Politics & Government

New Jersey Election Day In October?

Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Tea Party Republican Steve Lonegan are vying for the U.S. Senate seat of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg.

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.

There are a host of other candidates vying for the seat as well that you may not have known about. The other six competing for votes are:

  • Stuart David Meissner, running under the banner of Alimony Reform Now
  • Antonio Nice Sabas, running under the banner of Freedom of Choice
  • Robert DePasquale, running under the banner of Jobs For Americans
  • Eugene Martin LaVergne, of the D-R Party
  • Pablo Olivera, running under the banner of Unity is Strength
  • Edward C. Stackhouse Jr., running under the banner of Ed The Barber
Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., so if you're going out to exercise your civic muscles, here's where you can go to cast your vote:
  • Cinnaminson Community Center — Districts 6, 15 and 16 
  • Cinnaminson Fire Company #1 — District 7
  • Cinnaminson Fire Company #2 — Districts 9 and 12
  • Cinnaminson High School — Districts 3 and 4
  • Cinnaminson Middle School — Districts 5, 8 and 20
  • East Riverton Community Center — District 1
  • Eleanor Rush School — Districts 2 and 14
  • New Albany School — Districts 10, 11 and 13
  • St. Charles Borromeo School — Districts 17, 18 and 19

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