Somerset County Voter Guide: Who’s On The Ballot, How To Vote

Alexis Tarrazi
Updated ·7 min read

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — Although the General Election is slated to be conducted primarily by mail and polling places have been reduced due to the coronavirus pandemic, there are still several options to make sure your vote is counted.

In Somerset County that includes voting at a polling location, using a secure dropbox, mailing your ballot back or hand-delivering it to your local board of elections.

The Rundown

Who and What Am I Voting For?

  • President: Representing the nation’s two major parties are sitting Republican President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris are challenging. Also on the ballot are: Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party); Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (Green); Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (Libertarian); Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Party for Socialism and Liberation); Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (The Alliance Party) and Bill Hammons/Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party).

  • U.S. Congress: One US Senate seat will be contested: Incumbent Democrat Cory Booker will face Republican Rik Mehta. All 12 of the state's congressional seats will be decided. In New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, Democrat incumbent Tom Malinowski faces Tom Kean Jr. on the Republican ballot.

  • Marijuana legalization and other ballot questions: Voters will decide whether to legalize the possession and use of marijuana. Voters will also decide whether to makes peacetime veterans eligible to receive the veterans' property tax deduction. (For more on marijuana legalization, click here.)

  • In Somerset County, there are a couple of races. Republican incumbent Frank Bruno is running for Surrogate against Democrat Bernice "Tina" Jalloh. There are also four candidates vying for the two seats on the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Republican incumbents Brian Levine and Brian Gallagher are running against Democrats Douglas Singleterry and Paul Drake.

How And Where To Vote:

There are three ways to vote either before or on Election Day on Nov. 3.

1. Ballots can be mailed through the US Postal Service.

2. Ballots can be dropped in the designated Drop Boxes throughout Somerset County.

The dropbox will be emptied each day by employees of Somerset County. Ballots must be received by the Board of Elections by the close of polls on Election Day at 8 p.m. Ballots that are postmarked by Nov. 3 can be counted if they are received no later than 8 p.m. on Nov. 9. In addition, for this election, ballots received from the United States Postal Service within 48 hours after Nov. 3rd without a postmark can also be counted.

Here are the locations of other dropboxes in Somerset County (All boxes will be under video surveillance at all times):

  • Bernards: Municipal Building, 1 Collyer Lane

  • Bernardsville: Borough Hall, 166 Mine Brook Road

  • Bedminster: Municipal Building, 1 Miller Lane

  • Warren: Municipal Building, 46 Mountain Blvd

  • North Plainfield: Community Center, 614 Greenbrook Road

  • Bridgewater: Municipal Building, 100 Commons Way

  • Branchburg: Municipal Building, 1077 Route 202

  • Somerville: Administration Building, 20 Grove Street

  • Bound Brook: Borough Hall, 230 Hamilton Street

  • Manville: Municipal Building, 325 North Main Street

  • Hillsborough: Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Road

  • Franklin: Municipal Building, 475 Demott Lane

  • Montgomery: Municipal Building, 2261 Route 206

3. Ballots can be dropped off in-person on Election Day. Completed/voted mail-in ballots can be delivered to your respective polling location and handed in there. (There will be no machine voting in NJ)

Polls will be open from 6 a.m.to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Here are the polling locations available in Somerset County:

Bedminster Township

  • Municipal Building, 1 Miller Lane, Bedminster (Districts 1,2,3,8,9)

  • Fellowship Hall Pluckemin Presbyterian Church, 279 Route 202 206, Pluckemin (Districts 4,5,6,7)

Bernards Township

  • Bernards Township Community Center Garage, 289 South Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge (Districts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 17)

  • Fellowship Deaconry, 3575 Valley Rd, Basking Ridge (Districts 4, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18-24)

Bernardsville

  • Bernardsville Library, 1 Anderson Hill Road (Districts 1,2, 7)

  • First Presbyterian Church-Fellowship Hall. 321 Mine Brook Rd (Districts 3, 4, 5, 6)

Bound Brook

  • Codrington Park Recreation Center, 200 Thompson Avenue

Branchburg Township

  • Branchburg DPW Annex, 34 Kenbury Rd (Districts 1-3, 13)

  • Branchburg Municipal Building, 1077 Rt 202 (Dist. 6, 8, 9, 11,12,14)

  • Branchburg Rescue Squad Building 113 River Rd (Districts 4,5,7,10)

Bridgewater Township

  • Blessed Sacrament Parish Center, 1890 Washington Valley Road(Districts 6, 10, 12, 17, 20, 23, 24)

  • Bradley Gardens Firehouse, 24 Old York Rd (Districts 1, 2, 5, 16, 31, 33, 34, 35)

  • Bridgewater Municipal Court Meeting Rm 102, 100 Commons Way (Districts 4, 11, 13, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29)

  • Bridgewater Township Senior Citizen Center, 455 Somerville Road (Districts 7, 18, 19, 21, 30, 32, 36)

  • Finderne Rescue Squad, 476 Union Ave (Route 28) (Districts 3,8,9,14,15, 27)

Far Hills Borough

  • Far Hills Municipal Building Courtroom, 6 Prospect Street, Far Hills

Franklin Township

  • Griggstown Firehouse, 1037 Canal Road, South of Bunker Hill, Princeton (Districts 1-7)

  • Community/Senior Center, 505 Demott Lane, Somerset (Districts 17-22, 24-29)

  • Board of Education Building, 2301 Route 27, Somerset (Districts 8-10, 30-34)

  • Parkside Community Center, 3 Parkside Street, Somerset (Districts 35-43)

  • East Franklin Firehouse, 121 Pine Grove Avenue, Somerset (Districts 44-48)

  • Somerset Presbyterian Church, 100 JFK Blvd, Somerset (Districts 23, 49-51)

  • Zarephath Christian Church Children’s Ministry Ctr, 595 Weston Canal Rd, Somerset (Districts 11-16)

Green Brook Township

  • Green Brook Middle School, 132 Jefferson Avenue (Dist 1, 3, 4, 6)

  • Green Brook Firehouse No.2, Washington Rock Rd West (Dist 2, 5)

Hillsborough Township

  • Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Road (Districts 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 21, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32)

  • Auten Road Intermediate School, 281 Auten Road (Districts 2, 13, 14, 16, 19, 33)

  • Amsterdam School, 301 Amsterdam Drive (Districts 9,11, 20, 25, 27)

  • Hillsborough High School Library-Side Entrance, 466 Raider Blvd. (Districts 4, 18, 22, 23, 31)

  • Hillsborough Middle School, 260 Triangle Rd (Districts 5-7, 12, 17)

Manville Borough

  • V.F.W., Main Hall, 600 Washington Avenue

Millstone Borough

  • Borough Hall, 1353 Main Street

Montgomery Township

  • Central Jersey Masonic Center, 345 Kingston-River Road, Princeton (Districts 1, 13, 18)

  • Otto Kaufman Community Center, 356 Skillman Road, Skillman (Districts 2-4, 16, 19)

  • Montgomery Evangelical Free Church, 246 Griggstown Road, Belle Mead (Districts 5, 6, 10-12, 17)

  • Montgomery Township Municipal Building, 2261 Route 206, Belle Mead (Districts 7- 9, 14, 15)

North Plainfield Borough

  • North Plainfield Community Center, 614 Greenbrook Road (Districts 5-7, 11)

  • Church of the Holy Cross, 40 Mercer Ave (Districts 1,3, 9)

  • East End School, 170 Oneida Ave (Districts 2, 4, 8, 10, 12)

Peapack Gladstone Borough

  • Peapack & Gladstone Municipal Complex, 1 School Street, Peapack

Raritan Borough

  • Municipal Building, 22 First Street (Districts 1,2, 4)

  • Relief Hose Co. #2 Fire Dept., North Thompson St (Districts 3, 5)

Rocky Hill Borough

  • Borough Hall, 15 Montgomery Avenue

Somerville Borough

  • Lincoln Hose Company, 34 Warren Street (Districts 4- 6, 8)

  • West End Hose Company, 135 West High Street (Districts 1-3, 7, 9)

South Bound Brook Borough

  • Robert Morris School, 122 Elizabeth St (Madison Street Entrance)

Warren Township

  • Pilgrim Congregational Church, 105 Mountainview Rd (Dist 1-4)

  • Stonecrest Community Church, 11 Technology Dr. N (Dist 5-10)

  • Warren Municipal Court, 44 Mountain Blvd. (Districts 11-13)

Watchung Borough

  • Watchung Firemen’s Exempt Hall, 31 Mountain Blvd. (Dist 1, 3, 4)

  • Wilson Memorial Church, 7 Valley Rd. (Districts 2, 5)

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This article originally appeared on the Bridgewater Patch