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| Unofficial Plainfield results. |
Plainfield's Democratic candidates swamped the opposition in Tuesday's general election.
Well, of course, since there is no opposition.
Very different from the day I moved here in 1983, when four of the seven councilors were Republican and the First Ward was represented by a Black Republican woman -- Gwen Crews.
If things were more small 'd' democratic in those days, Plainfield was certainly on the leading edge of Union County's Blue Wave, because within a few years all but one seat on the Council (Ward 2) was Democratic. And after the election of 1994, that one was gone also.
Here are the local partisan results from the 2019 general election --
| Office |
Candidate |
Votes |
| Assembly |
Linda Carter |
3,442 |
| Freeholder | Rebecca Williams | 3,389 |
| Wards 1/4 |
Barry Goode |
1,238 |
| Ward 2 |
Sean McKenna |
1,072 |
Though unofficial, these results do include vote-by-mail results. Congratulations to all!
Plainfielders performed exceptionally well in the all-county numbers. Linda Carter led her running mate James Kennedy: 3,442 - 3,227. And Freeholder Williams was the top vote-getter of the three: 3,389 - 3,145 (Kowalski) - 3,115 (Granados).
Though his win was graciously acknowledged by PDCC chair Mayor Adrian O. Mapp, Councilor-elect McKenna (who ran without the blessing of the PDCC) was not present at Dem headquarters for the celebration.
It will be interesting to see what kind of a working relationship he develops with the rest of the Council -- which he will need if anything Ward 2 specific ever comes up.
The newly elected councilors can be sworn in at midnight, December 31st. Their ceremonial swearing-in will be at the Council's January reorganization meeting, for which a date has yet to be set.
BOARD OF ED
And here are the results of the nonpartisan Board of Ed election, in which seven candidates ran for three three-year seats:
| Candidate |
Vote |
| Pile |
1,679* |
| Anderson-Person |
1,635* |
| Rice | 1,489 |
| Hembree | 1,648* |
| Cassett-Denny | 1,592 |
| DeLeon | 1,562 |
| Andrews | 507 |
| * Designates winner |
All results are unofficial, pending certification of final results by the County Clerk.
Board of Ed members are sworn in at the first meeting after the results are officially certified.
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