REAL TIME ELECTION RESULTS 2019: New Jersey Primary (UPDATED)

Voters are learning results of state legislative races and big local races Tuesday evening as candidates vie for their respective party nods in the New Jersey Primary elections.

The Republican and Democratic nominees in legislative races are being picked. The state's midterm elections in November will help decide if Democrats can maintain their majority in the state Assembly (see lists below).

The polls closed at 8 p.m.

Some of the big races are in South Jersey, where insurgents are running against George Norcross's political machine in Assembly and local races. Norcross and his friend, Senate President Stephen Sweeney, have been locked in a protracted battle with Gov. Phil Murphy over the budget and other matters.

Here are the contested Assembly races with the apparent winners in bold, from The Associated Press and News12:

District 3

Democrat

• Adam Taliaferro
• John Burzichelli
• John Kalnas

District 6

Democrat

• Louis Greenwald
• Pamela Lampitt
• Danie Moss-Velasco
• Julian Jordan

District 8

Republican

• Ryan Peters
• Jean Stanfield
• Joe Howarth
• Jason Huf

Democrat

• Gina LaPlaca
• Mark Natale
• Johnny Bravo

District 15

Democrat

• Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
• Anthony Verrelli
• Alex Bethea

District 16

Republican

• Mark Caliguire
• Christine Madrid
• Roger Locandro

District 17

Democrat

• Joe Danielsen
• Joseph Egan
• Ron Rivers

District 20

Democrat

• Jamel Holley
• Annette Quijano
• Kenneth Jones

District 21

Democrat

• Stacey Gunderman
• Lisa Mandelblatt
• Jill LaZare

District 22

Democrat

• Linda Carter
• James Kennedy
• Carlos Rivas
• Mark Lighten

District 25

Republican

• Anthony Bucco
• Brian Bergen
• John Barbarula
• Aura Dunn

District 28

Democrat

• Cleopatra Tucker
• Ralph Caputo
• Stephen Burd

District 29

Democrat

• Eliana Pintor Marin
• Shanique Davis-Speight
• Awais Qazi
• Steve Poveda

District 32

Democrat

• Angelica Jimenez
• Pedro Mejia
• Mahmoud
• Roger Quesada

District 34

Democrat

• Britnee Timberlake
• Thomas Giblin
• Simone Jelks-Bandison

District 36

Democrat

• Gary Schaer
• Clinton Calabrese
• Edward Gonca

Read more: NJ Government Shutdown Looms As Gov. Murphy Offers Tax Hike Deal

Here are other key races:

Chatham

When 2020 rolls around there will be some new faces on the governing body in both Chatham Township and Chatham Borough as some incumbents decided not to run for re-election, clearing the field for new blood. The first step of that process happens as part of today's primary election. Read more: REAL TIME RESULTS: Chatham Township GOP Primary

Cherry Hill

Polls are now open in the Cherry Hill Democratic and Republican primaries. They will be open until 8 p.m. As a whole, the Democrats of Camden County have voiced opposition to Norcross. The Democratic Party has a tight grip on county government, as well as local municipal governments. For the second consecutive election, though, candidates are facing primary challengers for many seats. Read more: REAL TIME RESULTS: Cherry Hill Democratic Primary

Edison

Two slates of four Democrats are running for the four nominations. Column A, "Real Edison Democrats," do not have the local party's support, while Column B, "Democrats For Edison," have been endorsed by the local party. Read more: Real Time Election Results: Edison, Metuchen Democrats, GOP

Gloucester Township

Polls are now open in the Gloucester Township Democratic and Republican primaries. Again, as a whole, the Democrats of Camden County have voiced opposition to Norcross. The Democratic Party has a tight grip on county government, as well as local municipal governments. For the second consecutive election, though, candidates are facing primary challengers for many seats. Read more: REAL TIME RESULTS:Gloucester Township Democratic Primary

Holmdel

Holmdel residents will go to the polls Tuesday to vote in the primary election. Five candidates are running for two open seats on the Holmdel Township Committee. They are: Mike Nikolis, Eric Hinds, Chiung-Yin Cheng Liu, Nicholas Teetelli and Kimberley Lamountain. Hinds (Holmdel's current mayor) and Nikolis (deputy mayor) are both longtime incumbents. All the candidates running today are Republican; there are no Democrats running. Read more: REAL TIME RESULTS: Holmdel Primary Election June 4

Manasquan

Democratic Mayor Ed Donovan won a contested primary on Tuesday as he's running for re-election in Manasquan. Councilman Michael Mangan sought to unseat Donovan in the Democratic Primary, saying he has the support of the majority of council. Read more: REAL TIME RESULTS: Manasquan Democratic Primary

Point Pleasant Beach

Councilman Paul Kanitra defeated Mayor Stephen Reid while Point Pleasant Beach Councilman Tom Toohey and Council President Tom Vogel lost to Arlene Testa and Doug Vitale. Read more: REAL TIME RESULTS: Point Pleasant Beach Republican Primary

Toms River

Two months of bitter campaigning have come down to this: the 2019 Republican Primary in Toms River. Voters are being asked to choose Republican nominees from among three candidates for mayor and 10 candidates for three at-large Township Council seats. The Republicans selected Tuesday will go on the November general election ballot to face the Democratic candidates for those slots. The Democratic candidates are unopposed in their primary. Read more: REAL-TIME RESULTS: Toms River GOP Primary 2019

Wayne

Voters will go to the polls today to vote in the primary election. There are two local primary races. Newcomer Louis Avolio is facing off against longtime incumbent Al Sadowski in the Republican primary in Ward 2. Read more: REAL TIME RESULTS: Wayne Ward Primaries

Here are the Assembly races (from Ballotpedia):

You can keep track of the races here after 11 p.m.: