Politics & Government
What You Need to Know About Tuesday's Primary
Who is running for local, county and state offices in June 7 Primary Election.

State Senate, General Assembly, Freeholder and Municipal seats are all up for grabs in November's General Election. But first, voters can go out and select their candidates of choice in the Primary next Tuesday, June 7.
William Sullivan, Republican State Senate candidate for the reconfigured 27th Legislative District, and William H. Eames, a Tea Party Republican, are on the primary ballot and will try to unseat incumbent State Sen. Richard Codey (D-27) come November.
The redrawn 27th District includes the Morris County municipalities of Chatham Township, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover Township, Harding Township, and Madison. Essex County municipalities include Caldwell, Essex Fells, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn, Roseland, South Orange and West Orange.
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There are two open seats in the General Assembly, currently held by John F. McKeon and Mila M. Jasey, both Democrats seeking re-election. Ellen Steinberg, a Democrat, and Republicans Lee Holtzman and Nicole Hagner, will also vie for those two assembly seats.
To learn more about Jasey, of South Orange, and McKeon, of West Orange, or Steinberg, of Millburn, click their names.
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There are four at-large seats in the Board of Chosen Freeholders race. Democrats Donald M. Payne, Jr., Patricia Sebold, Blonnie R. Watson and Rufus I. Johnson all seek re-election for three-year terms. They are challenged by Democrats LaDean Mitchell, D. Kim Thompson-Gaddy, William Spear and La Toya M Wilson, as well as Charles N. Hall, Jr. On the Republican side are Freeholders At-Large candidates Sue Ann Penna, Reuben Torres, Adam Kraemer and Peter Campisi.
Polls will be open on Tuesday, June 7, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. To find your polling place, click here. For questions about your voter registration, click here.
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