Woodstown Pilesgrove Election 2024: one Council seat too close to call; GOP wins two; Eachus uncontested as Pilesgrove mayor; GOP wins County seats

 2024 ELECTION RESULTS

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*Name - denotes the unofficial winner as of 06 Nov 2025 (2 p.m.) and does not account for uncounted provisional ballots which in some of the razor-thin margins, could change who wins the seat officially.

SALEM COUNTY SHERIFF

*Chuck Miller (R) - 16,518

Leroy Pierce (D) - 11,876 

SALEM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (Formerly "Freeholder")

*Ben H. Laury (R) - 17,380

*Gordon (Mickey) Ostrum (R) - 16,285

Nelson Carney Jr. (D) - 11,264

Germer Y. Ledford (D) - 9,522

SALEM COUNTY CLERK

*Dale Cross (R) - 19,295

Charlyn Martin (D) - 10,456

PILESGROVE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE 

*Kevin Eachus (R) - 1,937

PILESGROVE SCHOOL BOARD (on Woodstown Pilesgrove Regional School District BOE)

Alice Wofsy - 556

*Kristina Johnston - 970

*Erin Hitchner - 1,310

Carey Italiano - 781

WOODSTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL (3-year term)

Due to the razor-thin margin, the outcome will likely be determined with provisional ballots, and the result remains too close to call.

*Glenn Merkle (R) - 1,024

Trudy Spence-Parker (R) - 820 

Tara Mazer (D) - 890

Jesse Stemberger (D) - 892 

WOODSTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL (1-year term)

*Noah Tighe (R) - 951

Stacy Shorter-Carney (D) - 935

WOODSTOWN SCHOOL BOARD 

*Maricia E. Chiarelli - 1,005

Colleen Prater - 732

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Woodstown Crier: Where we congratulate our new leaders and trust them to keep Woodstown and Pilesgrove the best two towns in the America. No matter the results, I'm still your Town Crier and there's no where else I'd rather live than right here.