COURT HOUSE — A total of 3,807 voters turned out in Cape May City, Cape May Point, and Ocean City Tuesday to elect their municipal leaders, according to unofficial results from the Cape May County Clerk's office.

In Cape May, a new mayor was elected.

“Tonight’s election showed that the public of Cape May wants a change and that change is to be open input for them during the whole process of determining the future of this city,” said Mayor Elect Edward J. Mahaney Jr. “The public wants to be involved in the planning and also the funding of the direction this city going in.”

He said he did door-to-door campaigning throughout the city, held a number of small group meetings, advertised in print and radio and used signs.

Mahaney said he developed a grass roots following winning four of the city’s six voting dis-tricts. He also won the absentee vote.

Controversy over future city projects such as constructing a new Convention Hall shows “a lack of cohesion” in the town.

“I think the number one priority has to get the entire residential and business community together to agree what direction they want this city to go in and have the council follow that direction,” said Mahaney.

He said strong leadership and cohesion on council in the past has been able to handle any prob-lem.

Mahaney said the new Convention Hall should be addressed “in three prongs: the design, the permits and the funding. He said the project should not be funded totally on the backs of the taxpayers.

Mayor Jerome E. Inderwies congratulated Mahaney.

Inderwies said he had a “great six years as mayor of the city and enjoyed every minute of it.” He said he would move on “to something different.”

According to Cape May County Clerk's Office, the unofficial election results in Cape May, Cape May Point, and Ocean City are as follows:

Cape May:

Voters in Cape May elected Edward J. Mahaney Jr. for mayor, who beat incumbent Mayor Jerry Inderwies 530-457. Former Mayor Jerry Gaffney received 87 votes.

Terri L. Swain was elected to Cape May City Council with 480 votes, Other council candidate totals: Jean C. Powick: 315, Jack Wichterman: 129 and Harry Bellangy: 141.

Cape May Point:

In Cape May Point, three borough commission seats were open and Carl Schupp was the highest vote getter with 128 votes. Also elected to borough commission: Anita Van Heeswyk with 122 votes and incumbent Joe Nietubicz was reelected with 112 votes. Linda Adams received 81 votes.

In Cape May Point, normally the commissioner receiving the highest number of votes serves as mayor although it is a decision of the new commission. Schupp is likely to be mayor replacing retiring Malcolm Fraser who served 16 years.

Ocean City:

In Ocean City, John R. Kemenosh, Sr. took the First Ward council seat with 424 votes; Karen Bergman took the Second Ward Council seat with 242 votes; M. Susan Sheppard took the Third Ward Council seat with 205 votes; and Roy Wagner took the Fourth Ward Council seat with 491 votes.

West Wildwood municipal elections were postponed to May 20, by order of Judge Raymond Batten, due to inclement weather Monday.