NJ 7th Legislative District Elections: Who's Running, How To Vote

In less than a month, voters in New Jersey’s 7th Legislative District head to the polls to vote in state elections, including those at the legislative level.

State Senator Troy Singleton (D) will face a re-election challenge from Republican Michelle Arnold. Assembly Members Herb Conaway and Carol Murphy, also Democrats, face a challenge from Republicans Douglas Dillon and Joseph Jesuelea.

Singleton was first elected in 2017. According to his website, he promotes a forward-thinking economic development agenda; health care that meets the needs of the individual recipient; promotes women’s rights; protect the environment while encouraging economic growth; expanding educational opportunities; and taking a “practical approach” to combating gun crime.

Arnold grew up in Cinnaminson and focused on environmental cleanup and economic development as a member of Palmyra Borough Council. As a realtor, Arnold serves on the Professional Standards Committee of New Jersey Realtors and on the National Association of Realtors' Business Development Committee. She’s a Rowan College at Burlington County alum.

Conaway is the Burlington County Health Officer who was appointed to head the Burlington County Coronavirus Task Force in March 2020, shortly after the pandemic resulted in a statewide shutdown. He has been a member of the Assembly since 1997.

Murphy was elected to the Assembly in 2017. She says officials must focus on supporting small businesses, restaurants and breweries recovering from the past year, safe reopening of our schools, and assist the growing mental health challenges exacerbated by the pandemic.

Dillon has served on the boards of the Burlington County Shrine Club, the Moorestown Township Zoning Board, and Rittenhouse Park Community Association. He spent 33 years working in the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

As a small business owner, Jesuele opposes what he calls the "burdensome regulations imposed on the business community by Trenton politicians." A lifelong New Jersey resident, Jesuele previously served on his township Zoning Board.

New Jersey's 7th Legislative District spans the Burlington County towns of Beverly City, Bordentown City, Bordentown Township, Burlington City, Burlington Township, Cinnaminson Township, Delanco Township, Delran Township, Edgewater Park Township, Fieldsboro Borough, Florence Township, Moorestown Township, Mount Laurel Township, Palmyra Borough, Riverside Township, Riverton Borough and Willingboro Township.

Election Day is Nov. 2, but mail-in ballots have already been sent to homes. Voters can also use vote-by-mail drop boxes that have been set up across the district.

See related:

• 2021 Elections: Vote-By-Mail Drop Box Set Up In Moorestown
• 2021 Elections: Vote-By-Mail Drop Box Set Up In Cinnaminson

Traditional polling locations are also set up in Burlington County. You can find your polling location here.

This year, anyone who wants to vote early in-person can do so in the following locations:

• Chesterfield at the Chesterfield Township Municipal Building, 295 Bordentown-Chesterfield Road;

• Evesham at the Gibson House Community Center, 535 East Main Street, Marlton;

• Medford at the Medford Town Hall, 49 Union Street;

• Mount Laurel at Rowan College at Burlington County Student Success Center, 1500 College Circle;

• Pemberton Township at the Pemberton Community Library, 16 Broadway, Browns Mills;

• Tabernacle at the EMS Building, 81 Hawkin Road;

• Willingboro at the Willingboro Public Library, 220 Campbell Drive.

Early voting centers will be open Oct. 23-31. Hours will be Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked or placed in drop boxes on or before 8 p.m. on Nov. 2, Election Day.

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