Staff. "Summit voters return GOP presence to mayoral seat as Ellen Dickson wins 3-way race", The Star-Ledger, November 9, 2011. Accessed February 21, 2012. "A Republican is back on top in Summit, where Councilwoman Ellen Dickson won a three-way race for mayor Tuesday night.... Dickson, a second-term councilwoman, received 1,954 votes, beating Democrat Eileen Forman Ludden, who received 1,699 votes, and independent Mike Vernotico, who tallied 1,313 votes."