Ballot Drawings Set For 2026 Primary Election In Monmouth County: See Details

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — Ballot drawings to determine the order that candidate names will appear on the ballot in the 2026 Primary Election are set to take place in April, Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon said.

On Thursday, April 2, at 3 p.m., the ballot drawings will take place at the Clerk of Elections Office in Freehold.

Ballot drawings for primary elections are held in accordance with state law N.J.S.A.19:23-24 and are open to the public.

Races in this year’s Monmouth County ballot drawing (conducted by the Clerk of Elections) include:

• U.S. Senate
• U.S. House of Representatives
• Monmouth County Surrogate
• Board of County Commissioners

Drawings for local races, as well as Republican and Democratic County Committee seats throughout Monmouth County, will be conducted by each respective locality’s Municipal Clerk’s Office.

A list of municipal clerk office locations and contact information is available on the Monmouth County Clerk’s elections website and Monmouth County Votes mobile app.

Questions regarding local ballot drawings should be directed to the respective clerk’s office.

This ballot drawing will take place at the Clerk of Elections Office located at 300 Halls Mill Road in Freehold and will also be live-streamed on the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office YouTube Channel.

Questions can be directed to 732-431-7790.

To learn more, you can visit the Monmouth County Clerk's elections website.