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[quote="Cranbury Press"]One elected to Cranbury committee

Friday, November 7, 2008 10:56 AM EST
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer

CRANBURY — Nearly75 percent of registered voters in Cranbury came out to cast their vote in what will now be considered a historic election, as the first African-American, Sen. Barack Obama, was overwhelmingly voted into the office as president of the United States.

All in all, 1,946 of 2,777 registered voters in the township had their say in Tuesday’s election. Although Sen. Obama swept the national vote, by comparison he won Cranbury’s support by a slimmer margin, beating opponent Sen. John McCain by 165 votes in the township, 1,140 to 975 votes.

In the local election, Republican Win Cody defeated Democrat John Ritter 1,132 to 908. Both candidates have been vying for the lone seat on the Township Committee.

Following the announcement of the results at the poll Tuesday night, many voters congratulated both candidates for a hard fought race.

”I would like to congratulate Win Cody on his election victory and thank the Cranbury community for considering my candidacy and coming out in such large number to vote,” Mr. Ritter said following the election.
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   For Mr. Cody it was a bittersweet night, as he celebrated his victory but kept the memory of his 16-year-old daughter, Helene, who died a little over a week ago of a brain aneurysm, close to his heart.

”I’m very appreciative of the town and all its support,” Mr. Cody said. “They’ve been great. I’m very pleased at the response and I’m looking forward to helping the town.”

Township officials welcomed Mr. Cody, saying he would likely shadow Mr. Wittman in upcoming meetings until he began his term in January.

”We’re very happy to work with anyone who will volunteer their time,” said Mayor David Stout. “(This) is how we better our community collectively.”

Although voters polled by The Cranbury Press throughout the day mirrored the local election results, it appeared that both candidates had earned the respect of their community.

In addition, some of the concerns shared by voters included open space preservation, affordable housing, possible school consolidation, taxes and the possibility of a free standing library.
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