<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3JqiFA_1GkDmFXw00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3JqiFA_1GkDmFXw00" width="1710" height="1124" ></figure>Democrats Kimberly O’Brien and Steven Lamond won both Somers Point ward races, with O’Brien unseating Republican Councilman Richard DePamphilis III in Ward 1 and Lamond defeating Republican Michael Owen in Ward 2.O’Brien, a Spanish teacher and former Peace Corps member, challenged DePamphilis in Ward 1. Lamond, an Air Force veteran who has worked as a consulting database programmer for SmithKline Beecham and Merck, ran in Ward 2.The results cut the Republicans’ 6-1 majority on the City Council to 4-3.Somers Point has been competitive in recent statewide and presidential elections. Donald Trump carried the city by five percentage points in 2024, while Gov. Mikie Sherrill won it by less than half a percentage point in 2025. Joe Biden carried Somers Point by three points in 2020.O’Brien received 1,040 votes, compared with 980 for DePamphilis. Lamond received 1,031 votes; Owen received 761.</div></body>

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Democrats Kimberly O’Brien and Steven Lamond won both Somers Point ward races, with O’Brien unseating Republican Councilman Richard DePamphilis III in Ward 1 and Lamond defeating Republican Michael Owen in Ward 2. O’Brien, a Spanish teacher and former Peace Corps member, challenged DePamphilis in Ward 1. Lamond, an...

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Democrats Kimberly O’Brien and Steven Lamond won both Somers Point ward races, with O’Brien unseating Republican Councilman Richard DePamphilis III in Ward

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