Politics & Government
Republican Incumbents Roll in 26th District
Pennacchio, DeCroce and Webber earn re-election.
The Republican incumbents swept the District 26 legislative race Tuesday.
Sen. Joseph Pennacchio (R-Pine Brook) earned re-election with 64 percent of the vote, beating challenger Wasim Khan, who won 33 percent of the vote, while Joseph Scafa (I-Rockaway) received 3 percent of the vote.
Pennacchio, asked if he considered the win a referendum on the governor—as some winning Republicans in neighboring districts did—rejected the idea.
"This is a referendum on my views and the service I provide," he said.
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Alex DeCroce (R-Morris Plains) and Jay Webber each received 32 percent of the votes to earn re-election to the general assembly. Joseph Raich (D-Parsippany) won 18 percent of the vote, while Elliot Isibor (D-Rockaway) collected 17 percent and Michael Spector (I-Mount Tabor) received 2 percent of the vote.
Results (163 of 163 precincts reporting):
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Senate
Candidate Morris County votes Essex County Passaic County Total Joe Pennacchio* (R-Pine Brook) 13,319 3,480 3,363 20,162Wasim Khan (D-Parsippany) 6,234 2,003 2,059 10,296 Joseph Scafa (I-Rockaway) 662 101 147 910
Assembly
Candidate Morris County votes Essex County Passaic County Total Alex DeCroce* (R-Morris Plains) 12,920 3,404 3,301 19,625Jay Webber* (R-Morris Plains) 12,866 3,317 3,300 19,483 Elliot Isibor (D-Rockaway) 6,311 1,980 2,005 10,296
Joseph Raich (D-Parsippany) 6,624 2,061 2,139 10,824
Michael Spector (I-Mount Tabor) 739 156 195 1,090
*Incumbent
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