Cecala, Coogan to Face Mangravite for Morris Plains Council

No surprise here: Incumbent Republicans Joseph Cecala Jr. and George J. Coogan will face Democrat Frank Mangravite in November's election for the Morris Plains Council.

Two seats are open on the council, meaning barring a write-in campaign, at least one will be filled by a Republican.

In Tuesday's Republican primary, Cecala took 247 votes, and Coogan took 233, according to unofficial results posted to Morris County's electoins results website. There were no write-in votes tallied in that primary. There are 1,688 registered Republicans in the borough.

Mangravite took 98 votes, though residents cast another 4 for write-in candidates, in the Democratic primary. No write-in acheived enough votes to appear on November's ballot. There are 856  registerd Democrats in the borough.

At the county level, Morris Plains residents preferred incumbent Republican Margaret Nordstrom for Morris County Freeholder over Hank Lyon 134-129. In November, the winner of that race——will face Democrat Truscha Quatrone, who got 80 votes from Morris Plains residents. 

Incumbent Republican State Sen. Joe Pennacchio, running unopposed, received 238 votes from Morris Plains residents. He will face Democrat Wasim Khan, who got 84 votes in Morris Plains, in November. 

In the Assembly race, Republican incumbents Jay Webber and Alex DeCroce received 239 and 230 votes from Morris Plains residents. They will face Democrats Elliot Isibor and Joseph Raich, who each got 84 votes from Morris Plains residents.