Kinsey bests Nurko in Millstone election Voters give deputy mayor nod to serve three more years BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Robert Kinsey MILLSTONE - Republican incumbent Robert Kinsey beat Democrat William Nurko in the Nov. 6 election. The current deputy mayor received 59 percent of the votes cast to win. Kinsey garnered 1,321 votes to Nurko's 922, and therefore will serve another threeyear term on the Township Committee. Kinsey, who has been a Millstone committeeman since Jan. 1, 2005, said the election results send a clear message that the residents demand accountability and expect results from elected officials. "They want objective leadership and responsible decision making that benefit all residents," he said. "The margin of victory was one of the largest in Millstone history, and it proves that the residents understood the issues and voted overwhelmingly for the candidate they felt would best represent their interests going forward based on the past public record of both candidates." Kinsey said he ran his campaign based on his record and the facts. "Millstone voters are frankly not interested in negative campaigns, like those run by my opponent in the past, or by character assassinations by people hiding in the shadows or behind their keyboards," he said. William Nurko Kinsey said he is proud of the campaign he ran and the long record of accomplishments he could speak about while out on the campaign trial. "Our message of continuing the positive reforms clearly resonated loudly with the residents," Kinsey said. Going forward, Kinsey said he will continue to focus his efforts on controlling spending while providing quality, cost-effective services to the residents. "In addition, I am looking forward to finalizing the study currently being worked on by the Economic Development Council to help attract clean ratables to our Route 33 commercial corridor," he said. Nurko, a former committeeman and mayor, said that he obviously would have preferred to come in first rather than second. "If you compare how I fared compared to the other Democratic candidates on the ballot, there is a message sent," Nurko said. "The taxpayers of Millstone also sent a very strong message in the results of public questions 1, 2, and 3. I hope it is taken to heart by those in charge." While he would not comment on how his opponent ran his campaign, Nurko said he ran a clean, although somewhat low-key, campaign. "That was my choice," he said. "I have always conducted myself in a gentlemanly manner." Nurko continued, "I stuck to my guns on the sign pollution press release I put out. Even though the township allows political signs to be the exception to our sign ordinances, my feeling has always been they should be done away with." Nurko said he will continue to keep himself abreast of what is going on in the township. When asked if he would run again in the future, he said he preferred not to comment at this time.