Election Day In Garwood, Clark: When, Where To Vote

CLARK/GARWOOD, NJ — Tuesday is the primary election and it will be the first time since the coronavirus pandemic that voters can go to the polls to vote in person.

In Clark and Garwood there are four ways to vote: at a polling location, using a secure dropbox, mailing your ballot back or hand-delivering it to your local board of elections.

Who is on the ballot?

Click on the candidates' names to read their candidate profile (*denotes incumbents).

Garwood Borough Primary Candidates:

• Sean Benoit* - Democrat
• Michael Ince* - Democrat
• Heather Loffredo - Republican
• Kimberly Salmon - Republican

There is no race in Clark this year.

Union County Board of County Commissioners:

• Alexander Mirabella* - Democrat
• Kimberly Mouded* - Democrat
• James E. Baker - Democrat
• Terence Johnson - Democrat
• Sienna Bucu - Democrat
• Evanda V. Henry - Democrat
• Aida D. Villeda - Democrat
• James Spivey - Democrat
• Carmen Bucco - Republican
• Mary O’Connor - Republican
• Peter B. Lijoi - Republican

New Jersey Legislative District 22 Senator

• Nicholas P. Scutari* - Democrat
• William H. Michelson - Republican

New Jersey Legislative District 22 Assembly

• James Kennedy* - Democrat
• Linda S. Carter* -Democrat
• David Sypher - Republican
• Hans Herberg - Republican

New Jersey Legislative District 21 Senator

• Jon Bramnick* - Republican
• Joseph Signorello III - Democrat

New Jersey Legislative District 21 Assembly

• Nancy Muñoz* - Republican
• Michelle Matsikoudis - Republican
• Jennifer A. Makar - Republican
• Elizabeth A. Graner - Democrat
• Anjali Mehrotra - Democrat

Governor

• Phil Murphy* - Democrat
• Jack Ciattarelli - Republican
• Brian D. Levine - Republican
• Philip Rizzo - Republican
• Hirsh V. Singh - Republican

Where Can I Vote?

In-person polling locations for Clark and Garwood can be found through this link from the county - unioncontyvotes.com.

Dropbox:

Located in front of the Clark Recreation Center, 430 Westfield Ave. and Garwood Public Library, 411 Third Ave.

The boxes are all outside and under surveillance 24/7. They resemble a USPS Blue Mailbox, but are Red, White & Blue and display "Somerset County – Official Ballot Drop Box."

The Vote-By-Mail ballots (VBMs) will be picked up on a daily basis and brought to the Board of Elections. All security measures will be followed when collecting and transporting the VBMs, officials said.

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