MOUNTAIN LAKES — Mayor Melissa Muilenburg, Deputy Mayor Tom Menard and newcomer Andrew Hilton have won the three open seats on the Mountain Lakes Borough Council, according to unofficial results from the Morris County general election on Tuesday, November 3.
Muilenburg led the field with 1,264 votes, or 25.26 percent. Hilton followed with 1,208 votes, or 24.14 percent, and Menard received 1,201 votes, or 24.00 percent. The three Democrats ran together on a “Getting Things Done” platform.
Republicans Mark A. Stuart and Lucas A. Stelling trailed with 656 votes, or 13.11 percent, and 655 votes, or 13.09 percent, respectively. Write-in candidates received 20 votes, or 0.40 percent.
Voters could choose up to three candidates in the race. A total of 5,004 votes were cast.
Under the borough’s Council-Manager form of government, the mayor and deputy mayor are chosen by council members from among themselves at the annual reorganization meeting in January.
The results remain unofficial until certified by the Morris County Clerk.
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