Facing no opposition, three City Council incumbents in Sea Isle City won new terms in a low-key municipal election Tuesday marked by low voter turnout.
Unofficial results showed Mary Tighe with 114 votes, Jack Gibson with 111 and J.B. Feeley with 100.
There were also 21 write-in votes for other people. In addition, seven provisional ballots still need to be counted, City Clerk Shannon Romano said.
Council members serve four-year terms and are chosen at-large in a nonpartisan election.
Tighe, Gibson and Feeley also faced no opposition when they ran on the same ticket during the 2017 campaign.
All three said in pre-election interviews that they believe the lack of opposition is a sign that voters are satisfied with them on Council.
“I think they’re happy with the direction we’ve taken Sea Isle in,” Tighe said. “If not, they know they have a voice. We do a very good job of listening.”
Sea Isle’s elections are usually devoid of any rancor or drama because the incumbents routinely run without opposition. There have been no challengers for any of the Council or mayoral races dating back to at least the 2015 election.
The five-member Council also includes William Kehner Sr. and Frank Edwardi Jr., who will not be up for re-election until 2023. Mayor Leonard Desiderio heads the city administration. Desiderio, who has served as mayor since 1993, will not be up for re-election until 2023.
