GOP wins New Hanover special election
By EditorGOP incumbent Dennis Roohr was re-elected to the New Hanover Township Committee yesterday, defeating Democrat Sharon Atkinson by a 191-176 margin in a special election to break a 170-170 tie in the November 2007 contest. This is the second Republican victory this month in tie-breaker elections; the GOP won a mayoral race in Matawan.
This was the first electoral test of the new Burlington GOP Chairman, Bill Layton. Atkinson had the active support of Democratic County Chairman Rick Perr.
Roohr became Mayor on January 1 after the Township Committee appointed him to fill the vacancy caused by the tied election. Atkinson had served one term on the governing body before losing re-election in 2006.
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Good Job GOP
Those who doubted Layton now will see that he is a winner. Good Job Dennis, Bill and the BurlcoGOP!
Layton didn't do jack, probably wouldn't know the candidate if
he tripped over him!
Impressive
A overwhelming victory in a key town. What is the population there 500?
You're right
They should have just sat on their hands on this one and let Perr have it. I'm sure if the BurlCo GOP lost you'd be saying the same thing. But they didn't. A W is a W.
Wah, Wah, Wah
I would expect nothing less than whining and crying from Burlinton County's two resident cry babys East8th and Iateonetoo or whatever your moniker is.
Face it you lost - now get over yourselves. Bill was hands on in this win - where were you two? No where to be found as usual.
I guess if Atkinson would have won you wouldn't have said Bill was weak and couldn't get the job done - yeah right, you would have blamed him for the loss.
Let's give credit where credit is due - Dennis Roohr, the New Hanover GOP, Bill Layton and the Burlco GOP. These are the people who got the job done!
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