The unofficial votes are in.
With all six districts reporting in Fair Haven and 7,203 votes cast in relatively close race, the Republican incumbent Borough Council candidates Betsy Koch and Tracy Cole won their bid for reelection, keeping the GOP majority on the governing body, according to the vote counts from the Monmouth County Board of Elections by 9:30 p.m..
Continue reading Unofficial Election Results: Koch, Cole Hold GOP Majority on Fair Haven Borough Council As people go to the polls to vote in Rumson and Fair Haven on Tuesday, there are some facts about the boroughs’ governing bodies and their function and history that may have eluded many.
So, the notion in mind that an informed voter is a better voter, here are some facts that may enlighten and inspire at the polls:
Continue reading Rumson and Fair Haven Elections 2024: What You Need to KnowIt’s still a close final count, but the provisional and Election Day mail-in ballots have been tallied and the results remain the same in the Fair Haven Borough Council race.
Continue reading Split Ticket Fair Haven Council Win StandsIf the unofficial vote tallies hold true, there will be a lone Democrat on the six-member Fair Haven Borough Council dais in January. The winning election ticket for the governing body was split one — one challenger of each party earning a seat.
Continue reading Council Ticket Split in Fair Haven: Dem & GOP Newcomers Win SeatsAs people go to the polls to vote in Rumson and Fair Haven today, there are some facts about the boroughs’ governing bodies and their function and history that may have eluded many.
Continue reading Rumson and Fair Haven Elections 2023: What You Need to KnowThe unofficial 2022 election results have put a Republican majority back on the governing body dais in Fair Haven.
Continue reading GOP Sweeps Fair Haven Council & Mayoral Races** Editor’s note: All candidates were provided with the same questionnaire and at the same time. The responses are being published in the order in which they were received. At R-FH Retro, we strive for complete balance in coverage. All candidates were also offered the option of paid advertising in the form of linked photo campaign ads on this hyperlocal news website. Every year, both parties have accepted. This year, the Republicans declined. That is the only reason for the absence of Republican campaign ads. Republican candidates, after multiple efforts asking for a response to the questionnaire, did not respond. We do not endorse, but cite that a lack of response in this forum, as we know it, is a detriment to the public served. **
The notion in mind that an informed voter is a better voter, here are some facts that may enlighten and inspire whether or not you have cast your vote yet.
Continue reading Election 2022: Fair Haven Candidates’ Round-Up & FactoidsFair Haven’s race to fill two three-year Borough Council seats up for grabs pits incumbent candidates, Democrats Mike McCue and Meghan (Meg) Chrisner-Keefe, native Fair Havenites, against newcomers, Republicans Kristen Hoey and Andrew LaBarbera.
Here is R-FH Retro’s chat with incumbent candidate Meg Chrisner-Keefe …
Continue reading Fair Haven Elections: A Chat with Incumbent Borough Council Candidate Meg Chrisner-Keefe, DemocratFair Haven’s race to fill two three-year Borough Council seats up for grabs pits incumbent candidates, Democrats Mike McCue and Meghan Chrisner-Keefe, native Fair Havenites, against newcomers, Republicans Kristen Hoey and Andrew LaBarbera.
Here is R-FH Retro’s chat with incumbent candidate Mike McCue …
Continue reading Fair Haven Elections: A Chat with Incumbent Borough Council Candidate Mike McCue, DemocratThe mayoral race in Fair Haven pits two incumbents against one another: Republican Mayor Josh Halpern, who is running for his first full term after filling the unexpired term of former Mayor Ben Lucarelli; and, present Council President Chris Rodriguez, a Democrat who has served on the Fair Haven Borough Council since 2017 and is currently in the second year of his second full term.
Rodriguez’s first run for a council seat was in 2016. He lost that bid for election, but ended up serving in 2017 to fill the unexpired term of Aimee Humprheys who had resigned due to a move. He ran for his first full term in November of 2017 and won a full term, starting in 2018. He ran for a second term in 2020 and won. In all, he has served on the governing body for six years.
Here is R-FH Retro’s chat with Chris Rodriguez, who is vying for a first four-year term as mayor of Fair Haven …
Continue reading Fair Haven Elections: A Chat with Mayoral Candidate Chris Rodriguez, DemocratThe polls are closed and the unofficial results are in. The Republican candidates for Fair Haven Borough Council swept the race, leaving the party balance on the dais, that has shifted significantly in the past couple of years, the same.
Continue reading Fair Haven Election: GOP Candidates Win Council SeatsWell, Halloween was back on and in full swing this year and early voting took hold.
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