Edison, Metuchen General Election Guide 2026: Who Is On The Ballot? Where To Vote?

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

In Edison, two slates are competing for three seats on the Board of Education. In Metuchen, every local candidate is running unopposed. Voters in both towns will also choose a member of Congress in the 6th District and vote in a U.S. Senate race.

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: Edison

Edison Board of Education (vote for three): Two slates are running for three three-year seats:

• Niket Mull (Responsible Accountable Leadership)
• Bijal Parikh (Responsible Accountable Leadership)
• Chang-Hui Shen (Responsible Accountable Leadership)
• Wen Huang (Moving Edison Forward)
• Anjana R. Patel (Moving Edison Forward)
• David T. Suchocki Sr. (Moving Edison Forward)

Local Races: Metuchen

Metuchen Borough Council (vote for two): Democrats Vinita Jethwani and Chuck Lopez are running unopposed for two three-year seats. No Republicans filed.

Metuchen Board of Education (vote for three): Brian D. Glassberg, Hazel-Anne Johnson-Marcus and Suneet Kiran Bhatt are running unopposed for three three-year seats.

Metuchen Board of Education, unexpired term (vote for one): Najla Al-Sweel is running unopposed for a one-year term.

Other Races On The Ballot

U.S. House, 6th District:

• Frank Pallone Jr. (D)
• Hillary Herzig (R)

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 Edison And Metuchen

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 for this election. 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. Edison’s drop boxes are at the Edison Municipal Complex, 100 Municipal Blvd., by the curb at the entrance walkway; the Minnie B. Veal Community Center, 1070 Grove Ave., by the entrance; and Middlesex County College’s College Center, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., by the flagpole. Metuchen’s drop box is in the back of the parking lot at the Metuchen Municipal Complex, 500 Main St. You can also hand-deliver your ballot to the Middlesex County Board of Elections, 26 Kennedy Blvd., Suite B, East Brunswick, 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 Edison-Metuchen Patch on election night for the latest vote tally, and subscribe to free News Alerts for election results.

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