Cranford Primary 2018: Who's On The Ballot, Where To Vote

CRANFORD, NJ — On Tuesday, voters will be heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the primary election. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Locally, in Cranford there are no contested races with one Democrat and one Republic vying for the one three-year township committee seat.

Candidates are Democrat Thomas H. Hannen, Jr. of 94 Belmont Ave. and Republican Michael Petrucci, 437 Brookside Pl.

On the county level, there is a contested race for Democrats with six running for the three three-year Board of Freeholder seats.

Democratic candidates include: Alexander Mirabella of 11 Tillotson Rd., Fanwood; Andrea F. Staten of 223 Victory St., Roselle; Kimberly Mouded, 490 Otisco Dr., Westfield; Alex Lospinoso of 119 Livingston Rd., Linden; Patrick Gargano of 500 Fairway Rd., Linden; and Kaiby Sandoval of 200 N. Park Ave., Linden.

There is no contested race for the Republicans with three running for the three seats. Candidates include: Patricia Quattrocchi of 233 Lexington Blvd., Apt 9, Clark; Joseph R. Sarno III of 658 Willow Ave., 1st Fl, Garwood; and Peter G. Kane of 3 Iris Rd., Summit.

On the congressional level there is a contested race for the 7th Congressional District seat.

The two-year term seat is currently held by Leonard Lance, who has held the seat since 2009. District 7 covers all of Hunterdon County, and parts of Essex, Morris, Somerset, Union, and Warren counties.

Republican challengers this year include:

• Raafat Barsoom of Annadale
• Lindsay C. Brown of Clark

The Democratic race is also contested with three candidates vying for the seat including:

• Tom Malinowski of Rocky Hill
• Peter Jacob of Pluckemin
• Goutam Jois of Summit

Below is the list of polling locations in Cranford for this year's primary, including the addresses and district numbers:

• District 1: Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Ave., Lounge
• District 2, 10, 25, 29: Walnut Avenue School, 370 Walnut Ave., Auditorium/Gym
• District 3, 7, 26: Municipal Building, 8 Springfield Ave.
• District 4, 14, 15: Livingston Avenue School, 75 Livingston Ave., Auditorium/Gym
• District 5, 6, 21: Lincoln School, 132 Thomas St. (use Lincoln Ave. entrance), Auditorium/Gym
• District 8, 12, 30: Bloomingdale Avenue School, 200 Bloomingdale Ave., Auditorium/Gym
• District 9, 18, 20, 28: Orange Avenue School, 901 Orange Ave., Girl's Gym
• District 11, 28: Hillside Avenue School, 125 Hillside Ave., Room 49
• District 16, 23: Cranford High School, 201 West End Pl., Lower Gym
• District 17, 19, 22, 24: Brookside Place School, 700 Brookside Pl., Auditorium/Gym

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