Primary day in NJ: Who's going to be on the November ballot? Find out here
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Primary election day is the first step in filling Congressional seats and other elected positions in our county and local governments.
In the primary election, Republicans and Democrats chose who will represent their party on the November General Election ballot.
In South Jersey, House of Representatives seats in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Congressional Districts are the top-of-ballot races to watch. U.S. Reps. Donald Norcross (D-1), Jeff Van Drew (R-2) and Andy Kim (D-3) are challenged by members of their parties on June 7 in a ballot to make it to the November race. And each of those races feature candidates from the opposite parties vying to earn a ballot spot as the party challenger in November
Here's everything you need to know about when to vote, how to vote, and when results will be ready.
10:10 p.m. 2nd District Republican primary called for Van Drew
The 2nd Congressional District Republican primary is called in favor of U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew.
10:01 p.m. 1st District Republican primary called for Gustafson
Collingswood's Claire Gustafson has earned the Republican nomination for the 1st Congressional District race, and will face Donald Norcross in November for the second time.
9:08 p.m. AP calls 1st, 3rd districts' Democratic primaries for incumbents
Incumbent Donald Norcross has picked up the Democratic nomination for the 1st District congressional race, according to Associated Press.
Andy Kim, the 3rd district congressman, has also secured his spot atop the Democratic ticket in November, AP says.
Results: Early & Unofficial
With polls now closed, elections officials are permitted to publish results of early voting and mail-in ballots. Vote-by-mail ballots may not be counted until early on election day.
Here's the first set of results for county commissioner races in Burlington, Camden, Cumberland and Gloucester counties.
This tally will continuously be updated. All vote counts are unofficial until certified.
Last update: 10:10 a.m., June 8, 2022
Burlington County
Republicans — Vote for one
Val Gallagher: 5,402
Jeff Fortune: 6,895
Democrats — Vote for one
Jason Jones: 3,337
Incumbent Allison Eckel: 16,437
The Democratic county sheriff's primary also is contested.
Glynn Eckert: 4,255
James Kostoplis: 15,531
Camden County
Democrats - Vote for two
Incumbent Edward T. McConnell: 28,702
Incumbent Carmen G. Rodriguez: 30,003
Rebecca Holloway: 10,394
Wilhelmus Schrieks: 7,452
Republicans - Vote for two
Ian Gill: 9,504
Joe Miller: 9,534
Cumberland County
Democrats – Vote for two
Incumbent Darlene Barber: 3,170
Priscilla Ocasio-Jimenez: 3,117
Republicans – Vote for two
Incumbent Douglas Albrecht: 2,458
Victoria Lods: 2,375
Gloucester County
Democrats - Vote for two
Incumbent Frank J. DiMarco: 15,771
Incumbent Denice DiCarlo: 15,711
Republicans - Vote for two
Adam Wingate: 9,587
Stephen H. Pakradooni Jr.: 9,455
When do the polls open and close?
Vote in person on a voting machine at your neighborhood polling location on primary day.
Find your polling location here.
Polling locations opened at 6 a.m. and closed at 8 p.m.
Vote-by-mail ballots had to be deposited in a secure drop box or at your county's elections office by 8 p.m. Ballots sent through the mail must be post-marked by 8 p.m. on Election Day and make it to the county elections offices by six days after Primary Day.
What's on the ballot in NJ?
While the focus is on the U.S. Congressional races, there are still plenty of local and county elections in play today.
Here's a few:
And if you want to know more about the House of Representatives races, check out these links:
How many people were expected to vote today?
South Jersey elections officials expect low turn-out for this primary election. Typically between 10 and 12 percent of registered voters in Gloucester County have voted in primary elections.
In 2018 — the most recent off-year, non-Presidential Election year Primary — 207,720 people were registered to vote in that county, according to Gloucester County's Elections Superintendent Stephanie Salvatore.
Only 24,510 voters, about 11.8 percent, actually cast ballots, Salvatore said.
This year, 225,017 Gloucester Couty residents are registered to vote in the primary. With new early voting, about 5.2 percent already have voted at early voting locations, she sad.
Salvatore expects total turnout to be around 13 percent of registered voters.
When will we get NJ primary results
Votes aren't cast and counted just on Election Day anymore. The implementation of vote-by-mail voting has extended the timeline for getting ballots submitted to elections officials for verification and tallying.
While polls will closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday and mailed ballots had to be post-parked by 8 p.m., vote-by-mail ballots can be accepted by county elections offices until six days after election day.
That means, votes will continue to be counted until at least a week after June 7. Each county elections office has until June 20 to certify all primary elections results. All elections results are technically considered "unofficial" until certification.
Can I vote in November if I didn't vote today?
Yes, of course.
Even if you don't cast a vote in the primary, registered voters are eligible to cast a ballot in November.
The registration deadline to vote in the 2022 general election is Oct. 18, 2022.
Vote-by-mail and early voting will be available for this election, as well as Election-Day polling location voting in your neighborhood.
To be eligible to register, you must be a United States Citizen, be 17 years old (but 18 to vote), and not be serving prison time for a convicted offense.
For more information about registering to vote, contact your county clerk's office or visit this site: https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/voter-registration.shtml
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This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: NJ primary election 2022: South Jersey primer, when polls close
