NJ Spotlight: Today's Voter Guide!
NJ Spotlight's interactive guide puts 18 races and 61 contests at your fingertips.
Both major parties' presidential nominees may be decided, but there are still a dozen high-profile battles around the state of New Jersey — including the crowded Republican U.S. Senate field — to draw voters to the polls on Tuesday, June 5.
With just a week to go, we present NJ Spotlight's 2012 Voter Guide, where voters can learn more about the candidates for U.S. Senate and Congress and their positions on key issues. The guide, however, does not cover contests for local municipal government seats.
In half of New Jersey's newly constituted 12 congressional districts, there is a race to win the nomination of either the Democratic or Republican party. In three others, the 2nd in South Jersey and 5th and 9th in the north, both parties have contests.
In Union County, towns are divided between the 12th, 7th and 10th congressional districts.
In the 10th, which also covers portions of Essex and Hudson counties, the death in March of U.S. Rep. Donald Payne has left a vacancy. A crowded field of Democrats have filed to replace him in the new congress. There is also a special election to replace Payne through the end of the current congress in early January. In Union County, the 10th congressional district includes portions of Union Township, Hillside, Linden, Rahway, Roselle, and Roselle Park.
In the 7th congressional district race, incumbent Leonard Lance is facing a primary challenge from fellow Republican David Larsen, while Upendra Chivukula is sole Democrat running for the district seat. In Union County, the 7th congressional district encompasses Berkeley Heights, New Providence, Summit, Springfield, Mountainside, Cranford, Westfield, Garwood, Clark, Winfield, Kenilworth and parts of Union Township and Scotch Plains.
Neither party has a contested primary in the 12th district where incumbent Rush Holt, a Democrat, will face Republican Eric Beck in the fall. The 12th congressional district includes Fanwood, Plainfield and most of Scotch Plains in Union County.
Continue reading on NJSpotlight.com.
—Patch Union County Associate Regional Editor Mary Mann contributed to this report.
Langston Hughs
4:51 pm on Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Both major parties' candidates decided? Was there any research at all done before writing this article. Awful
Arnie
8:01 pm on Tuesday, May 29, 2012
What are you talking about, Langston?
Mary Mann
8:42 pm on Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Langston,
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are the presumptive nominees of the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively, for POTUS. Both candidates have surpassed the number of delegates needed to win their respective parties nominations at the conventions this summer. In effect, these candidacies are decided; it's a fact that has been reported by all major news organizations.
Camilo H. Smith
9:48 pm on Tuesday, May 29, 2012
As tonight's headlines reveal: "Romney Clinches GOP Nomination With Texas Primary Win." —WSJ.
Mary Mann
11:21 pm on Tuesday, May 29, 2012
I'm guessing Langston was waiting for the Texas primary to put Romney over the top. He's a stickler!
BART FRAENKEL
11:29 am on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
In Springfield, if you want someone who will fight for you with issues like the current changes being considered with the Board of Health, then please vote for me today. The current TC is not acting fast enough to squash the mayor's terrible decision to disband the current health committee and change from the Westfield Board of Health.
Shane Ronan
8:12 pm on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Mr. Fraenkel,
Can you please share why you think changing the formation of the Board of Health is wrong, and also why moving from one regional Health Department to another is wrong?
People keep saying they are outraged over these issues, but have never expressed why they were outraged. I have personally done significant research on this issue and feel both are the proper decisions for Springfield at this time.
Shane Ronan
Barney Oldfield
11:50 am on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
I voted for Nancy Malool in the Republican primary for Scotch Plains Mayor as a protest against control of the Republican committee by the obnoxious McClintock, Marty Marks and the other Marksists. DePaola will be dancing with Marks pulling the strings.
BART FRAENKEL
1:55 pm on Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Congratulations to David Barnett and Margaret Bandrowski in winning the Democratic Primary. One thing the 3 of us agreed on was the importance of regaining a semblance of sanity on the TC by removing the followers of the mayor in November.
I certainly hope that once elected they follow through with being an open and honest governing body and don't follow in the foot steps of the current majority or even the Democratic majority of old.
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