A 12-year Democratic reign on the Township Committee ended Tuesday when GOP challenger Steven Langert followed Democratic incumbent Raymond Coles into victory by a large margin, unofficial election results show.
Langert took 16,383 votes, 33 percent of the total and more than double that of his party’s running mate, Michael Berman, who lost with 7,178 votes.
On the Democratic side, Coles captured 17,520 votes, or 36 percent, while Democrat Michael Sernotti, 53, a former zoning board chairman, came up short with 16 percent of the vote.
“I’m actually quite humbled,” Langert, 42, said. “The voters have spoken and change is coming to Lakewood…I’m very happy the GOP is finally in control.”
(Source: Asbury Park Press)
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Langert i’m sorry to say the Sheeple have not spoken the vaad has spoken
Menashe, enjoy your new best friend.
Eric, like it or not, that in itself is a statement.
A 9,000+ vote margin shows more than the Vaad backing Steve. Why must people be so negative?
eric: it just happens to be that he almost won last time w/o the vaad. many think that the vaad had to endorse him!
Glad to see “change” could go the right way too. I guess they “hope to change” the system in Lakewood.
we voted for you Steve because we want you to lower our property taxes
please now do as you promised!
were counting on you!
GO MENASHE!!! GO LANGERT!!!