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Franceschini, Pepitone, Smith win Dem primary in Cumberland County
Party-backed Democrats won two of the three nominations for the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.
Ron Franceschini, Joe Pepitone, and LaRae Smith won the nomination; the former two had the backing of the county party, which has splintered in recent years.
As of 2:10 a.m., Pepitone led with 3,641 votes, Smith had 3,639, and Franceschini had 3,484. Trailing were Tanisha Gomez (2,858), party-backed Paul Thakkar (2,726), Jasmine Gomez-Demby (2,168), and Darwin Cooper (2,156).
Smith, the Commercial Township Democratic municipal chair, fell short in the primary last year.
https://newjerseyglobe.com/campaigns/franceschini-pepitone-smith-win-dem-primary-in-cumberland-county/