Howell, Farmingdale Voter Guide 2025: Who's On The Ballot, Where To Vote

HOWELL, NJ — The 2025 General Election is here, with early voting beginning Saturday. In Howell Township and in Farmingdale, residents will be casting ballots for mayor, the township council, school board and more.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, but the early voting period runs from Saturday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 2.

Here's what you need to know about who's on the ballot and where to vote.

Election Day Essentials

• Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 4
• Check if you are registered to vote
• Find ballot drop box locations
• Track your mail-in ballot
• Find your polling place

Howell Township Elections

In Howell Township, 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.

Voters also have school board elections to cast ballots in. The Howell Township Board of Education has three, three-year seats up for election and there are three candidates running: Joseph Mauer, who has no slogan; Stephen Levine, also running without a slogan, and Alexandria Langenberger, running on the slogan Children First.

Voters also must choose Howell's representative on the Freehold Regional High School District. 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.

Voting

For the 2025 General Election, Monmouth County will have 10 specially designated in-person early voting locations that will be open from Saturday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 2.

Hours for early voting will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. To find early voting locations — voters can go to any of the early voting locations in Monmouth County — you can click here.

On Election Day, polls will be open throughout Ocean County from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Polling locations can be found here or through a search on the NJ Division of Elections website.

To learn more about the 2025 General Election, you can click here.