Politics & Government

Borough Voters Support GOP Candidates, Special Questions

Preliminary vote totals Tuesday night showed more Chatham Borough residents voted for Republican candidates across the board, and supported proposals to raise the minimum wage and allow veterans groups to raise money through games of chance.

Three Republican candidates ran unopposed for three open Chatham Borough Council seats. Chatham Borough council members James Collander and Victoria Fife won re-election, with 1,600 and 1,596 votes, respectively. They were on a ticket with first-time candidate Alida Kass, who ran unopposed for the remainder of Len Resto's unexpired term. Kass received 1,558 votes, according to the unofficial tally.

On a a special question about whether the state should allow veterans groups to raise money through games of chance, borough voters went 1,443 "yes" to 418 "no."

On a special question about whether the state ought to raise the minimum wage by a dollar to $8.25 an hour, and tie annual increases to the Consumer Price Index, borough residents voted 970 "yes" to 908 "no."


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