Election Day In Middlesex County: The Races, Where To Vote

New Brunswick NJ

01 November, 2021

3:17 PM

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Tuesday, Nov. 2 is Election Day in New Jersey. There are races for governor — Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli seeks to prevent Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy from a second term — and also statehouse races for the New Jersey state Legislature. New Brunswick and Piscataway are part of NJ Legislative District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset counties), which includes the towns of Franklin, Milltown, New Brunswick, North Brunswick and Piscataway. Voters will be asked to choose two to represent them in Trenton: Current Democrat state Assemblymen Joseph Danielsen and Joseph Egan or Republican challengers Catherine Barrier and Peter Gabra. Across the Raritan River, Highland Park and Metuchen are part of Legislative District 18 (East Brunswick, Edison, Helmetta, Highland Park, Metuchen, South Plainfield and South River) and in that race, it's: Current Democrat assemblymen Robert Karabinchak and Sterley Stanley challenged by Republicans Angela Fam and Melanie McCann Mott, plus Brian Kulas (An Inspired Advocate Party) and David Awad (Libertarian Party). There are a range of topics on which Republicans and Democrats generally disagree on in New Jersey this year, including: The lockdowns and school closures of 2020, vaccine mandates, Gov. Murphy's requirement that children as young as two wear a mask and mask mandates in general. Property taxes, corporate taxes, immigration, drivers' licenses for illegal immigrants, voter ID and voter fraud and even abortion/reproductive rights are all hot topics this election season. The chance to machine vote early ended Oct. 31, so unless you voted by mail, voters should vote at their regular polling place Tuesday. Find your polling place here: https://nj.gov/state/elections... Or vote by mail. Here are all the places in Middlesex County to drop your mail-in ballot or just put it in your mailbox: http://www.middlesexcountynj.g... Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked or placed in drop boxes on or before 8 p.m. Tuesday. Be the first to know. Sign up to get Patch emails: https://patch.com/subscribe Contact this Patch reporter: [email protected]