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The unofficial results are in for Asbury Park’s election yesterday, and a local charter study commission has been approved with five members.

Results for the board of education [BOE] election are also in. Although that race is tighter, it appears Qzeena Taylor, Rev. Geneva Smallwood, Barbara Lesinski and Christian Hall have prevailed.

County workers are still counting fax and email ballots, and official results should be complete by Friday, County Clerk M. Claire French said today. Details on write-in results should also be ready by then.

CHARTER STUDY COMMISSION

The charter study commission has won with 1,576 — or 74 percent — votes in favor and 562 — 26 percent — votes against it.

The commission will scrutinize the city’s charter, or form of government, and possibly recommend changes. Any recommended changes will be put to a public vote.

The commission will have five members, and the five city residents who sought candidacy have secured those spots. The division of the 6,110 total votes was as follows:

• Duanne “King” Small [pictured above] is the highest vote-getter, receiving 1,402 votes, or 23 percent.

• Rita M. Marano is second, with 1,232 votes, or 20 percent.

• Pamela “Pam” Lamberton received 1,180 votes, or 19 percent.

• Randy Thompson received 1,126 votes, or 18 percent.

• Michele Maguire received 1,111 votes, or 18 percent.

• Fifty-nine write-in votes were cast.

• The total number of votes cast according to the county is 6,110.

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Four seats on the BOE are up for grabs — three full terms and one one-year unexpired term — with a total of eight candidates vying for the spots.

Barbara Lesinski, Christian Hall and Geneva Smallwood are in the lead for the three full terms according to the county’s unofficial results information.

The three highest vote-getters will win full terms. The votes for the full terms are divided among the six candidates as follows:

• Rev. Geneva Smallwood, an incumbent, is in the lead with 1,348 votes, or 21 percent.

• Christian Hall is the second highest vote-getter, with 1,329 votes, or 21 percent, so far.

• Incumbent  Barbara Lesinski is third, with 1,143 votes, or 18 percent.

• Talesha Crank has received 918 votes, or 14 percent.

• Incumbent Sheila Brazile has received 809 votes, or 13 percent.

• Jessie M. Ricks has received 719 votes, or 11 percent.

• Nineteen write-in votes were cast.

• The total number of votes cast according to the county is 6,285.

For the one-year, unexpired term, incumbent Gerard Dalton and Qzeena Taylor faced off. The votes for that seat are currently divided as follows:

• Taylor has received 1,048 votes, or 52 percent.

• Dalton has received 979 votes, or 48 percent.

• Seven write-in votes were cast.

• The total number of votes cast according to the county is 2,034.

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