Hillsborough Election Guide 2017: Where To Vote, Candidate List

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Tuesday is Election Day. We have compiled a list of all of the candidates running on the local and county level and also a list of polling locations.

Locally there is a contested race in Hillsborough Township.

Township Committee:

In Hillsborough there are four candidates vying for two three-year seats on the township committee.

Republican incumbents Gloria McCauley and Doug Tomson are running for re-election. Challenging democrats include Jane M. Staats and Harrison J. Burke.

Board of Education:

For the Hillsborough/Millstone School District there are seven candidates vying for only three three-year seats.

Candidates include: Lorraine A. Soisson, Linda Fu-Fung, Ann Harris, Nicole Risher, Kiru Thangavelu, Judith C. Haas and Thomas J. Zobele.

Somerset County:

On the county level, both the freeholder and clerk races are contested.

There are four candidates vying for two three-year term seats for freeholder.

Republican Brian D. Levine of Somerset is the only incumbent running for re-election. Newcomers include republican Brian Gallagher of Somerville and democrats Alex Avellan of Basking Ridge and Shanel Robinson of Somerset.

There are two candidates vying for one five-year term as county clerk. Incumbent republican Brett A. Radi of Somerville is running for re-election against newcomer democrat Steve Peter of Somerville.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Where to vote:

In Hillsborough Township, here are the voting locations and district:

• Districts 1, 8, 30: Neshanic Reformed Church: 715 Amwell Road
• Districts 9, 11, 20, 25, 27: Volunteer Fire Co. #3, 324 Woods Road
• Districts 2, 13, 14, 16, 19, 33: Mary, Mother of God Church,157 South Triangle Road
• Districts 4, 18, 22, 23, 31: Hillsborough High School, 466 Raider Blvd.
• Districts 5, 6, 7, 12, 17: Hillsborough Middle School, 260 Triangle Road
• Districts: 3, 10, 15, 21, 24, 26, 28, 29, 32: Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Road

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