Politics & Government
5 Ocean City Council Seats Up For Election
Nine candidates vie for five seats in Ocean City's municipal election Tuesday. Here's what you need to know:

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Ocean City voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to vote for four ward and one council at-large seats. Nine candidates are on the ballot.
Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. You can find your polling place here. Two districts in the Fourth Ward have new polling places beginning with Tuesday's municipal election to allow more space for voting.
You can find the map of voting districts and polling places here.
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For this election, there are new touchscreen voting machines. You can see a preview of this here.
View your sample ballot here. Follow voting night updates here.
Find out what's happening in Ocean Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Here's the list of candidates:
Council At-Large (Two-year term, vote for one)
- Sean C. Barnes - "Preserving Our Shore Way of Life"
- Michael DeVlieger - "Proven Leadership For Ocean City"
First Ward Council (Four-year term, vote for one)
- Terry Crowley, Jr. - "Respecting Our History, Protecting Our Future!"
Second Ward Council (Four-year term, vote for one)
- Keith P. Hartzell - "Protecting Our Neighborhood, Securing Our Future"
- Paul Stryker - "A Fresh Voice For The Future"
Third Ward Council (Four-year term, vote for one)
- Jody Levchuk - "Proven Independent Leadership Working For You"
- Amie L. Vaules - "Community, Character, Compassion and Competence"
Fourth Ward Council (Four-year term, vote for one)
- Cecilia Gallelli-Keyes - "Decisive, Determined, Dependable"
- David C. Winslow - "Proven Leadership For The 4th Ward"
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