Democrats regain control of Bergen County Freeholder board

The Democrats swept the race for Bergen County's Board of Chosen Freeholders, adding two seats and taking control of the board.

As of late Tuesday evening, Democrats Steve Tanelli and Tracy Silna Zur had received 159,522 and 154,626 votes, respectively, to incumbent Republican Robert Hermansen's 127,853 and runningmate Margaret "Peg" Watkins' 124,571, with 99 percent of precincts reporting.

The Democrats will take control of the freeholder board, but will have to work alongside County Executive Kathleen Donovan, a Republican.

Read the full article reported by S.P. Sullivan at NJ.com