4 % ▁( 2 3 ▁votes ), ▁among ▁the ▁ 1 , 6 9 4 ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁bor ough ' s ▁ 3 , 5 2 0 ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁( 4 6 ▁ball ots ▁were ▁spo iled ), ▁for ▁a ▁turn out ▁of ▁ 4 8 . 1 %. ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁g ubern atorial ▁election , ▁Republican ▁Chris ▁Christ ie ▁received ▁ 9 4 2 ▁votes ▁( 5 0 . 2 % ▁vs . ▁ 4 5 . 8 % ▁count yw ide ), ▁ahead ▁of ▁Dem ocrat ▁Jon ▁Cor z ine ▁with ▁ 7 7 3 ▁votes ▁( 4 1 . 2 % ▁vs . ▁ 4 8 . 0 % ), ▁Independent ▁Chris ▁D ag get t ▁with ▁ 1 1 5 ▁votes ▁( 6 . 1 % ▁vs . ▁ 4 . 7 %) ▁and ▁other ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 1 5 ▁votes ▁( 0 . 8 % ▁vs . ▁ 0 . 5 % ), ▁among ▁the ▁ 1 , 8 7 8 ▁ball ots ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁bor ough ' s ▁ 3 , 5 5 1 ▁registered ▁vot ers , ▁yield ing ▁a ▁ 5 2 . 9 % ▁turn out ▁( vs . ▁ 5 0 . 0 % ▁in ▁the ▁county ). ▁ ▁Education ▁Public ▁school ▁students ▁in ▁pre - k inder g arten ▁through ▁e ighth ▁grade ▁are ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Carl stadt ▁Public ▁School s . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 –