Daughtry and Braden are elected

Republicans maintain Montville hold - Two years after an unsuccessful first run for two open seats on the township committee, Democrats Dan Grant and Mike O’Brien lost again on Tuesday by a large margin to Mayor Art Daughtry and his Republican running mate, Tim Braden.  Their defeat ensures a GOP stronghold on the committee for the next three years.

Grant, a lifelong Towaco resident seeking his sixth term on the committee, said he likely won’t attempt to run again.  O’Brien, a 61-year old longtime history teacher at Montville High School, said he congratulated both Daughtry and Braden.  “As far as I was concerned, they ran a good race,” he said. “I think the voters made a pretty clear distinction in that they wanted Mr. Daughtry to continue.”

Braden, who was elected to his first term on the committee, was the top vote-getter with 2,276 votes followed by Daughtry with 2,268. Grant tallied 1,898 votes with O’Brien rounding out the results with 1,706.  See Daily Record.