NJ Turns Out In Record Numbers To Vote Early: See The Numbers

NEW JERSEY — Early voting opened this weekend in New Jersey, and a record-breaking number of residents cast their ballots at one of the polling locations around the state.

With just eight days until the 2024 presidential election, more than 800,000 New Jerseyans have already cast their ballots at an early voting center or mailed them into their local Board of Elections.

Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way said 247,003 people went to vote early this Saturday and Sunday, which was more than the total number of early votes cast in 2021, 2022, or 2023.

Early in-person voting for the general election in New Jersey will take place until Nov. 3. Voting hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Anyone looking to vote early can click here to view a list of polling places in their county.

In the meanwhile, mail-in votes continue to pile up across the state. According to an election tracker from the Associated Press, New Jersey voters have already cast 599,497 mail-in ballots as of Monday, Oct. 28. For those who received an vote-by-mail ballot and have not yet submitted it, click here to view a list of secure ballot drop boxes by county.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, which takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Find your local polling place here.

Who's On The Ballot?

This is a major election year across the country, with the race for United States President at the top of the ticket. New Jersey voters will also select a new U.S. Senator to replace Bob Menendez after his conviction on federal bribery charges, and all of the state's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are also on the ballot.

Presidential candidates include Vice President Kamala Harris (Democrat), former president Donald J. Trump (Republican), Chase Oliver (Libertarian), Jill Stein (Green Party), Claudia De La Cruz (Party for Socialism and Liberation), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., (Independent), and Randall Terry (Constitution Party). Though Kennedy has suspended his campaign, he will appear on the presidential ballot in New Jersey and several other states.

Candidates for New Jersey's U.S. Senate seat who will appear on the ballot include Andy Kim (Democrat), Curtis Bashaw (Republican), Kenneth R. Kaplan (Libertarian), Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party), Christina Khalil (Green Party) and Patricia G. Mooneyham (Independent).

New Jersey has 12 representatives in the U.S. House, and residents will see candidates for their local congressional district on the ballot. Here are the candidates.

NJ-1

• Donald Norcross (D-inc.), Teddy Liddell (R), Robin Brownfield (Green), and Austin Johnson (Independent).

NJ-2

• Jeff Van Drew (R-inc.), Joe Salerno (D), and Thomas Cannavo (Green).

NJ-3 (note that current Rep. Andy Kim is not listed, as he is running for U.S. Senate)

• Herb Conaway (D), Rajesh Mohan (R), Chris Russomanno (Libertarian), Steven Welzer (Green), Justin Barbera (Independent), and Douglas Wynn (Independent).

NJ-4

• Chris Smith (R-inc.), Matthew Jenkins (D), John Morrison (Libertarian), Barry Bendar (Green)

NJ-5

• Josh Gottheimer (D-inc.), Mary Jo-Ann Guinchard (R), James Tosone (Libertarian), Beau Forte (Green), Aamir Arif (Independent).

NJ-6

• Frank Pallone (D-inc.), Scott Fegler (R), Matthew Mitriano (Libertarian), Herb Tarbous (Green), and Fahad Akhtar (Independent)

NJ-7

• Thomas Kean Jr. (R-inc.), Sue Altman (D), Lana Leguia (Libertarian), and Andrew Black (Green)

NJ-8

• Rob Menendez (D-inc.), Anthony Valdes (R), Christian Robbins (Green), Lea Sherman (Socialist Workers), Pablo Olivera (Labour)

NJ-9 (to succeed Rep. Bill Pascrell, who died in August)

• Nellie Pou (D), Billy Prempeh (R), Bruno Pereira (Libertarian), and Benjamin Taylor (Green)

NJ-10

• LaMonica McIver (D-inc.), Carmen Bucco (R), Jose Serrano (Green), Cynthia Johnson (Independent), Michelle Middleton (Independent), and Donna Weiss (Independent).

NJ-11

• Mikie Sherrill (D-inc.), Joseph Belnome (R), Lily Benavides (Green), and Joshua Lanzara (Independent).

NJ-12

• Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-inc.), Darius Mayfield (R), Vic Kaplan (Libertarian), and Kim Meudt (Green).

Also, voters will see a number of races on the local and county level including for school boards, town councils and committees, and county commissioners.