East Windsor, Hightstown Election Guide 2026: Who Is On The Ballot? Where To Vote?

EAST WINDSOR, NJ — Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, and polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

East Windsor voters will decide a contested race for a one-year seat on Township Council and fill two seats on the regional school board. In Hightstown, the mayor and two council candidates are running unopposed. Voters in both towns will also choose a member of Congress in the 3rd District and vote in a U.S. Senate race.

East Windsor voters in Districts 4 and 17: Your polling place has moved for this election. You’ll vote at the East Windsor Senior Center, 40 Lanning Blvd., instead of the municipal building, which is temporarily closed for repairs.

Nov. 3 is the 2026 midterm election, with every U.S. House seat and about a third of the U.S. Senate on the ballot nationwide. More election information is available from the New Jersey Division of Elections.

Local Races: East Windsor

East Windsor Township Council (one-year unexpired term): Councilman Richard Eland (D), who was appointed to the seat in April, faces Republican Barry Greenstein. Greenstein won his spot on the ballot through a write-in campaign in the June primary.

East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education, East Windsor seats (vote for two): Five candidates are running for two three-year seats:

• Bina Shah (Kids, Parents First)

• Nancy King Baskin (Kids, Parents First)

• Jeanne M. Bourjolly (Championing Educational Equity)

• Robert P. Laverty (Championing Educational Equity)

• James Avallone (Books Not Screens)

Local Races: Hightstown

Hightstown Mayor: Susan Bluth (D) is running unopposed for a four-year term.

Hightstown Borough Council (vote for two): Alexander Costantino (D) and Michael Bollentin (D) are running unopposed for two three-year seats.

East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education, Hightstown seat (vote for one): Michael Weeks is running for one three-year seat.

Other Races On The Ballot

U.S. House, 3rd District:

• Herb Conaway (D), incumbent

• Michael McGuire (R)

• Steven Welzer (Green)

• Ryan Michael Kelly (I)

U.S. Senate:

• Cory Booker (D)

• Justin Murphy (R)

• Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party)

• Veronica Fernandez (End the Corruption)

Mercer County Sheriff:

• John A. “Jack” Kemler (D)

• David Meiswinkle (R)

You can view your sample ballot on the Mercer County Clerk’s website.

Where To Vote

On Election Day, you must vote at the polling place assigned to your district. Your district and polling place are listed on your sample ballot. You can also look them up with the state’s polling place search.

East Windsor

• Hightstown Elks Lodge No. 1955, 110 Hickory Corner Road — Districts 1, 5

• East Windsor PAL Building, 30 Airport Road — District 2

• Meadow Lakes (auditorium), 300 Etra Road — District 3

• East Windsor Senior Center, 40 Lanning Blvd. — Districts 4, 17 (new location this year)

• American Legion Post No. 148, 895 Route 130 — District 6

• Melvin H. Kreps School (gym), 5 Kent Lane — Districts 7, 13, 14

• East Windsor Rescue Squad District 1, 47 One Mile Road — District 8

• St. James Village (community room), 719 St. James Place — District 9

• Ethel McKnight School (gym), 58 Twin Rivers Drive — Districts 10, 11

• Perry L. Drew School (gym), 70 Twin Rivers Drive North — Districts 12, 15, 16

Hightstown

• First Presbyterian Church, 320 N. Main St. — Districts 1, 2, 3, 4

Not sure whether the Districts 4 and 17 change affects you? Call the East Windsor Municipal Clerk’s Office at 609-443-4000, ext. 437. For other polling place questions, call the Mercer County Board of Elections at 609-989-6750.

Election Day Reminders

• Polling hours: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

• Still have a mail-in ballot? Put it in a secure drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Local drop boxes are at the East Windsor Courthouse, 80 One Mile Road, and the Hightstown Municipal Building, 156 Bank St., on the Bank Street side of the building. You can also hand-deliver it to the Mercer County Board of Elections, 930 Spruce St., Lawrence, by 8 p.m.

• Mailing it? It must be postmarked by Nov. 3 and reach the county Board of Elections by Nov. 9.

• Mail-in ballots can’t be dropped off at your polling place. If you were sent a mail-in ballot and go to the polls instead, you’ll vote on a paper provisional ballot.

• Track your mail-in ballot at Vote.NJ.Gov.

Results

Unofficial results will start coming in after polls close at 8 p.m. Return to East Windsor Patch on election night for the latest vote tally, and subscribe to free News Alerts for election results.

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