By MADDY VITALE
Voters will have plenty of choices to make for who their state, county and local officials will be when ballots are cast and counted on Tuesday.
Sea Isle City residents will choose a representative to the state Senate, two representatives to the Assembly, two Cape May County commissioners, a Cape May County commissioner to complete an unexpired term, the county surrogate, the county sheriff and two members of the Sea Isle Board of Education.
The major race is between Republican incumbent Sen. Michael Testa and Democratic challenger Charles R. Laspata for a four-year term in the state Senate. Republican Assemblymen Antwan McClellan, of Ocean City, and Erik Simonsen, of Lower Township, are running for another two-year term. Their Democratic opponents are Damita White-Morris and Eddie L. Bonner.
At the county level, Republican Sheriff Bob Nolan is running unopposed for a three-year term. Also at the county level, Republican Cape May County Surrogate E. Marie Hayes, of Ocean City, who filled a vacancy when former Surrogate Dean Marcolongo left the five-year term to become a Superior Court Judge, is running against Democratic challenger and local attorney, Beverly McCall, also of Ocean City.
Republican incumbent Cape May County Commissioner Will Morey is running for another three-year term. Also running is Republican Melanie Collette. The Democratic candidate is Patricia O’Connor.
Republican Commissioner Bob Barr, who replaced E. Marie Hayes on the commission in the summer, is running unopposed to fill the two-year unexpired term.
Two seats are up for the Sea Isle City Board of Education. Incumbent Board of Education member Kerry E. Mullane is running unopposed for a three-year seat. No other nominating petition was filed, so the other school board winner may be a write-in candidate.
ELECTION RUNDOWN:
- POLL HOURS: Open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7
- SAMPLE BALLOTS: See list of candidates before you vote. See separate list of Board of Education candidates.
- TOUCH-SCREEN VOTING: See preview of what to expect at the polls with new touchscreen voting equipment.
- FOLLOW ELECTION RESULTS ON TUESDAY NIGHT: capemaycountyvotes.com.
