SALEM, N.J. – New Jersey’s least populous county is still in Republican hands after Tuesday night.
Republican Dale Cross, a former freeholder, had defeated Democrat Beth Timberman by 654 votes when the dust settled in a three-way county clerk contest that included an independent entry: former Penns Grove Mayor Ken James.
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Elsewhere on the ballot, incumbents Scott Griscom (R) and Lee Ware (D) both held onto their respective freeholder seats with 8,380 votes and 7,725 votes respectively. Republicans will maintain a 3-2 board majority.
