Lisa Crate, who left her post behind the dais to serve as Brick Township's mayor following the departure of John Ducey.... The committee presented Erica Demaio, Melissa Travers and Emma Mammano. The council ultimately selected Travers, 37, to fill the seat in a unanimous vote."</ref>

In October 2022, the council appointed Derrick Ambrosino to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Arthur Halloran until his resignation the previous month.<ref>Ogelsby, Amanda. [https://www.app.com/story/news/politics/ocean-county/2022/10/27/derrick-ambrosino-newest-brick-nj-councilmember/69585031007/ "Meet Brick's newest council member, Derrick T. Ambrosino"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', October 27, 2022. Accessed October 26, 2023. "Derrick T. Ambrosino, the township's newest council member, was sworn into office Tuesday by Mayor John G. Ducey. Ambrosino, 41, previously served on the township's Municipal Utilities Authority. He replaces Councilman Arthur Halloran, who resigned effective Sept. 30. Ambrosino will complete Halloran's term, which expires Dec. 31, 2023."</ref>

In January 2014, the Township Council appointed Andrea Zapcic to fill the vacant council seat expiring in December 2015 of John G. Ducey after he took office as mayor.<ref>Huba, Nicholas. [http://archive.app.com/article/20140130/njnews31/301300082/Andrea-Zapcic-new-Brick-council-member "Andrea Zapcic is new Brick council memberFormer head of local recreation department takes mayor's old spot"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', January 30, 2014. Accessed August 9, 2015. "Andrea Zapcic, 56, was sworn in Tuesday night as a councilwoman. Ducey, a Democrat, resigned from his council seat after being sworn in as mayor."</ref><ref>Galioto, Catherine. [http://patch.com/new-jersey/brick/former-brick-rec-director-sworn-in-to-fill-duceys-council-seat "Former Brick Rec Director Sworn In to Fill Ducey's Council Seat"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113010935/http://patch.com/new-jersey/brick/former-brick-rec-director-sworn-in-to-fill-duceys-council-seat |date=January 13, 2016 }}, Brick Patch, January 29, 2014. Accessed August 9, 2015. "Andrea Zapcic is Brick Township's newest council member, picked to fill the seat vacated by Mayor John G. Ducey.... Zapcic was the choice picked by the local Democratic committee, after the vacancy created by Ducey's election to mayor."</ref> Zapcic won election in November 2014 to serve the balance of the term.<ref name=Ocean2014>[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/54203/149081/en/summary.html General Election November 4, 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702211342/http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/54203/149081/en/summary.html |date=July 2, 2015 }}, [[Ocean County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 12, 2014. Accessed July 26, 2016.</ref>

Ducey was elected as mayor in 2013, garnering 62% of the vote to defeat [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] opponent Joseph Sangiovanni.<ref name=Ocean2013>[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/49398/123230/en/summary.html General Election November 5, 2013] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112231509/http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/49398/123230/en/summary.html |date=January 12, 2016 }}, [[Ocean County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 14, 2013. Accessed July 26, 2016.</ref>

Former [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Mayor Joseph C. Scarpelli resigned as of December 8, 2006, amid a federal corruption probe into township government. On January 8, 2007, Scarpelli pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges for accepting money from developers in exchange for using his official position to obtain approval for development projects.<ref>[http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070110/NEWS/701100346/1070/NEWS02 Restoring trust in government challenge for Brick officials], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', January 10, 2007.</ref> Township Clerk Virginia Lampman was appointed to fill the role of mayor until the Township Council could select a replacement.<ref>[http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061206/NEWS/61206042/1001/BUSINESS Brick mayor resigns; township clerk to become new mayor], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', December 6, 2006.</ref><ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/08/nyregion/brick-township-mayor-resigns.html "New Jersey: Brick Township: Mayor Resigns"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413202254/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/08/nyregion/brick-township-mayor-resigns.html |date=April 13, 2023 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 13, 2023.</ref> On December 17, 2007, Scarpelli was sentenced in Federal Court in Newark to serve 18 months in prison, and fined $5,000, after admitting that he had accepted bribes from 1998 to 2003.<ref>Rundquist, Jeanette. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/12/_sentencing_of_joseph_scarpell.html "Former Brick mayor sentenced to 18 months"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719140730/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/12/_sentencing_of_joseph_scarpell.html |date=July 19, 2014 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 17, 2007. Accessed January 22, 2012. "Former Brick Township Mayor Joseph Scarpelli was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison today, and fined $5,000, for taking bribes in exchange for helping a developer gain approval for construction projects. Scarpelli, 68, who in January admitted taking more than $5,000 in bribes, was sentenced in District Court in Newark in front of about a dozen family and friends, including four grown children."</ref>

On January 4, 2007, Daniel J. Kelly ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]), the Township's Planning Board chairman, was appointed the new mayor by a three-member township council subcommittee.<ref>[http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070105/NEWS/701050378/1070/NEWS02 Kelly is appointed as mayor in Brick], ''[[The Asbury Park Press]]'', January 5, 2007.</ref> On November 6, 2007, Stephen C. Acropolis defeated Kelly in a race to fill the remaining two years of Scarpelli's term.<ref>Schweiger, Tristan J. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120718023726/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1719569851.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+07,+2007&author=TRISTAN+J+SCHWEIGER&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=Acropolis+leads+sweep,+hails+start+of+a+new+era&pqatl=google "Acropolis leads sweep, hails start of a new era"]}}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', November 7, 2007. Accessed January 22, 2012.</ref>

===Federal, state, and county representation===
Brick Township is located in the 4th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2022>[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028193337/https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf |date=October 28, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 8, 2022.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 10th 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#10 Districts by Number for 2011-2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714024328/https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#10 |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 48,760 registered voters in Brick Township, of which 9,992 (20.5%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 12,206 (25.0%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 26,528 (54.4%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 34 voters registered to other parties.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-ocean-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Ocean] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617094855/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-ocean-co-summary-report.pdf |date=June 17, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 65.0% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 81.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[https://www.census.gov GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/http://www.census.gov/ |date=December 27, 1996 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 55.9% of the vote (18,484 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 42.9% (14,184 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (387 votes), among the 33,328 ballots cast by the township's 51,117 registered voters (273 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 65.2%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-ocean.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Ocean County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225063448/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-ocean.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-ocean.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Ocean County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225063852/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-ocean.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 58.1% of the vote (21,912 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 39.9% (15,031 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (489 votes), among the 37,704 ballots cast by the township's 50,742 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.3%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-ocean.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Ocean County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617085529/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-ocean.pdf |date=June 17, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 60.9% of the vote (21,888 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 37.8% (13,596 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (363 votes), among the 35,954 ballots cast by the township's 48,235 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 74.5.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_ocean_co_2004_1.26.05.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Ocean County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617083206/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_ocean_co_2004_1.26.05.pdf |date=June 17, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential Elections Results
!Year
![[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democratic]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| 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-ocean.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 5, 2024 - Ocean County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2024}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.4%''' ''27,196''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.0%  ''14,995''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.6% ''608''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[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-ocean.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 3, 2020 - Ocean County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.1%''' ''27,699''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.0%  ''16,772''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.9% ''678''
|-
| 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-ocean.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 8, 2016 - Ocean County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.2%''' ''24,136''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.4% ''11,610''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.4% ''1,260''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-ocean.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Ocean County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.9%''' ''18,484''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.9%  ''14,184''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.2% ''387''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]'''<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-ocean.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Ocean County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2012.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.1%''' ''21,912''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.9%  ''15,031''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.3% ''489''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]'''<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_ocean_co_2004_1.26.05.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Ocean County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 24, 2012.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.9%''' ''21,888''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.8%   ''13,596''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.8% ''363''
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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 74.4% of the vote (17,331 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 24.2% (5,633 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (332 votes), among the 23,830 ballots cast by the township's 50,398 registered voters (534 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.3%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-ocean.pdf |title=Governor - Ocean County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134020/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-ocean.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-ocean.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Ocean County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133316/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-ocean.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 67.3% of the vote (17,822 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 25.2% (6,675 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 5.0% (1,336 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (272 votes), among the 26,479 ballots cast by the township's 49,529 registered voters, yielding a 53.5% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-ocean.pdf 2009 Governor: Ocean County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230602/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-ocean.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref>