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On Wednesday morning, Republican Mark Bishop conceded the Aberdeen mayoral race to Councilman Greg Cannon. Here's what he said: ABERDEEN, NJ — On Wednesday morning, Republican Mark Bishop conceded the Aberdeen mayoral race to Councilman Greg Cannon, a Democrat. Cannon has not yet released a statement or posted anything to his social media pages. So far, Cannon received 4,249 votes, and Bishop 3,959, a mere 290-vote difference. All mail-in ballots have not yet been counted, nor have provisional votes (votes that were challenged). The county clerk usually takes a few more days to count all votes, and the county has until Nov. 19 to certify the election. But Bishop conceded in a video he posted to Facebook Wednesday morning. "I want to start off by saying congratulations to Greg Cannon, Margaret Montone and Pedro Mirabal for their wins last night," said Bishop. "This was not the outcome we were hoping for but the voters did make a decision yesterday and we respect that." He also thanked his supporters, volunteers and people who voted for him and encouraged him. "I also want to say that the three of them that won last night, I do believe have the best intentions for this town," Bishop continued. "I think that we have a difference of opinions on how we make this town better, but I do think their intentions are good intentions ... and I think this was a very close election. They can see that people do want some more transparency; they do want to see the council do a better job with building a relationship with the Board of Education and people want to have a seat at the table. They do want to have their voices heard. I am hoping we will see some of that implemented in the next four years." Cannon and Bishop battled each other for would fill the power vacuum left when longtime mayor Fred Tagliarini announced he would retire. Cannon ran on his record as a Councilman and Tagliarini ally, while Bishop said the town of Aberdeen is not transparent with the public, there is too much development and use of PILOTs, and that the community is shut out from how Aberdeen runs. Meanwhile, Bishop also had to explain to voters his lengthy arrest record when he was in his early 20s. "Although we lost the election, I think we have won in a sense of enacting some changes in town," said Bishop. "There's gonna be winners, there's gonna be losers, but at the end of the day so long as the community sticks together then there's no way we can lose." Voter turnout across the state of New Jersey was very high. In Aberdeen, more than 16,000 people voted in the 2025 election for governor, mayor and council. Compare that to the 2024 presidential election, when 10,939 people voted in Aberdeen. Voter registration also increased. "We had a much larger turnout that anticipated, and I'm very proud of that," said Bishop. Here are vote counts so far, from the county: For Aberdeen mayor: Current Councilman Greg Cannon, a Democrat: 4,249 (51.71%) For Aberdeen mayor: Mark Bishop, Republican: 3,959 (48.18%) Current Councilwoman Margaret Montone, Democrat: 4,222 (26.10%) Pedro Mirabal, Democrat: 4,152 (25.66%) Lauren Ramos, Republican: 3,903 (24.12%) Michael LaCorte, Republican: 3,894 (24.07%) From Election Night: Greg Cannon In Lead In Aberdeen Mayor, Town Council Election 2025: Live Results
