Edison, Metuchen Election Day Guide 2024: Who's On The Ballot

EDISON, NJ — Voters in Edison and Metuchen will head to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots for local school board, council, county offices, and the White House race.

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

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 12 of the state's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are also up for re-election.

Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked by 8 p.m. on Election Day, and be received by the county Board of Elections within 6 days after Election Day. These voters can also put the ballot in a drop box, or deliver it to the Board of Elections, by 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

WHO'S ON THE BALLOT

• PRESIDENTIAL RACE: Residents can either cast a write-in vote or choose between Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, the Democratic candidates, or former President Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance, the Republicans. Also running are: Claudia de la Cruz and Karina Garcia, Party for Socialism and Liberation; Rachele Fruit and Margaret Trowe, Socialist Workers Party; Joseph Kishore and Jerry White, Socialist Equality party; Chase Oliver and Mike Ter Maat, Libertarian Party; Jill Stein and Rudolph Ware, Green Party; Randall A. Terry and Stephen E. Broden, U.S. Constitution Party.Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, will appear on the ballot as independents. While Kennedy withdrew from the race on Aug. 23 and endorsed Trump, it was too late to have his name removed from the ballot in New Jersey, which has a deadline of Aug. 16 for candidates to withdraw. Requests from Kennedy and from the state Democratic Party Committee to remove Kennedy's name were rejected, the New Jersey Globe reported.
• METUCHEN TOWN COUNCIL: Jason Delia and Joel Branch are seeking reelection. They are running without a contest.
• METUCHEN BOE: Three candidates are seeking three seats on the Metuchen Board of Education — Nadiah Cheatham, Deborah Spigner and Chris Derflinger.
• EDISON BOE: Seven candidates are running for three seats on the Board of Education. Ralph Errico, Dimple Malhotra, Douglas Schneider, Jingwei "Jerry" Shi, Brian Rivera, Ronak Patel, and Manoj Jaitly.
• US SENATOR: Candidates for a U.S. Senate seat who will appear on the ballot are Andy Kim (Democrat), Curtis Bashaw (Republican), Kenneth R. Kaplan (Libertarian), Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party), Christina Khalil (Green Party) and Patricia G. Mooneyham (Independent).
• US HOUSE (6TH DISTRICT): Voters in the 6th Congressional District will cast ballots for a full two-year term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Candidates on the ballot are Rep. Frank Pallone (Democrat), Scott Fegler (Republican), Herb Tarbous (Green Party), Matthew Amitrano (Libertarian Party) and Fahad Akhtar (Common Sense Independence).
• MIDDLESEX COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Voters will also get to cast a ballot in the race for Middlesex County Commissioners. The Democratic candidates on the ballot are Shanti Narra and Ronald Rios. The Republican candidates are John McConville and Peter Pedro Pisar.

WHERE TO VOTE

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OTHER HELPFUL LINKS

• Check your voter registration
• Look up your congressional district
• View a sample ballot for your town
• Drop off your mail-in ballot at a dropbox in your county
• Track your mail-in ballot
• Find your polling location for Election Day
• See more information on the New Jersey voter information portal