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Election Day 2024: Where to vote in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
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Election Day 2024: Where to vote in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware

Polls are now open in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware on Tuesday as voters line up to vote in the presidential election as well as key races in each state.

Early voting is already underway in both New Jersey and Delaware, while some election deadlines have already passed in all three states.

When is election day?

Election day is November 5. The polls will open between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m New Jersey and between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. in Delaware and Pennsylvania.

Can I still register to vote?

The deadline to register to vote for the 2024 election has passed in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey.

Where can I vote?

Polling locations are based on your county or city and can be searched online Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

If you have a problem while voting, call these phone lines:

  • Pennsylvania: 1-877-VOTESPA
  • New Jersey: 1-877-NJ-VOTER
  • Delaware: 302-739-4277

Ballots by mail

Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, residents can vote by mail with a postal ballot or absentee ballot:

  • Vote by Mail: Any registered voter.
  • Absentee Ballot: Registered voters who cannot make it to the polls on Election Day due to illness, disability, work or travel may request an absentee ballot.

Voters must request a mail-in or absentee ballot by Oct. 2 and it must be received by the county elections office by Nov. 5. However, the deadline to request a ballot has been extended to Nov. 1 in Bucks County.

Completed ballots can be returned directly to the electoral office in the county or sent to boxes or designated delivery locations.

If you miss the October 29 deadline, you can apply for one emergency absentee ballot.

New Jersey

In New Jersey, residents can vote by mail by requesting a ballot, filling it out, and then returning the ballot in one of three ways:

  • Mail: Ballots must be postmarked by 8:00 PM on Election Day and must be received by your county Board of Elections on or before the sixth day after polls close.
  • Safe Ballot Box: Ballots must be placed in one in your county secure ballot boxes until 20:00 on election day.
  • Electoral Council Office: Ballots must be delivered to your county Electoral Council Office until 20:00 on election day.

Mail-in ballots cannot be returned to your in-person early voting location or polling place on Election Day.

Delaware

In Delaware, residents must return their ballots to their county elections office by 8:00 PM on Election Day.

Key races for each state

Pennsylvania

President/Vice President:

  • Democrat: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
  • Republican: Donald Trump and JD Vance
  • Green Party: Jill Stein and Butch Ware
  • Libertarian Party: Chase Oliver and Michael ter Maat

US Senate:

  • Democrat: Bob Casey
  • Republican: David McCormick
  • Green Party: Leila Hazo
  • Libertarian Party: John Thomas
  • Constitution Party: Bernard Selker

Bob Casey and Dave McCormick face off in a high-stakes runoff that could help determine which party will control the narrowly divided Senate.

Attorney General:

  • Democrat: Eugene Depasquale
  • Republican: Dave Sunday
  • Green Party: Richard L. Weiss
  • Libertarian Party: Robert Cowburn
  • Constitution Party: Justin L. Magill
  • Attacking Party: Eric L. Settle

Auditor General:

  • Democrat: Malcolm Kenyatta
  • Republican: Tim DeFoor
  • Green Party: Richard L. Weiss
  • Libertarian Party: Reece Smith
  • Constitution Party: Alan Goodrich
  • American Solidarity Party: Eric K. Anton

State Treasurer:

  • Democrat: Erin McClelland
  • Republican: Stacy Garrity
  • Libertarian Party: Nickolas Ciesielski
  • Constitution Party: Troy Bowman
  • Forward: Chris Foster

US House: Voters will choose 17 candidates from each of the state’s 17 districts.

Pennsylvania Senate: Voters will choose 25 candidates from each of the state’s 25 odd-numbered senatorial districts.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives: Voters will choose 203 candidates from each of the state’s 203 legislative districts. The candidates on your ballot will be dictated by the congressional district in which you live.

New Jersey

President/Vice President:

  • Democrat: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
  • Republican: Donald Trump and JD Vance
  • Independent: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Nicole Shanahan
  • Libertarian Party: Chase Oliver and Michael ter Maat
  • Independent: Jill Stein and Butch Ware
  • Independents: Claudia De La Cruz and Karina Garcia
  • Independent: Rachele Fruit and Dennis Richter
  • Independent: Joseph Kishore and Jerry White
  • Independent: Randall Terry and Stephen Broden

US Senate:

  • Democrat: Andy Kim
  • Republican: Curtis Bashaw
  • Libertarian Party: Kenneth R. Kaplan
  • Green Party: Christina Khalil
  • Social Welfare Party: Joanne Kuniansky
  • Vote Better: Patricia G. Mooneyham

The New Jersey Senate race has been closely watched as the winner will take former Sen. Bob Menendez’s seat. A victory for Bashaw would be the first Republican victory in the New Jersey Senate in more than 50 years.

US House: The candidates on your ballot will be dictated by the county where you live.

Delaware

President/Vice President:

  • Democrat: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
  • Republican: Donald Trump and JD Vance
  • Independent: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Nicole Shanahan
  • Libertarian Party: Chase Oliver and Michael ter Maat

US Senate:

  • Democrat: Lisa Blunt Rochester
  • Republican: Eric Hansen
  • Independent Party of Delaware: Michael “Dr. Mike” Katz

Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester would make history if elected by becoming Delaware’s first black female senator.

USA House

  • Democrat: Sarah McBride
  • Republican: John J. Whalen III

Democrat Sarah McBride could become the first transgender member of Congress with a victory against John Whalen III.

Delaware Senate: Voters will choose candidates from nine of the state’s senatorial districts.

The candidates on your ballot will be dictated by the senatorial district in which you live.

Delaware House of Representatives: Voters will choose candidates from 40 of the state’s legislative districts. The candidates on your ballot will be dictated by the congressional district in which you live.