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[email protected] SEVENTY FIVE CENTS GOP Keeps Westfield, LD 21; Dems Make Gains in Summit By BRIAN TRUSDELL margin, receiving 850 votes to 474 Tuesday’s election was the first time Specially Written for The Westfield Leader votes for Democratic challenger that victorious candidates “won ev- WESTFIELD — Republicans re- Martin Rothfelder. And in the fourth ery district in every ward.” tained their unanimous hold on the ward, where incumbent Republican The four victorious candidates each Westfield town council, winning all James Foerst chose not to seek re- addressed the crowd of supporters, four seats up for grabs on Tuesday, election, Mr. Stokes defeated Demo- with the bulk of their remarks being and took over Garwood’s council, crat Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded by a expressions of thanks to their back- while Democrats picked up seats in 788 to 553 margin. ers, their campaign teams and their Cranford and Summit. Voters sent a message, said Asm. families. Speaking of the GOP sweep, Unofficial vote totals showed that, Jon Bramnick, the Westfield Repub- Mr. Arena said that “people under- in the first ward, Republican council- lican party chairman. He told a bois- stand what we’re doing is the right man Arena defeated Democrat Daniel terous crowd of supporters at the thing.” Mayor Skibitsky thanked out- Ortolani by a 842 to 559 margin. In James Ward mansion after the votes going councilman Foerst for his ser- the second ward, councilwoman had been tallied that “voters trust vice during “a great 12 years” on the Neylan ran unopposed and garnered [mayor] Andy Skibitsky, they trust governing body.