Gloucester Township Elections 2021: Who's Running, How To Vote

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — This fall, there will be elections for town council and both school boards in Gloucester Township.

Unlike last year, where New Jersey voters were forced to vote only by mail, voters have many more ways to vote this year: Machine vote early from Oct. 23 - 31, vote on Nov. 2 Election Day or vote by mail.

Gloucester Township Mayor and Council

Gloucester Township Mayor David Mayer faces challenges from Republican Joseph Damico and Restore GT candidate Sam Sweet.

Sweet is a Democrat who is running a third-party campaign this year, and he is joined by three running mates seeking three open seats on Gloucester Township Council. Altogether, nine candidates are running for council. Read their profiles below:

Democrats
Michelle Winters
Dan Hutchison
Carolyn Grace

Republicans
Natalie Rivera
Raymond E. Henry
Theodore M. Liddell

Restore GT
Dawn Sabella
Joe Allen
Shaylynn Lattie

Boards of Education

Nine candidates will pursue three open seats on the Gloucester Township K-8 Public School District Board of Education, and five candidates will pursue three open seats on the Black Horse Pike Regional School District's Board of Education in November.

Former Gloucester Township K-8 Board of Education member Linda Gilch is running for both.

In the K-8 district, incumbents Anthony Marks and Brian Hammel are joined by Kia Lipscomb on the "Building Brighter Futures" ticket.

Keith Gibbons and Jennifer Zuck are both running under the slogan, "Principled Resolutions."

Pauline Algeria is running under the slogan, "Ethical, Dedicated, Accessible," and Tamika Harvey is running under the slogan, "Empowering Future Leaders."

"Building Brighter Futures" is also the name of the slate for the incumbents in the Black Horse Pike Regional School District, which includes Highland, Timber Creek and Triton regional high schools.

That slate includes Board Vice President Jay McMullin and Board Members Matthew Jefferson and Jennifer Storer.

Shana Mosley filed to run under the slogan, "Prioritize Our Children."

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.

In Gloucester Township, drop boxes are set up in the following locations:

• The Gloucester Township Municipal Building, 1261 Chews Landing Road;
• Camden County College Blackwood Campus, 200 College Drive, Parking Lot 5; and
• The Elections and Archives Center, 100 University Court.

Traditional polling locations in Gloucester Township are set up in the following locations:

• Glendora Fire Company, 29 7th Avenue: District 1
• Chews United Methodist Church, 319 Black Horse Pike: Districts 2, 22
• Our Lady of Hope Parish Center, 701 Little Gloucester Road: District 3
• Blenheim Fire Company, 34 Almonesson Road: District 4
• Palace Caterers, 109 N. Black Horse Pike in the Blackwood section of the township: District 5
• Camden County Emergency Training Center, 420 N. Woodbury Turnersville Road: Districts 6, 10
• Gloucester Township Library, 15 South Black Horse Pike: District 7
• Erial Fire Company, 1946 Williamstown Road: Districts 8, 32, 39
• Stetser Lamartine American Legion Post #281, 2101 Chews Landing Road: Districts 9, 13
• Chews Landing Fire Company, 43 Somerdale Rd: Districts 11, 16, 21, 26
• Council Chambers at the Gloucester Township Municipal Building, 1261 Chews Landing Road: Districts 12, 25
• Gloucester Township Recreation Center, 80 Broadacres Dr: Districts 14, 23, 27, 28
• Gloucester Township Senior Center, 1261 Chews Landing Rd. (Next to Municipal Building): Districts 15, 37
• Charles Lewis School, 875 Erial Road: Districts 17, 38
• Timber Creek High School Auxiliary Gym, 501 Jarvis Road: Districts 18, 33
• Camden County Technical School Conference Center, 343 Berlin Cross Keys Road: Districts 19, 34
• Point Ariel Park Community Center, Erial & Little Mill Rds: Districts 20, 30
• Our Lady of Hope Parish Center, 701 Little Gloucester Road: District 24
• Ann Mullen Middle School Library, 1400 Sicklerville Road: Districts 29, 35
• James Lilly School Gym, 1275 Williamstown Road: Districts 31, 36
• Our Lady of Hope Parish Center, 701 Little Gloucester Road: District 40

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

• Gloucester Township: Elections & Archive Center, 100 University Court, Blackwood
• Camden City: Rowan University, 129 N. Broadway, Camden
• Collingswood: Collingswood Senior Center, 30 W. Collings Ave, Collingswood
• Merchantville: Merchantville Community Center, 212 Somerset Street
• Runnemede: Harry Williams Community Center, 2 Broadway, Runnemede
• Winslow: Bud Duble Community Center, 33 Cooper Folly Rd, Atco
• Voorhees: Lion’s Lake Community Center, 101 Dutchtown Rd., Voorhees

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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