June 3, 2008 - 8:07pm
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Caputo ahead in freeholder scrap

NEWARK - Freeholder Ralph Caputo, battling to hold onto his 5th District seat in the face of a contentious challenge from former Montclair Mayor Bob Russo, is leading comfortably with 45.53% of the vote counted.

With 56 out of a toal 123 districts reporting, Caputo has 58.76% (1,664 votes), compared to 41.24% (1,168 votes) for Russo.

MAX PIZARRO is a PolitickerNJ.com Reporter and can be reached via email at max@politicsnj.com.
Related topics: Ralph Caputo, Bob Russo

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