Sangiovanni Wins Brick GOP Mayoral Primary; Ducey Wins Democratic Mayoral Primary

Joseph Sangiovanni has won the nomination to be the Republican candidate for Brick mayor in November's general election.

On the Democatic side, John Ducey bested challenger Joe Lamb for the mayoral nomination.

Sangiovanni garnered 2,349 votes compared to Toth's 1,746. Ducey received 946 votes compared to Lamb's 373.

"We ran a positive campaign, like we said we would," said Sangiovanni. "I spoke with Dan, and he was a gentleman as always."

Sangiovanni said he was felling "confident" about his chances in the general election.

"I'm very gracious for all the support I received," said Toth. "It was nice getting this much interest up about a primary election. We had a record turnout."

Toth also threw his endorsement behind Sangiovanni for November's election.

"I support Joe, he's our party's candidate for mayor," said Toth. "I'm behind him 100 percent, and if it was reversed, I know he'd be behind me."

Toth's term on the township council will expire in November, leaving him without an elected position in town. But that doesn't mean his public service is over, he explained.

"Being mayor of Brick Township is still a goal of mine, and one I will pursue," he said.

Ducey thanked all of his supporters Tuesday night, saying he was happy with the results.

He said he was looking forward to running an "issues-based" campaign and "talking to the town about the issues at stake."

"I think we're going to come out on the right side of the issues," he said, saying he would be focusing on property taxes, "and how much property taxes have been raised in recent years."

Lamb was not immediately available for comment.

Council Primary Results

In the Democratic township council primary, unendorsed candidate John Hall was defeated by the three regular Democratic organization candidates.

Hall received 256 votes compared with 1,023 for Marianna Pontoriero, 1,031 for Charles P. Tivenan and 1,023 for Heather deJong.

The GOP's three council candidates ran unopposed. Domenick Brando received 3,303 votes, John Ciocco received 3,320 votes and Victoria Chadwick received 3,326 votes.