By Barbara A. Preston | Posted May 13, 2025
In New Jersey, a primary election is a process where registered voters of a specific political party choose their party's nominee(s) for the June general election. Voting began in April via absentee ballots and ends on June 10.
Purpose: Primary elections determine which candidates from each party will be on the ballot in the general election.
Major Parties: In New Jersey, the Democratic and Republican parties are the two major parties that hold primary elections.
April 19 through June 10 — Mailing of Mail-In Ballots
June 3, 2025 – June 8, 2025 — In-person Early Voting Period for Montgomery and Rocky Hill
Location: Montgomery Township Municipal Building, 100 Community Drive, Skillman, NJ 08558
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 am–8 pm and Sunday, 10 am–6 pm.
June 10, 2025 — Election Day
Voters must be declared with either the Republican or Democratic party to vote in the primary. Unaffiliated Voters: If you are an unaffiliated voter (not registered with a party), you can declare a party affiliation on primary election day at your polling place and vote in that party's primary.
New voters have until May 20 to register. A ballot drop box is located in front of the Montgomery Municipal Center off Orchard Road.
Democratic voters in Montgomery will vote to select two of the following four candidates this primary season to represent the party in the November General Election for Township Committee. The candidates are running on two slates:
Vincent Barragan, Healthcare Executive
Michel “Mike” Martin, Pharmaceutical Executive
Amanda Baumunk, MHS Student
Mazhar Syed, Litigation Paralegal
Two Republicans will be running unopposed in the Primary to represent their party.
Chris Venis, Small Business Owner
George DeSanctis, Retired Sanofi-Aventis Executive
The Montgomery News invited the Republican candidates — Chris Venis and George DeSanctis — to be interviewed for this article. The editor had hoped to include articles of equal length on the two GOP candidates so that Montgomery voters know the candidates.
After multiple attempts, the editor was not able to secure interviews. The Montgomery News hopes to have articles on all candidates for Township Committee in the September or October issue. The editor is available to interview the GOP candidates on their schedule.
Six Democrats and five Republicans are competing against each other to represent their respective parties.
- Somerset County GOP Organization
- Former Owner of Galen Publishing
- NJ Assembly 2011-2018
- Somerset County Commissioner 2007-2011
- Raritan Boro Council 1990-1995
- Somerset County First Republican
- Lawyer / Comedian
- NJ Senator, 21st District (2022-2025)
- NJ Assembly (2003-2022)
- Common Sense Republican
- Radio Host NJ 101.5 FM
(2015-Jan. 2025) Townsquare Media
- Fox TV Host (2013-2020)
- Lives in Princeton
- Enough Is Enough
- Contractor/builder in Vincentown
- MAGA Republican
- Make NJ Great Again
- Lawyer (Mergers, Acquisitions, Securities, Corporate)
- Englewood Cliffs mayor (2016-2024)
- Reimagine New Jersey
- Newark Mayor since 2014
- Life-long resident of Newark
- Jersey City Mayor since 2014
- Joined US Marine Corps after 9/11
- Worked for Goldman Sachs & Sanford C. Bernstein & Co
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-5th)
- Lower taxes. Jersey values
- NJ Representative since 2017
- Harvard Law School
- Hackensack
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-11th)
- Navy helicopter pilot
- Former federal prosecutor
- NJ Representative since 2019
- Montclair
- Make NJ work for everyone
- Mayor of Montclair
- NJ Education Assoc. President
- Former science teacher
- Montclair
- Because NJ is Worth Fighting For
- NJ State Senator, 2002-2021.
- NJ Senate president, 2009
- Gloucester Co. Board of Chosen Freeholders, 1997-2010
- Former ironworker
- Wenonah
State Assembly 16th District - 2 seats open
Roy Freiman (incumbent)
- Hillsborough
Mitchelle Drulis (incumbent)
- Ringoes
- Monmouth Junction
- Flemington
- Hillsborough
No contest
Melonie Marano (incumbent)
- Green Brook Township
Nick Cuozzo
- Bernards Township
Democratic Candidates:
— Albert Chini
— Jonathan Lee (incumbent)
• No Republicans filed for Rocky Hill
• Rocky Hill Borough Council Member Catherine Plunkett-D is not seeking re-election. ■
