Daniel McCarey won the Warren Township Committee seat by 746 votes
McCarey took the single three year seat 4,052 to 3,306 over William DiGrande, a 10.12 point margin. Turnout was 7,708 ballots of 14,241 registered voters. In the governor's race Warren recorded 4,055 for Ciattarelli and 3,571 for Sherrill.
In the November 4, 2025 general election, Republican Daniel McCarey defeated Democrat William DiGrande 4,052 to 3,306 for the single three year Warren Township Committee seat, with 13 write ins. That is 54.97 percent to 44.85 percent, a margin of 746 votes or 10.12 points, out of 7,371 votes cast in the race across all 13 precincts. Turnout was 7,708 ballots cast of 14,241 registered voters, 54 percent. In the governor's race Warren Township recorded 4,055 for Ciattarelli and 3,571 for Sherrill, a 484 vote margin, while Sherrill won statewide and Democrats swept the Somerset County offices.
This post reports numbers. It does not interpret them, and it does not characterize either candidate, either party or any voter.
Township Committee, one three year seat
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel McCarey | Republican | 4,052 | 54.97% |
| William DiGrande | Democrat | 3,306 | 44.85% |
| Write ins | 13 | ||
| Total cast in race | 7,371 |
The margin was 746 votes, or 10.12 points. All 13 precincts reported.
Turnout
Warren Township recorded 7,708 ballots cast out of 14,241 registered voters, a turnout of 54 percent.
Note that 7,708 ballots were cast overall and 7,371 votes were recorded in the Township Committee race. The difference is the ordinary gap between voters who cast a ballot and voters who marked a given contest on it.
Warren Township Board of Education, three seats
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole Dalton | 3,231 | elected |
| Kevin Brotspies | 2,774 | elected |
| Patricia Zohn | 2,405 | elected |
| Douglas R. Sbarra | 2,134 | not elected |
Watchung Hills Regional Board of Education, Warren seats, three
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Kristina Ridente | 3,262 | elected |
| Michael D. Decker | 2,664 | elected |
| Patricia Rexford | 2,497 | elected |
| Jorge Cabral | 1,378 | not elected |
| John P. Meixedo | 1,366 | not elected |
These are the Warren Township seats on the regional board. Watchung Hills Regional High School has three constituent member municipalities that levy taxes for it, Warren Township, Watchung Borough and Long Hill Township, and each elects its own seats. Green Brook Township is a sending district that pays tuition rather than a constituent member.
Governor
| Candidate | Warren Township votes |
|---|---|
| Ciattarelli | 4,055 |
| Sherrill | 3,571 |
The margin in Warren was 484 votes. Statewide, Sherrill won. In Somerset County, Democrats swept the county offices.
A municipality recording a different result from its county and its state is a fact about how votes were distributed. It is not, by itself, evidence about anything else, and I am not going to extend it into an explanation.
No local public question
There was no local public question on the Warren Township ballot in 2025. The Somerset County contest list for this election contains none for Warren.
That is worth stating because ballot questions are how school and municipal borrowing gets authorized directly, and residents sometimes remember a question that was on a different year's ballot or a neighboring town's.
What happened after the count
McCarey succeeded Mayor Victoria Lontai, who did not return to the Township Committee. He takes office when the Committee reorganizes in early January.
In Warren the Mayor is chosen by the Township Committee from among its own members rather than elected directly. A vote for a Township Committee seat is not a vote for Mayor.
The Township Committee candidate totals here come from the Somerset County Clerk's final election night reporting file. I could not locate a state certified per municipality PDF for the Township Committee race itself. The county file's ballots cast figure for Warren matches the state's certified ballots cast figure, which is the check available to me, but the candidate level totals for the Committee race are county reporting rather than a state certification. The governor totals and the ballots cast total come from the state's official results.
How to check any of this yourself
The county clerk's election night reporting site publishes results by contest and by precinct. The state's Division of Elections publishes certified results by county in PDF form, including a ballots cast file that gives registration and turnout by municipality.
If a figure in this post conflicts with either of those sources, the sources control. They are linked in full at the top of this post.
- Somerset County Clerk, Election Night Reporting, November 4, 2025 General Election. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Somerset/125159/web.345435/
- NJ Division of Elections, 2025 Official General Election, Ballots Cast, Somerset County. https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2025/2025-official-general-result-ballotscast-somerset.pdf
- NJ Division of Elections, 2025 Official General Election Results, Governor, Somerset County. https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2025/2025-official-general-results-governor-somerset.pdf
John Mangini
Broker / Owner, NextHome Premier
Warren Township resident and full time broker, serving clients since 1999. Warren 07059 is written from live Garden State MLS data, township records and primary sources. Every figure is traceable to a source listed above.
