Bridgewater General Election Day 2025: Where To Vote, Who's Running

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — The general election is Tuesday. Get to know each of the candidates running for Bridgewater Township Council and Bridgewater-Raritan Regional Board of Education before hitting the polls and casting your vote.

Patch reached out to each of the candidates to complete a candidate profile for readers to get to know who they are and what they stand for.

To read a candidate's profile, click on the link over their name. If a candidate does not have a link, they did return a profile to Patch.

Who is on the ballot?

Here's who filed to run (*indicates incumbent):

Bridgewater Township Council:

• Allen Kurdyla* - Republican
• Filipe Pedroso* - Republican
• Meghan Moench - Republican
• Ridwana Isla - Democrat
• Joan Geiger - Democrat
• Andrew Bucko - Democrat

Bridgewater-Raritan Regional Board of Education:

School board elections are nonpartisan. But candidates can choose a slogan to appear with their name on the ballot.

• Emily Calistri (Protecting Our Future)*
• Kim Fajardo
• Lanfang "Lucy" Li*
• James Maloney (Trust In Education)
• Ketrin Maxwell
• Deanna Nye
• Steven Singer*

Where Can I Vote?

In-person polling locations:

• Bradley Gardens Firehouse, 24 Old York Road (Districts 1, 2, 16, 31)
• Adamsville School, Route 28 (400 Union Avenue) (Districts 3, 14, 27)
• Bridgewater Municipal Court Meeting Room 102, 100 Commons Way (Districts 4, 11)
• Somerset County 4-H Center, 310 Milltown Road (Districts 5, 33, 34, 35)
• Hamilton School, Hamilton Lane (Off Frohlin Drive) (Districts 6, 17)
• Bridgewater Township Senior Citizen Center, 455 Somerville Road (Districts 7, 18, 21, 32)
• The People Care Center, 120 Finderne Avenue (District 8)
• Finderne Rescue Squad, 476 Union Ave (Route 28) (Districts 9, 15)
• Blessed Sacrament Parish Center, 1890 Washington Valley Road (Districts 10, 12, 20, 23, 24)
• Hillside School, 844 Brown Road (Districts 13, 22, 28, 29)
• Bridgewater United Methodist Church, Corner of 651 Country Club Road
  & Van Holten Road (Districts 19, 30, 36)
• Eisenhower School, 791 Eisenhower Avenue, Off Steeple Chase Lane (Districts 25, 26)

Secure Ballot Drop Box

Boxes will be available for ballot drop off 24 hours daily from Sept. 19 until 8 p.m, Election Night Nov. 4. Be aware that these boxes will be under video surveillance at all times.

• Bridgewater Township Municipal Building, 100 Commons Way, Bridgewater

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