East Brunswick Election Guide 2026: Who Is On The Ballot? Where To Vote?

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Election Day is Tuesday, and polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

East Brunswick voters will fill three Township Council seats and three Board of Education seats, and both races are contested. An open seat in Congress and a U.S. Senate race are also on the ballot.

Nov. 3 is the 2026 midterm election, with every U.S. House seat and about a third of the U.S. Senate on the ballot nationwide. More election information is available from the New Jersey Division of Elections.

Local Races

East Brunswick Township Council (vote for three): Six candidates are running for three four-year seats:

• Kevin T. McEvoy (D)

• James E. Wendell (D)

• Dana M. Consoli-Winston (D)

• Vincent Le Blon (R)

• Girish Vazirani (R)

• Mina Abdo (R)

East Brunswick Board of Education (vote for three): Six candidates are running for three three-year seats:

• Muhammad Saqeeb

• Antoinette Evola

• Tim Cummings

• Laurie Herrick

• Hena Mughal

• Heather James-Zuckerman

Other Races On The Ballot

U.S. House, 12th District: The seat is open because Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) is retiring after five terms.

• Adam Hamawy (D)

• Gregg Mele (R)

• Winston Jordan (Get Money Out)

• Andres Jinete (Green)

U.S. Senate:

• Cory Booker (D)

• Justin Murphy (R)

• Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party)

• Veronica Fernandez (End the Corruption)

Middlesex County Surrogate:

• Claribel Cortes (D)

• Harold V. Kane Jr. (R)

Middlesex County Commissioners (vote for two):

• Charles Tomaro (D)

• Leslie Koppel (D)

• John “Jack” Mikolajczyk (R)

• Andrew Zaborney (R)

You can view your sample ballot on the Middlesex County website.

Where To Vote In East Brunswick

On Election Day, you must vote at the polling place assigned to your address. Middlesex County hasn’t posted a full list of polling places, but you can find yours three ways:

• Enter your address in the state’s polling place search.

• Check the sample ballot that was mailed to you. Your polling place is printed on it.

• Call the Middlesex County Board of Elections at 732-745-3471.

Election Day Reminders

• Polling hours: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

• Still have a mail-in ballot? Put it in a secure drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day. East Brunswick has two: at the Municipal Complex, 1 Civic Drive, between the parking lot and the building near the police entrance, and at the Middlesex County Board of Elections, 26-B Kennedy Blvd., in the parking lot to the right of the building. You can also hand-deliver it inside the Board of Elections office by 8 p.m.

• Mailing it? It must be postmarked by Nov. 3 and reach the county Board of Elections by Nov. 9.

• Mail-in ballots can’t be dropped off at your polling place. If you were sent a mail-in ballot and go to the polls instead, you’ll vote on a paper provisional ballot.

• Track your mail-in ballot at Vote.NJ.Gov.

Results

Unofficial results will start coming in after polls close at 8 p.m. Return to East Brunswick Patch on election night for the latest vote tally, and subscribe to free News Alerts for election results.

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