Politics & Government
NJ Primary Election 2024: What To Know In East Brunswick
House and Senate races, a new ballot layout - here's what to know before you head to the polls in East Brunswick.
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The primary election in New Jersey is on Tuesday.
Democratic and Republican voters will head to the polls from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. to cast ballots in the 2024 primary.
The winners will earn their political party’s nomination, giving them an advantage heading into the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
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The last day for in-person voting was June 2.
This year’s primary election ballots will also have a new look for Democratic Party voters, due to a lawsuit against a controversial political ballot design known as “the party/county line.”
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LOCAL RACES
East Brunswick voters will get to cast ballots for members of the council and mayor. The Democratic Party candidates are running unopposed. Mayor Brad Cohen is seeking another term and running alongside him on the Democratic ticket are incumbents Dana Zimbicki and Dinesh Behal.
Running on the Republican ticket for mayor is Eugene DeMarzo. Joseph M. Kincaid and Samuel T. Mena are running on the GOP ticket for Council. All candidates are unopposed.
To have a look at the sample ballot, click here.
NATIONAL RACE
Many voters will be showing up to cast ballots in the 2024 presidential primary. Democratic candidates include President Joe Biden. Democratic voters will also encounter two other choices in the presidential race: anti-abortion activist Terrisa Bukovinac, and another option, “Uncommitted” – a pro-Palestine protest that has qualified for a ballot line under the slogan “Justice for Palestine, Permanent Ceasefire Now.”
On the flip side of the presidential race, former president Donald Trump is the sole GOP choice on this year’s ballot.
US SENATE
U.S. Rep. Andy Kim is facing challenges for the Democratic nomination from two longtime activists: Lawrence Hamm and Patricia Campos-Medina. Voters will also choose between Republican candidates Justin Murphy, Albert Harshaw, Curtis Bashaw and Christine Serrano Glassner.
US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
East Brunswick voters will get to choose between Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman and challenger Daniel J Dart, a Princeton resident, for the Democratic Party primary in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. Republican candidates are Thomas E. Jones, Jr., and Darius Mayfield.
WHERE TO VOTE:
To find your polling location, click here.
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