{"id":16213,"date":"2024-06-05T03:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=16213"},"modified":"2024-06-05T03:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T07:45:00","slug":"mayor-backed-candidate-wins-t-r-gop-primary-island-candidates-unopposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2024\/06\/mayor-backed-candidate-wins-t-r-gop-primary-island-candidates-unopposed\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor-Backed Candidate Wins T.R. GOP Primary; Island Candidates Unopposed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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William Byrne (Campaign Photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

While a bitter rivalry between two warring factions of the Republican party in Toms River was settled \u2013 for now \u2013 with a resounding victory by a candidate backed by Mayor Dan Rodrick, island races were customarily quiet, with incumbents running unopposed in most communities.<\/p>\n

In Toms River, the dueling GOP sects were represented by William Byrne, 82, backed by Rodrick, and former councilman and retired township police sergeant Kevin Geoghegan, 58, backed by Republicans for Toms River, a rival GOP organization. Byrne will go on to carry the Republican banner in November\u2019s general election, seeking to fill the open seat representing Ward 2, which includes Silverton, Green Island and Holiday City at Silverton, where Byrne has served in community governance.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Byrne\u2019s resounding victory \u2013 1,409 votes (60.27 percent) to Geoghegan\u2019s 923 votes (39.48 percent) \u2013 is as much as victory for Rodrick as the candidate himself. After Rodrick favored two controversial policy decisions \u2013 one to decline to replace two retiring police captains<\/a> in favor of hiring eight EMTs, and the other to turn over operations of the municipal animal shelter<\/a> to the county \u2013 the primary vote was seen as the first test of public support for the township\u2019s new mayor.<\/p>\n

A full story on the Toms River race<\/a> has been published on Toms River Shorebeat.<\/p>\n

On the island, incumbents carried the day, cruising to victory.<\/p>\n

In Lavallette, council members Joanne Filippone and James Borowski, both running unopposed, will represent the Republican party in November\u2019s general election. No Democrats filed to run in this year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n

In Seaside Heights, council members Victoria \u201cPenny\u201d Graichen and Harry Smith ran unopposed as well, and will appear on November\u2019s ballot. No Democratic challengers filed to run in that town, either.<\/p>\n

Seaside Park will see a contested race in November. Republicans nominated incumbents Marty Wilk and William Kraft, who ran unopposed, and Democrats nominated Michael Spadafino and Thomas Joseph, who also ran unopposed, to carry their party\u2019s banner in the general election.<\/p>\n

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