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    While the nation has been concerned about whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump will be elected to four years in the White House, Central Jersey residents must decide the congressional, county and local races on Tuesday.

    While Harris is expected to easily carry New Jersey and Democrat Any Kim is a strong favorite to win a U.S. Senate seat over Republican Curtis Bashaw, Central Jersey’s attention will turn to the 7th Congressional District race, which stretches across the state from Linden on the Kill Van Kull to Belvedere on the Delaware River.

    NJ election results

    MyCentralJersey.com will publish contest results from across the state, as well as from Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon and Union counties.

    Election results by town in Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, Union

    NJ Congressional Races

    Republican incumbent Tom Kean Jr., son of the former governor, is being challenged by Democrat Sue Altman in the 7th District, a race that has drawn national attention and money.

    Tom Kean Jr. and Sue Altman’s race for Congress has national significance

    With Republicans holding a slim majority in the House of Representatives, the outcome of each contested deep “purple” district has a big role in determining who will control the House and the flow of legislation.

    It’s a close race that can be decided by a few percentage points and which side is more successful in delivering their votes. Altman has an advantage in the urban eastern part of the district, while Kean has a sizable advantage in the rural western part, with the battleground being the affluent suburbs in the middle.

    Registered Republicans outnumber Democrats in the district, 214,880 to 195,031. But there are 222,521 unaffiliated voters who can decide the outcome.

    In Central Jersey’s other congressional districts, incumbents are expected to win re-election — Democrat Frank Pallone in the 6th District and Bonnie Watson Coleman in the 12th District.

    County races

    With all the attention on the presidential race, campaigns for county commissions in Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon and Union counties were quiet.

    In Middlesex Countywhere Democrats hold a more than 2-to-1 margin over Republicans, Democratic incumbents Ronald Rios and Shanti Narra are expected to defeat Republicans John McConville and Peter Pisar.

    In Somerset County, where Democrats hold a 92,433 to 66,056 margin over Republicans, incumbent Democrats Shanel Robinson and Sara Sooy are favored to win re-election over Republicans Nick Cuozzo and Rakesh Ganta.

    The story is the same in Union Countywhere Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 100,000, incumbent Democrats Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded, Alexander Mirabella and James Baker are poised to win re-election over GOP rivals Mary O’Connor, Jeanne Kingsley and Michael Petrucci.

    In Hunterdon County, the only county in Central Jersey where there are more registered Republicans than Democrats – 43,957-31,302 – Republican incumbents Jeff Kuhl and Susan Soloway should defeat Democrats Robert Parkanyi and Daniel Connor.

    Municipal races

    Only a handful of Central Jersey’s more than 75 municipalities have municipal races that generate a lot of buzz.

    There are three-way races for mayor East Brunswick, Perth Amboy and The Scottish Plains.

    Meet the candidates for mayor of East Brunswick and where they stand on the issues

    Meet the candidates for mayor of Perth Amboy and where they stand on the issues

    The mayor of Scotch Plains is facing two challengers for re-election. Here’s a look at the candidates

    Incumbent mayors are expected to win Piscataway, North Plainfield and Lambertville.

    Meet the Piscataway mayoral candidates and where they stand on the issues

    The race for mayor that has attracted the most attention is in spotswood, one of the smallest municipalities in Middlesex County,

    Meet the candidates for Spotswood Mayor and where they stand on the issues

    President Jackie Palmer, at the center of police department controversy and lawsuits, is running for a second term against former Spotswood Board of Education President Rich O’Brien in the nonpartisan contest.

    In Spotswood, there is also a three-way race for two City Council seats between former Mayor Ed Seely, Councilman Andrew Zaborny and Dan Hurley.

    There is a six-way race for two spots on Manville The district council fueled by a split in the local Republican party.

    In Hillsboroughwhere local Republicans have topped Donald Trump at the top of the ticket in the last two presidential elections, two Democrats are challenging Republican candidates for control of the Community Board.

    Four candidates for Hillsborough Community Committee. Here’s a look at the candidates

    In Sayrevillefour candidates are running for two three-year seats on the County Council.

    Meet the candidates for Sayreville Borough Council and where they stand on the issues

    School board races

    While many Central Jersey cities have had trouble finding enough candidates to fill the ballot, that doesn’t appear to be the problem with local school board races.

    In East Brunswicka district full of controversy this year, there are eight candidates for three three-year seats on the school board and two candidates for one one-year seat.

    Meet the East Brunswick school board candidates and where they stand on the issues

    There are other school district spirit races in Middlesex County. In Perth Amboy, there are 10 candidates vying for three seats. In Edisonthere are seven aspirants for three council seats. In The Old Bridge and Piscataway, there are six candidates for three seats in each district.

    In Somerset County, there are six districts where five candidates are running for three seats – Bernards, Bridgewater-Raritan, Green Brook, Hillsborough, Montgomery and Watchung.

    In Hunterdon County, East Amwell has eight candidates running for three council seats, while there are seven candidates for three Tewksbury dashboard seats. In Readington, there are six aspirants for three seats on the council and in Delaware Townshipthere are five candidates for three seats on the board.

    Public questions

    There are no statewide public questions on the ballot this year, but many Central Jersey towns are holding referendums.

    Those Central Jersey voters will see the questions on the ballot in the November election

    Cities with public questions are Berkeley Heights, Clinton Town, Franklin (Hunterdon), Jamesburg, Mountainside, Sayreville, South Brunswick, South Plainfield, South River and Warren.

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