Politics & Government
Who's Running For Mayor, Council In Ocean City In 2018?
The deadline to run in this year's non-partisan municipal elections was 4 p.m. on Monday, March 5.

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian faces a challenger in his bid for re-election while three council members will run unopposed in this year’s non-partisan municipal elections.
Gillian and former Councilman John Flood each filed petitions to run for mayor in the May 8 election by Monday’s 4 p.m. deadline, according to Ocean City Clerk Melissa Rasner. Council President Peter Madden, Councilman Keith Hartzell and Councilwoman Karen Bergman are all also up for re-election this year. They will each run unopposed.
Below is the list of polling locations on Election Day in Ocean City (the numbers indicate the district, followed by the location):
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First Ward:
1-1: Ocean City Yacht Club, Bay Road
1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5: St. Frances Cabrini Church, 114 Atlantic Avenue
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Second Ward:
2-1, 2-5: 8th Street Recreation Center, 8th Street and Haven Avenue
2-2, 2-3, 2-4: Civic Center, 901 6th Street (parking on 5th Street)
Third Ward:
3-1: Wesley Manor, 2201 Bay Avenue
3-2, 3-3, 3-4: Ocean City Library, 1735 Simpson Avenue
3-5: The Atrium of the Ocean City Library, 1735 Simpson Avenue (use front entrance on Simpson Avenue)
Fourth Ward:
4-1, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5: Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish Hall, 40th and Central Avenue
4-2: American Legion Post 524, 3304 Bay Avenue
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