Politics & Government
Election Day In Scotch Plains, Fanwood: When, Where To Vote
The primary election is Tuesday. Check out our voter guide before you cast your ballot.

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, 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 Scotch Plains and Fanwood 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).
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Scotch Plains Primary Candidates:
- Matthew Adams* - Democrat
- Deanna Dell-Bene - Republican
Fanwood Primary Candidates:
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- Erin McElroy-Barker - Democrat
- Patricia Walsh - Democrat
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
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 Scotch Plains Public Library, 1927 Bartle Ave., Scotch Plains and Fanwood Memorial Library, 5 Forest Road, Fanwood.
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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