Overview
- Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, and anyone in line by 8 p.m. will be allowed to cast a ballot.
- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is unopposed on the Democratic ballot while four Republicans — Robert Lebovics, Justin Murphy, Richard Tabor and Alex Zdan — compete for the GOP Senate nomination.
- Several U.S. House primaries are closely watched, notably the 12th District’s crowded Democratic field of 14 candidates, and key contests also include the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th and 11th districts.
- New Jersey uses a closed primary system, which requires party registration to receive a party ballot but allows unaffiliated voters to declare a party at the polls to participate.
- Counties are also holding mayoral, city council and county executive races on the same ballot, and election offices will begin reporting results after polls close tonight, shaping who appears on November’s general-election ballots.