Republican Committee v. Mayor of Garwood

Di Buono, A. J. S. C.

In November 1975 an election was; held for two at-large positions on the Garwood Borough Council. Two of the four candidates were incumbents, one from the Democratic Party and one from the Republican Party. Two challengers, one from each party, also ran for these positions.

Upon counting the votes cast it wras determined that the Democratic incumbent received the highest number of votes, while the Republican incumbent (Jones) and the Democratic challenger (Renaud) tied for second place. The county clerk then issued a statement declaring that, because of the tie vote, a…