Election Day In Barnegat And Manahawkin: When, Where To Vote

BARNEGAT-MANAHAWKIN, NJ — Election Day is Nov. 8, and Ocean County heads to the polls to elect their local and federal representatives.

Voters are able to vote by mail, early in-person and in-person on Election Day.

Basic Information

• Election Day: Nov. 8
• Check your voter registration
• Drop off your mail-in ballot to the Barnegat or Stafford Branch Library dropbox or any of the other Ocean County dropboxes
• Track your mail-in ballot
• Find where to vote early in-person
• Find your polling location for Election Day

What And Who Are On The Ballot

• U.S House of Representatives - 4th Congressional District: Republican incumbent Chris Smith is challenged by Democrat Matt Jenkins. Also running are Libertarian Jason Cullen; Pam Daniels, running under the "Progress with Pam" banner; David Schmidt, running under the "We the People" banner and independent candidate Hank Schroeder.
• U.S. House of Representatives - 2nd Congressional District: Republican incumbent Jeff Van Drew seeks another term. He is challenged by Democrat Tim Alexander. See key takeaways from their debate here. Also running are Michael Gallo (Libertarian Party) and Anthony Parisi Sanchez ("Not For Sale" party).
• Ocean County Commissioners: Vote for two for a three-year term. Republicans Jack Kelly and Ginny Haines are seeking reelection. Democrats Catherine Paura and Roxanne L. Barnes are challenging.
• Ocean County Sheriff: Vote one for a three-year term. Republican Michael Mastronardy and Democrat Salvatore Frascino are running.
• Barnegat Township Board of Education: Vote for three three-year terms. There are also two one-year unexpired seats open. Sean O'Brien, Scott Beck and Michael Hickey are running under "Excellence for Barnegat." Scott Sarno, Carol Geene and Dave Sherman are running under "Education Above Politics." George Fedorczyk, Jr. is running under "Education Before Politics." Colleen Angus and Morris Enyeart are seeking unexpired terms under "Believe in Barnegat." Lauren Washburn is also seeking an unexpired term under "Building Tomorrow's Leaders."
• Stafford Township Board of Education: Vote for three three-year terms. Chris Smith, Kevin Cooney and Joseph Washco are running under "Students First." Gregory Gioe, III is running with no slogan. Two are seeking a one-year unexpired term. Cono Cirone is running under "Students First" and Karin Kleban-Allen is running under "Back to Basics."
• Southern Regional Board of Education: One three-year seat is open in Stafford and two seats are open from the LBI sending districts of Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Ship Bottom, Surf City and Long Beach Township. There is also an unexpired one-year term seat from Beach Haven. Running from Stafford are Kevin C. Lyons and Joseph Mangino. Scott R. McDonough is running to represent the LBI students with the slogan "Great Schools Matter." Incumbent Terry Deakyne is running under the "Involved Parent Member" slogan. Incumbent James Donahower, R. Scott Zoldaz and Bethanne A. Markoski are also running from LBI. None of the three provided a slogan. Incumbent Paul F. Sharkey is seeking the Beach Haven unexpired seat.

See sample ballots from the Ocean County Clerk's Office here. Learn more about voting in New Jersey here.