West Orange Voter Guide For 2021 Election: See Candidate List

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The race between Gov. Phil Murphy and Jack Ciattarelli will be among the top reasons that West Orange residents head to the polls on Nov. 2. But local voters will also grapple with several other choices in the 2021 general election.

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Polls will be open in New Jersey on Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The last day to register to vote was Oct. 12. Applications for vote-by-mail ballots were due Oct. 26. Learn more or see local polling places here.

Early in-person voting in New Jersey is taking place for the first time in state history from Oct. 23 to Oct. 31. People who participate in early voting won't be allowed to send a mail-in ballot or vote in-person on Election Day. You can find the early voting locations in Essex County here.

The Essex County Clerk’s Office has released a guide to voting in the general election, which includes locations of ballot drop boxes. See it here.

Here are the choices West Orange voters will face this election.

LOCAL

After four candidates filed to run earlier this year, only two remain on the ballot for two open seats on the West Orange Board of Education. Terms last for three years.

The candidates and their slogans include:

• Brian Rock - Moving Forward Together
• Eric Stevenson - West Orange First

COUNTY

Voters in Essex County, including West Orange, will pick a county sheriff for a three-year term.

Democratic incumbent Armando Fontoura, the longest-serving sheriff in county history, successfully fended off a challenge from John Arnold Jr. and Barry Jackson in the June primary election.

Fontoura will face off against Nicholas Pansini, who earned the Republican nod.

STATE

Incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy (Democrat) is up against challenges from Jack Ciattarelli (Republican), Madelyn Hoffman (Green Party), Gregg Mele (Libertarian Party) and Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party). Read More: NJ Governor Candidates: Why You Should Elect Me (In 500 Words)

West Orange voters will also get to cast ballots for the following seats in the state Legislature:

Senate, 27th District (vote for one)

• Richard J. Codey (Democrat)
• Adam Kraemer (Republican)

Assembly, 27th District (vote for two)

• John F. McKeon (Democrat)
• Mila M. Jasey (Democrat)
• Jonathan Sym (Republican)
• Kevin Ryan (Republican)

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