Primary Elections 2021

3-June-2021

The  2021 Sample Ballots for  Primary Election in the State of New Jersey have been sent out.

The Primary Election is on Tuesday-8-June-2021.

In this years Primary Election all regular polling station will be open for in-person 

voting. Polling station are open starting at 6:00a to 8:00p on Tuesday-8-June-2021.

 Mail-in ballots must have been applied for before Tuesday-1-June-2021.

 Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday-8-June-2021 before 8:00p to be counted.

Ballots may also be place in a secure drop box on, or before

Tuesday-8-June-2021 before 8:00p to be counted.

Secure drop boxes will be set-up in 18 Bergen County Communities. 

The closest to Bogota and Ridgefield Park are in Hackensack, NJ at One Bergen County Plaza,

this is the main county Administration Building. 

Another is in Teaneck, NJ at 818 Teaneck Rd, this will be located at the

North entrance of the Township Municipal Building. 

Ballot Drop Boxes are available 24-hours.

Ballots must be in the Drop Box by 8:00p on election night.  

Any voter in line before 8:00p will be

allowed to place there ballots in the drop box, and will be counted.  

Drop boxes will be under 24 hour security and surveillance.

Representatives from both major parties will oversee the collecting, 

and delivery of ballots from Drop Boxes.

For more information please go to: njelections.org

For questions about polling place

or drop box locations please contact them at to:  elections@co.bergen.nj.us

or calling 201-336-6230. 

For questions on voter registration, 

or potential election violations contact then at: soe@co.bergen.nj.us 

or calling 201-336-6100. 

More information on voting in this years election can be found at: www.bergencountyvotes.com

The Bergen County Board of Elections has prepared a information video on Mail-in voting available at:  https://youtu.be/Z0nva8m00xU

The following are the offices and candidates that will be on the Ballots. 

Board of Education elections will be held during the General Election 

on Tuesday-2-November-2021

                           candidates are listed in order they appear on the ballot.

Voters are electing the top candidates from the party they are registered in. 

The candidate receiving the most votes will represent their party in the the General Election on Tuesday-2-November-2021.

For Bogota
- Bogota Borough Council:
For two, three year terms
-  Incumbent Councilwoman Consuelo Carpenter   Democrat
-  Incumbent  Councilman      Robert Roberts           Democrat
-  Robert Foster                                                                Republican
-  Jason Kearns                                                                Republican
This is for two full terms of three years. The top two Candidates with the most votes
will represent their party in the the General Election on Tuesday-2-November-2021.

For Bergen County
-Board of Bergen County Commissioners
For two, three year terms
-  Incumbent Tracy Zur            Democrat
-  Incumbent Steven Tanelli    Democrat
-  Timothy Walsh                       Republican
-  Ronald Lin                              Republican
This is for two full term seats of three years on the Board of Bergen County Commissioners.
The top two Candidates with the most votes will represent their party in the General Election
on Tuesday-2-November-2021.

-Bergen County Sheriff
For one, three year term
- Incumbent Anthony Cureton     Democrat
- Robert Kugler                                Republican 
- Harry Shortway                             Republican 

This is for one full term seat for the office of Sheriff in Bergen County. 
The top Candidates with the most votes will represent their party in the the General Election
on Tuesday-2-November-2021.

-Bergen County Clerk
For one, four year term

- Incumbent John Hogan     Democrat
-Sondra Greenberg                Democrat
-Robert Kugler                        Republican 
This is for one full term seat for the office of Clerk in Bergen County.

The top Candidates with the most votes will represent their party in the General Election

on Tuesday-2-November-2021

-Bergen County Surrogate 
For one, five year term
- Incumbent Michael Dressler    Democrat
-Bridget Kelly                                  Republican 
This is for one full term seat for the office of Surrogate in Bergen County. 
The top Candidates with the most votes will represent their party in the the General Election
 on Tuesday-2-November-2021.

For the State of New Jersey
- For Governor
For one, four year term
- Incumbent Philip Murphy   Democrat
-Brian Levine                             Republican 
-Jack Ciattarelli                         Republican 
-Hirsh Singh                               Republican 
-Philip Rizzo                               Republican 
This is for one full term seat for the office of Governor of New Jersey.
 The top Candidates with the most votes will represent their party in the the General Election
 on Tuesday-2-November-2021.

- For State Senate for the 37th District. This includes Bogota and Teaneck
For one, four year term
- Gordon Johnson                   Democrat   
-Valerie Huttle                         Democrat
-Michael Koontz                      Republican 
This is for one full term seat for the office of State Senator from the 37th district. 
The top Candidates with the most votes will represent their party in the the General Election
 on Tuesday-2-November-2021.

- For State Senate for the 36th District. This includes Ridgefield Park
For one, four year terms
- Incumbent Paul Sarlo           Democrat 
 -No candidate listed                Republican
This is for one full term seat for the office of State Senator from the 36th district.
The top Candidates with the most votes will represent their party in the the General Election
on Tuesday-2-November-2021.

- For State Assemble for the 37th District. This includes Bogota and Teaneck
For two, two year terms
- Shana Haider                   Democrat   
- Ellen Park                         Democrat
- Gervonn Romner-Rice   Democrat   
- Lauren Dayton                 Democrat
- Edward Durfee                Republican 
- Perley Patrick                  Republican
This is for two full term seats for the office of State Assemble from the 37th district.
The top Candidates with the most votes will represent their party in the the General Election
 on Tuesday-2-November-2021.

- For State Assemble for the 36th District. This includes Ridgefield Park
For two, two year terms
- Incumbent Gary Schaer             Democrat
- Incumbent Clinton Calabrese   Democrat
-No candidate listed                      Republican
This is for two full term seats for the office of State Assemble from the 36th district.
The top Candidates with the most votes will represent their party in the the General Election
 on Tuesday-2-November-2021.

Polls will be open from 6:00a to 8:00p Polls are located in Bogota are the at :

Polls for Bogota are located at :
-- For Districts 1 & 6 it is the Bogota Recreation Center at 162 W. Main St.
  Districts 1 & 6 is that part of the Borough located West of the Railroad tracks.

-- For Districts 2&3 it is the Gym of  Bogota High School at 1 Henry Luthin Pl. 

 please use the door towards the back of the building on the North side of the Building.
 Districts 2 & 3  is that part of the Borough located East of the Railroad tracks &

 North of Beechwood Ave

--  For Districts 4 & 5 it is  in the Gym of the Roy Bixby School at Maplewood & Fischer Aves.
Districts 4 & 5  is that part of the Borough located East of the Railroad tracks &

South of Beechwood Ave.


Ward Dist. Address for Bogota 
1 Bogota Recreation Center - 162 West Main Street
2 Bogota High School Gym - One Henry Luthin Pl. (Left Rear of Bldg)
3 Bogota High School Gym - One Henry Luthin Pl. (Left Rear of Bldg)
4 E. Roy Bixby School Gym. Maplewood & Fischer Aves
5 E. Roy Bixby School Gym. Maplewood & Fischer Aves.
6 Bogota Recreation Center-162 West Main St.

Polls for Ridgefield Park at located at:

District 1 , RESCUE SQUAD BUILDING , 52 Main St Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
District 2 , GRANT SCHOOL - BURNHAM HALL , 104 Henry St Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
District 3 , MUNICIPAL BLDG -COURT ROOM , 234 Main St Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
District 4 , CIVIC CENTER NUTRITION ROOM , 159 Park St Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
District 5 , RYAN-LOMBARDI TOWERS SR CITIZEN , 278 Main St Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
District 6 , CIVIC CENTER NUTRITION ROOM , 159 Park St Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
District 7 , LINCOLN SCHOOL-ENTRANCE ON Hackensack Ave. ,

 710 LINCOLN AVE Ridgefield Park,NJ  07660
District 8 , ROOSEVELT SCHOOL ROOM 102 , 508 Teaneck Rd Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660

                      Sample ballots for Bogota  and Ridgefield Park may be viewed below

 

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