WESTWOOD — Republican incumbents Beth Anne Dell and Robert Bicocchi were re-elected to the Borough Council on Nov. 4, defeating Democrats Kyle C. Lagatol and Kathryn M. Mundhenk, according to unofficial results.
Dell led with 2,421 votes, followed by Bicocchi with 2,386, Lagatol with 2,358, and Mundhenk with 2,318.
Total votes cast: 9,483 for two three-year seats.
Dell and Bicocchi, running as Always Westwood, emphasized fiscal stability, community safety, and continued cooperation across borough boards and local partners.
Lagatol and Mundhenk, on the One Westwood ticket, called for greater transparency, regional partnerships, and sustainable growth.
The candidates largely agreed on taking a regional, humane approach to deer management, investing in long-term flood control, and ensuring thoughtful reuse of Westwood Plaza, the former Kmart site.
Although Erin Collins remains the council’s lone Democrat, she and thousands of others in the borough have the satisfaction of having backed Mikie Sherrill, now governor-elect. When Sherrill replaces Phil Murphy, she’ll be the state’s second female governor, and the first for Democrats. And she managed to extend a party’s hold on the governor’s mansion beyond two terms for the first time in decades.
Six of our eight Pascack Valley communities backed Republican Jack Ciattarelli, while Hillsdale and Westwood went for Sherrill. In Westwood, Sherrill received 2,746 votes to Ciattarelli’s 2,163. In Hillsdale, she tallied 2,575 votes to Ciattarelli’s 2,404.
Results remain unofficial until all timely, qualified, and eligible votes are counted and the election is certified on Nov. 19. County boards of election have until Nov. 10 to receive postmarked mail-in ballots, and voters have until Nov. 15 to return a cure form to fix a signature or envelope issue. The Board of State Canvassers is scheduled to certify the official 2025 General Election results on Dec. 4.