Primary Election Results: Romney, Kyrillos, LoBiondo Win in GOP

Voters affiliated with political parties went to the polls on Tuesday to pick their candidates for the general election in November.

In a Republican presidential race of little consequence (because Mitt Romney clinched the nomination on May 29 in the Texas primary), New Jersey Republicans confirmed Romney with 81 percent of their votes. Ron Paul (10 percent), Rick Santorum (5 percent) and Newt Gingrich (3 percent) were also on the ballot.

The state's Republicans picked Joe Kyrillos (with 77 percent of their votes) to challenge incumbent Democrat Robert Menendez in the race to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate. Kyrillos is a long-time state senator from Middletown Township in Monmouth County.

U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo easily won the Republican vote to run for his 10th term in the House Of Representatives representing New Jersey's 2nd District. He beat Absecon resident Mike Assad, 88 percent to 12 percent.

LoBiondo will be challenged by Democrat Cassandra Shober, who won Tuesday's Democratic primary with 65 percent of the vote. She defeated Viola Hughes (26  percent) and Gary Stein (9 percent). Shober is a business person and mother from Ventnor.

Tuesday's election also included uncontested primary races for Cape May County freeholder and surrogate and for Ocean City seats on the political party committees at the county level.

Results are as follows (with the winners in bold):

Republican

U.S. PRESIDENT

Mitt Romney, 81% (184,575)
Newt Gingrich, 3% (7,092)
Ron Paul, 10% (23,593)
Rick Santorum, 5% (11,883)

U.S. SENATE

Joe "Rudy" Rullo, 8% (16,691)
Bader G. Qarmout, 6% (12,636)
Joe Kyrillos, 77% (161,137)
David Douglas Brown, 9% (18,666)

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Frank A. LoBiondo, 88% (20,038)
Mike Assad, 12% (2,815)

CAPE MAY COUNTY SURROGATE

M. Susan Sheppard, 5,339 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

Leonard C. Desiderio, 5,363 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 1, District 1)

Brian G. Broadley, 55 votes
David C. Cates, 51 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 1, District 2)

Leslie J. Skibo, 32 votes
Peter V. Madden, 42 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 1, District 3)

Michael J. Allegretto, 62 votes
Thomas R. Oves Jr., 65 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 1, District 4)

Sandra D. Simpson, 59 votes
Gary Jessel, 63 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 1, District 5)

Ryan M. Lenegan, 28 votes
Michael DeVlieger, 33 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 2, District 1)

Anthony J. Fulginiti, 26 votes
Rita Marie Fulginiti, 26 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 2, District 2)

Sallie W. Eachus, 33 votes
Augusta V. Hauf, 33 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 2, District 3)

Carol A. Heenan, 24 votes
Joseph V. Heenan, 24 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 2, District 4)

Keith Paul Hartzell, 18 votes
Harry J. Bauer, 14 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 2, District 5)

Theresa J. Ifkovits, 13 votes
John W. Quinn, 13 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 3, District 1)

Edith Marie Hayes, 96 votes
Lawrence J. Trulli, 96 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 3, District 2)

Tomaso Rotondi, 28 votes
Jon D. Batastini, 28 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 3, District 3)

Aimee M. Schultz, 35 votes
Eugene R. Farrell, 39 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 3, District 4)

Justin P. Flood, 43 votes
Judith Ann Kolea, 42 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 3, District 5)

Paul L. Nespoli, 43 votes
Mary Ann Nespoli, 46 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 4, District 1)

Kathleen A. Plousis, 41 votes
Francis J. McCall, 40 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 4, District 2)

Frank R. Worrell, 43 votes
Barbara H. deMauriac, 42 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 4, District 3)

Edward W. Price, 64 votes
James Mott, 64 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 4, District 4)

Dean A. Adams, 42 votes
Harry D. Vanderslice, 43 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (Ward 4, District 5)

Darlina P. McCormick, 48 votes
James A. McCormick, 51 votes

Democratic

U.S. PRESIDENT

Barack Obama

U.S. SENATE

Robert Menendez

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Cassandra Shober, 65% (9,495)
Viola Hughes, 26% (3,874)
Gary Stein, 9% (1,260)

CAPE MAY COUNTY SURROGATE

Jeffrey H. Sutherland, 1,549 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

Walter Deegan, 1,547 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE (Ward 2, District 2)

Jeffrey H. Sutherland, 22 votes
Jeffery A. April, 20 votes

CAPE MAY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE (Ward 4, District 4)

Robert S. Barr, 7 votes