Aberdeen, Matawan Town Elections This Year: Who Is Running?

ABERDEEN, NJ — There are town elections in both Aberdeen and Matawan this year and this week was the filing deadline for candidates to announce they are running.

In Aberdeen, Mayor Fred Tagliarini, a Democrat, will seek re-election. He is being challenged by Republican William Sullivan.

There are two Council seats open and Democrats Margaret Montone and Joseph Martucci are running to keep their seats. They will be challenged by Republicans Michael Vail and Michael MacDermott.

In Matawan, there are two seats on the borough council up for election and current Councilmen John Lazar and Nicolas Reeve are seeking re-election. They are both Democrats.

They will be challenged by Republicans Salvatore Esposito and Charles Ross, running under the Monmouth County Republican Organization.

Matawan Mayor Joseph Altomonte, a Democrat, will try this year to unseat Republican state Senator Sam Thompson. Thompson represents NJ's 12th statehouse district and Altomonte will try to flip the district blue.

NJ's 12th state legislative district is a long, skinny district that starts with Matawan at the very north and then heads south to encompass all of Old Bridge, Upper Freehold, Allentown, Manalapan, Cream Ridge and into Ocean County. It is a formerly rural part of New Jersey that historically votes Republican. You can see it on a map here: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/...

NJ 12 is represented by Thompson and Republican Assemblymen Rob Clifton and Ron Dancer, all running for re-election. Democrats seeking to unseat them are Altomonte for state Senate, with Raya Arbiol and Michael Palazzolla for state Assembly.

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