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This year, New Jersey’s General Election is November 4, 2025. Voters will consider key candidates running for governor, lieutenant governor, and General Assembly. There is one Senate race, a special election to fill a vacancy.
Important Dates for NJ Voters
New Jersey General Election Date:
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
(polls open 6 AM to 8 PM)
October 14, 2025
Voter Registration Deadline for General Election
October 14, 2025
Mandated Evening Voter Registration Available for General Election in Offices of County Commissioners of Registration
October 22, 2025
Mailing of Sample Ballots for General Election
October 25 – November 2, 2025
Early Voting Period
October 28, 2025
Deadline to apply for a Mail-In Ballot by Mail for General Election
NJ General Election 2025: Important Dates, Deadlines and Resources
Registration Deadline
Voter Registration Deadline for General Election:
- October 14, 2025
To register in New Jersey, you must be:
- A United States citizen
- At least 17 years old, though you may not vote until you have reached the age of 18
- A resident of the county for 30 days before the election
- A person NOT currently serving a sentence, probation or parole because of a felony conviction
Resources
- NJ Voter Information Vote411
- NJ Voter Information Portal
- Project Vote Smart
- Vote By Mail Ballot Applications by County
- Legislative Districts by Number
- Find Your Legislator
- Sign up for Election Reminders at Vote.org
- Check to See if you are Registered to Vote
News and Commentary
Below are links to stories on the 2025 Election.
NEW JERSEY DECIDES 2025
GUBENATORIAL ELECTION 2025: NEWS
NJ Governor’s Race: What Sherrill, Ciattarelli Say About Rising Energy Bills
Breaking down Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli’s plans and promises. (Joanna Gagis, September 9, 2025, NJ Spotlight News)
Governor 2025: A Contest in Full Gear
The contest for governor was on, with a kind of vengeance. It felt as if the bus had suddenly gone into overdrive, throwing everyone in both parties back on their heels, where pawing at the turf became the only option to remain upright and in a reverse offensive position. (Max Pizarro | September 9, 2025, Insider NJ)
The New Jersey Governor’s Race is Here. America is Watching.
Outcome of Sherrill vs. Ciattarelli will have nationwide reverberations (Joey Fox, September 02 2025, NJ Globe)
NJ Governor’s Race: Sherrill and Ciattarelli Each Have Reasons to Hope — and Fret
The Democrat and Republican nominees have challenges on the road to victory (Colleen O’Dea, September 02,2025, NJ Spotlight)
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION 2025: NEWS
NJ Assembly Races: Trump (or Anti-Trump) Could be Factors in Several Districts
All 80 seats in the New Jersey Assembly are on the ballot this year. The wide margin Democrats hold in the house will make it hard for Republicans to take control, but a number of competitive races could bring them closer. (Colleen O’Dea, September 02,2025, NJ Spotlight)
NJ-27 Assembly Candidate Profile For 2025 Election: Rosy Bagolie
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A statehouse race in the 27th district is hitting the home stretch, with four candidates competing for two open seats in the New Jersey Assembly. (Eric Kiefer, September 02, 2025, Patch Staff)
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Legislative Districts
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District Locations Legislative District 1 Counties: Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland
Municipalities: Avalon, Cape May, Cape May Point, Commercial, Corbin City, Dennis, Downe, Estell Manor, Fairfield (Cumberland), Greenwich (Cumberland), Hopewell (Cumberland), Lawrence (Cumberland), Lower, Maurice River, Middle, Millville, North Wildwood, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Shiloh, Stone Harbor, Stow Creek, Upper, Vineland, West Cape May, West Wildwood, Weymouth, Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, WoodbineLegislative District 2 Counties: Atlantic
Municipalities: Absecon, Atlantic City, Brigantine, Buena, Buena Vista, Egg Harbor City, Egg Harbor Township, Folsom, Hamilton (Atlantic), Linwood, Longport, Margate City, Mullica, Northfield, Pleasantville, Somers Point, Ventnor CityLegislative District 3 Counties: Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem
Municipalities: Alloway, Bridgeton, Carneys Point, Clayton, Deerfield, East Greenwich, Elk, Elmer, Elsinboro, Franklin (Gloucester), Glassboro, Greenwich (Gloucester), Logan, Lower Alloways Creek, Mannington, National Park, Newfield, Oldmans, Paulsboro, Penns Grove, Pennsville, Pilesgrove, Pittsgrove, Quinton, Salem, South Harrison, Swedesboro, Upper Deerfield, Upper Pittsgrove, West Deptford, Woodbury Heights, Woodstown, WoolwichLegislative District 4 Counties: Camden and Gloucester
Municipalities: Chesilhurst, Clementon, Gloucester Township, Laurel Springs, Lindenwold, Monroe (Gloucester), Pitman, Washington (Gloucester), WinslowLegislative District 5 Counties: Camden and Gloucester
Municipalities: Audubon, Audubon Park, Barrington, Bellmawr, Brooklawn, Camden, Deptford, Gloucester City, Haddon Heights, Harrison (Gloucester), Lawnside, Magnolia, Mantua, Mount Ephraim, Runnemede, Wenonah, Westville, Woodbury, WoodlynneLegislative District 6 Counties: Burlington and Camden
Municipalities: Berlin Township, Cherry Hill, Collingswood, Gibbsboro, Haddon, Haddonfield, Hi-Nella, Maple Shade, Merchantville, Oaklyn, Pennsauken, Somerdale, Stratford, Tavistock, VoorheesLegislative District 7 Counties: Burlington
Municipalities: Beverly, Bordentown, Bordentown Township, Burlington, Burlington Township, Cinnaminson, Delanco, Delran, Edgewater Park, Fieldsboro, Florence, Moorestown, Mount Laurel, Palmyra, Riverside, Riverton, WillingboroLegislative District 8 Counties: Atlantic, Burlington and Camden
Municipalities: Berlin Borough, Eastampton, Evesham, Hainesport, Hammonton, Lumberton, Mansfield (Burlington), Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Holly, Pemberton Borough, Pemberton Township, Pine Hill, Pine Valley, Shamong, Southampton, Springfield (Burlington), Waterford, Westampton, WoodlandLegislative District 9 Counties: Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean
Municipalities: Barnegat, Barnegat Light, Bass River, Beach Haven, Beachwood, Berkeley, Eagleswood, Galloway, Harvey Cedars, Lacey, Little Egg Harbor, Long Beach, Ocean Gate, Ocean Township (Ocean), Pine Beach, Port Republic, Seaside Park, Ship Bottom, South Toms River, Stafford, Surf City, Tabernacle, Tuckerton, Washington (Burlington)Legislative District 10 Counties: Ocean
Municipalities: Bay Head, Brick, Island Heights, Lakehurst, Lavallette, Manchester, Mantoloking, Point Pleasant Beach, Seaside Heights, Toms RiverLegislative District 11 Counties: Monmouth
Municipalities: Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Colts Neck, Deal, Eatontown, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Interlaken, Loch Arbour, Long Branch, Neptune, Neptune Township, Ocean Township (Monmouth), Red Bank, Shrewsbury Borough, Shrewsbury Township, Tinton Falls, West Long BranchLegislative District 12 Counties: Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean
Municipalities: Allentown, Chesterfield, Englishtown, Jackson, Manalapan, Matawan, Millstone (Monmouth), New Hanover, North Hanover, Old Bridge, Plumsted, Roosevelt, Upper Freehold, WrightstownLegislative District 13 Counties: Monmouth
Municipalities: Aberdeen, Atlantic Highlands, Fair Haven, Hazlet, Highlands, Holmdel, Keansburg, Keyport, Little Silver, Marlboro, Middletown, Monmouth Beach, Oceanport, Rumson, Sea Bright, Union BeachLegislative District 14 Counties: Mercer and Middlesex
Municipalities: Cranbury, East Windsor, Hamilton (Mercer), Hightstown, Jamesburg, Monroe (Middlesex), Plainsboro, Robbinsville, SpotswoodLegislative District 15 Counties: Hunterdon and Mercer
Municipalities: East Amwell, Ewing, Hopewell Borough (Mercer), Hopewell Township (Mercer), Lambertville, Lawrence (Mercer), Pennington, Trenton, West Amwell, West WindsorLegislative District 16 Counties: Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset
Municipalities: Branchburg, Delaware, Flemington, Hillsborough, Manville, Millstone (Somerset), Montgomery, Princeton, Raritan (Hunterdon), Readington, Rocky Hill, Somerville, South Brunswick, StocktonLegislative District 17 Counties: Middlesex and Somerset
Municipalities: Franklin (Somerset), Milltown, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, PiscatawayLegislative District 18 Counties: Middlesex
Municipalities: East Brunswick, Edison, Helmetta, Highland Park, Metuchen, South Plainfield, South RiverLegislative District 19 Counties: Middlesex
Municipalities: Carteret, Perth Amboy, Sayreville, South Amboy, WoodbridgeLegislative District 20 Counties: Union
Municipalities: Elizabeth, Hillside, Roselle, Union (Union)Legislative District 21 Counties: Morris, Somerset and Union
Municipalities: Berkeley Heights, Bernards, Chatham Borough, Cranford, Far Hills, Garwood, Kenilworth, Long Hill, Mountainside, New Providence, Roselle Park, Springfield (Union), Summit, Warren, Watchung, WestfieldLegislative District 22 Counties: Middlesex, Somerset and Union
Municipalities: Clark, Dunellen, Fanwood, Green Brook, Linden, Middlesex, North Plainfield, Plainfield, Rahway, Scotch Plains, WinfieldLegislative District 23 Counties: Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren
Municipalities: Alexandria, Alpha, Bedminster, Bethlehem, Bloomsbury, Bound Brook, Bridgewater, Califon, Clinton, Clinton Township, Franklin (Hunterdon), Franklin (Warren), Frenchtown, Glen Gardner, Greenwich (Warren), Hackettstown, Hampton (Hunterdon), Harmony, High Bridge, Holland, Kingwood, Lebanon Borough, Lebanon Township, Lopatcong, Mansfield (Warren), Milford, Peapack-Gladstone, Phillipsburg, Pohatcong, Raritan (Somerset), South Bound Brook, Tewksbury, Union (Hunterdon), Washington Borough (Warren), Washington Township (Warren)Legislative District 24 Counties: Morris, Sussex and Warren
Municipalities: Allamuchy, Andover Borough, Andover Township, Belvidere, Blairstown, Branchville, Byram, Frankford, Franklin (Sussex), Fredon, Frelinghuysen, Green, Hamburg, Hampton (Sussex), Hardwick, Hardyston, Hopatcong, Hope, Independence, Knowlton, Lafayette, Liberty, Montague, Mount Olive, Newton, Ogdensburg, Oxford, Sandyston, Sparta, Stanhope, Stillwater, Sussex, Vernon, Walpack, Wantage, WhiteLegislative District 25 Counties: Morris and Somerset
Municipalities: Bernardsville, Boonton, Boonton Township, Chester Borough, Chester Township, Denville, Dover, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, Mine Hill, Morris, Morristown, Mount Arlington, Mountain Lakes, Netcong, Randolph, Rockaway Borough, Roxbury, Victory Gardens, Washington (Morris), WhartonLegislative District 26 Counties: Essex, Morris and Passaic
Municipalities: Butler, Fairfield (Essex), Jefferson, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Montville, Morris Plains, North Caldwell, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Rockaway Township, Verona, West Caldwell, West MilfordLegislative District 27 Counties: Essex and Morris
Municipalities: Caldwell, Chatham Township, East Hanover, Essex Fells, Florham Park, Hanover, Harding, Livingston, Madison, Maplewood, Millburn, Roseland, South Orange, West OrangeLegislative District 28 Counties: Essex
Municipalities: Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Irvington, Newark, NutleyLegislative District 29 Counties: Essex
Municipalities: Belleville, NewarkLegislative District 30 Counties: Monmouth and Ocean
Municipalities: Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Brielle, Farmingdale, Howell, Lake Como, Lakewood, Manasquan, Point Pleasant, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, WallLegislative District 31 Counties: Hudson
Municipalities: Bayonne, Jersey CityLegislative District 32 Counties: Bergen and Hudson
Municipalities: East Newark, Edgewater, Fairview, Guttenberg, Harrison (Hudson), Kearny, North Bergen, Secaucus, West New YorkLegislative District 33 Counties: Hudson
Municipalities: Hoboken, Jersey City, Union City, WeehawkenLegislative District 34 Counties: Essex and Passaic
Municipalities: Clifton, East Orange, Montclair, OrangeLegislative District 35 Counties: Bergen and Passaic
Municipalities: Elmwood Park, Garfield, Haledon, North Haledon, Paterson, Prospect ParkLegislative District 36 Counties: Bergen and Passaic
Municipalities: Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, East Rutherford, Little Ferry, Lyndhurst, Moonachie, North Arlington, Passaic, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Rutherford, South Hackensack, Teterboro, Wallington, Wood-RidgeLegislative District 37 Counties: Bergen
Municipalities: Alpine, Bogota, Cresskill, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fort Lee, Hackensack, Leonia, Northvale, Palisades Park, Rockleigh, Teaneck, TenaflyLegislative District 38 Counties: Bergen and Passaic
Municipalities: Bergenfield, Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Hasbrouck Heights, Hawthorne, Lodi, Maywood, New Milford, Oradell, Paramus, River Edge, Rochelle Park, Saddle BrookLegislative District 39 Counties: Bergen and Passaic
Municipalities: Bloomingdale, Closter, Demarest, Dumont, Emerson, Harrington Park, Haworth, Hillsdale, Mahwah, Montvale, Norwood, Oakland, Old Tappan, Park Ridge, Ramsey, Ringwood, River Vale, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, Wanaque, Washington (Bergen), Westwood, Woodcliff LakeLegislative District 40 Counties: Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic
Municipalities: Allendale, Cedar Grove, Franklin Lakes, Ho-Ho-Kus, Little Falls, Midland Park, Pequannock, Pompton Lakes, Ridgewood, Riverdale, Totowa, Waldwick, Wayne, Woodland Park, Wyckoff
2025 General Election Candidates
2025 NJ Gubernatorial Candidate Information
Candidate | Office Sought | Legislative District | Party/Ticket | Platform or NJPSA Candidate Questionnaire Responses | |
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![]() | Mikie Sherrill | Gubernatorial Candidate | Democratic | Education Platform | |
![]() | Dale Caldwell | Lieutenant gubernatorial candidate running with Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | ||
![]() | Jack Ciattarelli | Gubernatorial Candidate | Republican | Education Platform | |
![]() | Jim Gannon | Lieutenant gubernatorial candidate running with Jack Ciattarelli | Republican | ||
Stephen Zielinski | Gubernatorial Candidate | Green Party | |||
Vic Kaplan | Gubernatorial Candidate | Libertarian Party | |||
Bruno Pereira | Lieutenant gubernatorial candidate running as the Libertarian Party candidate. | Libertarian Party | |||
Joanne Kuniansky | Gubernatorial Candidate | Socialist Workers Party | |||
Craig Honts | Lieutenant gubernatorial candidate running as the Socialist Workers Party candidate | Socialist Workers Party | |||
Gerardo Cedrone | Gubernatorial Candidate | Independent | |||
Karen Zaletel | Gubernatorial Candidate | Independent |
2025 For the NJ State Senate – Special Election
Candidate | Office Sought | Legislative District | Party/Ticket | NJPSA Candidate Questionnaire Responses | |
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![]() | Benjie Wimberly | Special Election Candidate for NJ State Senate (incumbent) | LD 35 | D | |
![]() | Frank Filippelli | Special Election Candidate for NJ State Senate (incumbent) | LD 35 | R |
2025 For the NJ General Assembly
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NJPSA Asks: Education Views of the Candidates for the 2025 NJ Legislature
Check out the Candidates’ Responses to Date
In an effort to help inform our association members of the education policy positions of the candidates for the NJ Legislature, we sent a Candidate Questionnaire to every statewide candidate. We developed the Questionnaire with your top concerns in mind. We hope that the candidates’ answers help to inform your vote on November 4th, and ensure that New Jersey continues to provide the best public education system in the country. Clicking on the candidates’ name will take you to their campaign website (where available).
Questionnaire responses are posted as they come in, so if you do not see the candidates for your district, please check back soon!
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