Politics & Government

New Jersey Election Day In October?

Special election exclusively for the U.S. Senate seat open after the death of late Sen. Frank Lautenberg.

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Wednesday is an election day in New Jersey.

Yes, Wednesday. In October.

The Oct. 16 polling is the first ever for the state and was prompted by the death of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg and forwarded by Gov. Chris Christie's decision to hold a special primary and general election solely for the U.S. Senate seat, rather than waiting until the November general election when Christie will stand for re-election. 

The two elections are estimated to cost about $25 million. 

Wednesday's election pits Democratic Newark Mayor Cory Booker against Tea Party Republican Steve Lonegan. Booker holds a comfortable lead over Lonegan.

But there are a host of others vying for the seat you may have not known about. Among them:

  • Stuart David Meissner, of the Alimony Reform Now party
  • Antonio Nice Sabas, representing the Freedom of Choice party
  • Robert DePasquale, of the Jobs For Americans party
  • Eugene Martin LaVergne, of the D-R Party
  • Pablo Olivera, representing Unity is Strength
  • Edward C. Stackhouse Jr., of the Ed The Barber party
Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., so if you're going out to exercise your civic muscles, voting locations are below. If you're not sure where to vote, check out the state's polling place search here. 

Middletown Polling Locations:


Districts 1, 22, 45
Middletown Village Elementary School
147 Kings Highway

Districts 15, 37
Harmony School
100 Murphy Road, Entrance Door #13

Districts 26, 46
Thorne Middle School
70 Murphy Road

District 21
Port Monmouth School
202 Main Street, Port Monmouth 

District 16
Port Monmouth First Aid
194 Wilson Avenue 

Districts 6, 36
Port Monmouth Fire Company
125 Main Street, Port Monmouth

Districts 7, 17, 27
Ocean Avenue School
235 Ocean Avenue 

Districts 3, 13, 23, 33 
Bayview School
300 Leonardville Road 

Districts 4, 9, 24
Croydon Hall Gymnasium
900 Leonardville Road

Districts 2, 29
Navesink School
151 Monmouth Avenue 

Districts 8, 18, 28, 32
Fairview School
230 Cooper Road 

Districts 10, 35
River Plaza School
155 Hubbard Avenue 

Districts 40, 41
Shadow Lake Village
1 Lock Arbor Way

District 43
Middletown High School South
900 Nutswamp Road, Entrance Door #2

Districts 12, 20, 39, 44
Nutswamp School
925 Nutswamp Road, Entrance Door #14

Districts 30, 38
Thompson Middle School
1001 Middletown-Lincroft Road

Districts 5, 19, 25, 42
Lincroft School
729 Newman Springs Road

Districts 11, 34
Middletown High School North
63 Tindall Road

Districts 14, 31
New Monmouth School
121 New Monmouth Road

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