In one of the freeholder elections democrat Linda A. Hynes defeated Republican Incumbent Latham Tiver. MacArthur faced Democratic nominee Aimee Belgard, a Burlington County freeholder, in the general election. On the same night, former Atlantic County Freeholder Seth Grossman won the Republican nomination. The first elected freeholder was John W. Herbert. West New York is in Hudson County's 7th Freeholder District. The election gave democrats complete control of the freeholder board. KAHL was legal freeholder and beneficial owner. In 2001, he served as Deputy Director of the Freeholder Board. He was a freeholder, who owned rather than rented his land. ODS agreed to participate in the 2017 legislative election together with Freeholder party. Each Freeholder is assigned responsibility for one of the County's departments. One Freeholder seat comes up for election each year. North Brunswick was first mentioned in Middlesex Freeholder Board minutes of February 28, 1779. The Freeholder Board sets policies for the operation of the County. Parts of the town are in Hudson County's 8th and 9th freeholder districts.