Election Day 2025 In Howell, Farmingdale: Who's On The Ballot, Where To Vote

HOWELL, NJ — Election Day 2025 is upon us, and voters who have not cast ballots yet will be headed to the polls on Tuesday. In Howell, residents will be casting ballots for the township council, school board and a Monmouth county-wide ballot question.

Residents in Farmingdale will be choosing for the borough council, school board and the ballot question.

The polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Polling locations can be through a search on the NJ Division of Elections website.

Here's what you need to know:

Election Day Essentials

• Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 4
• Find ballot drop box locations
• Track your mail-in ballot

Howell Township Elections

Howell Township Council

The unexpired council term of Fred Gasior, who resigned in July, is up for election. It is a one-year unexpired term. Michael Wrubel is the Republican candidate, and James P. Quinn Jr. is the Democrat seeking the seat.

Howell Township Board of Education

There are three, three-year terms up for election on the Howell school board, and there are three candidates: Joseph Mauer, who has no slogan; Stephen Levine, also running without a slogan, and Alexandria Langenberger, running on the slogan Children First.

Freehold Regional Board of Education

There is a single, three-year term up for election to represent Howell on the Freehold Regional school board. There are two candidates for the single, three-year term: Zack Metzger, running on the slogan Our Students First, and Joan Butcher-Farkas.

Farmingdale Elections

In Farmingdale, there are two seats up for election on the Borough Council. There are three candidates: Republicans Colleen D. Sagan and George Dyevoich, and Democrat Joel Robert Gordon.

Borough voters also are being asked to cast ballots in the board of education races. There is one candidate seeking the Farmingdale seat on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education: Kathie Lavin.

The Farmingdale Borough school board has two full terms and one two-year unexpired term. James Herrman is seeking one of the full terms. Megan Anello is seeking the unexpired term.

Who’s on the ballot in Monmouth County?

Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Vote for 1

• Jack Ciattarelli and James Gannon (Republican)
• Mikie Sherrill and Dale G. Caldwell (Democrat)
• Joanne S. Kuniansky and Craig Honts (Socialist Workers Party)
• Vic Kaplan and Bruno Pereira (Libertarian Party)

General Assembly 30th Legislative District
Vote for 2

• Sean T. Kean (Republican)
• Edward "Ned" Thomson (Republican)
• Alexander "Avi" Schnall (Democrat)
• Joanne DeBenedictis (Democrat)

Monmouth County Sheriff
Vote for 1

• Sean Golden (Republican)
• Michael Warren (Democrat)

Monmouth County Clerk
Vote for 1

• Christine Giordano Hanlon (Republican)
• Alison DeNoia (Democrat)
• Joshua Leinsdorf (Independent)

Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners
Vote for 2

• Thomas A. Arnone (Republican)
• Dominick "Nick" DiRocco (Republican)
• Vito Colasurdo (Democrat)
• Jacquelyn Wenzel (Democrat)

Monmouth County Ballot Question

Monmouth County also is asking voters to decide whether the county should increase its open space tax by 1 cent. The funds are only permitted to be used to preserve open space for recreation purposes such as parks and publicly owned recreation facilities.

Here is the question and the explainer statement:
Should the County of Monmouth increase its dedication to the Monmouth County Open Space, Recreation, Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund from the previously approved and implemented annual levy of 2.75 cents per $100 of equalized valuation to 3.75 cents per $100 of equalized valuation, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:12-15.2(e), with the annual levy to be used for any or all of the purposes set forth in N.J.S.A. 40: 12-15.2(a)(l )?

Statement: This proposition would approve an increase in the annual collection rate from 2.75 cents per $100 of equalized valuation to 3.75 cents per $100 of equalized valuation through which the County of Monmouth funds the Monmouth County Open Space Trust Fund. The Open Space Trust Fund supports the current program to acquire and preserve open space for County park and recreation areas, to conserve natural resources and to protect water quality, to develop and maintain the system of County public recreation, which includes those County lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes, to acquire easements to preserve County farmland, and to participate in cooperative park and recreation projects with Monmouth County municipalities, thereby permanently preserving these areas, providing recreational opportunities, conserving natural resources and protecting water quality for future generations of Monmouth County residents. Increasing the rate will enable the funding for open space acquisition to keep pace with rising land costs and with the loss of land to development.