2025 New Jersey Primary Elections

 30-May-2025

Primary Elections for 2025 in the State of New Jersey will take place on Tuesday-10-June. The polls will be opening at 6:00a. and will remain open until 8:00p.

  Notes for the 2025 New Jersey Primary Election:
-In Bogota: Due to the construction of a new Community Center. Districts 1 & 6 will use the polls in the Gym of Bogota High School at 2 Henry Luthin Pl.  please use the door towards the back of the building on the North side of the building. 

 -Bergen County will use a "Block Voting" style ballot. Candidates will be listed by Elected Office they are running for. The top of the block will list the office and the maximum number of candidates that can be voted for.  Spaces for write-in candidates are available.   

  Voting for the 2025 New Jersey Primary Elections may be done in three ways.
- At the local polling station. (for locations see below)
- By Mail Ballots. Deadline to apply for a mail in ballot is Tuesday-3-June-2025. Ballots must be postmarked on or before Tuesday-10-June-2025. Or placed in a secure Ballot Box no later than 8:00p on Tuesday-10-June-2025. Secure drop boxes will be set-up in 32 Bergen County Communities. The closest to Bogota 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. Ballots left after 8:00p on election night will be considered late and not 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.
-In-Person early voting. Locations are open from Tuesday-3-June-2025 to Sunday-8-June-2025. Tuesday -Saturday earlier voting locations are open from 10:00a to 8:00p. On Sunday, they are open from 10:00a to 6:00p. There are 9 Early Voting locations. The closest ones to Bogota are in Hackensack, NJ at One Bergen County Plaza, this is in the main county Administration Building on the 5th floor public meeting room. Or in Teaneck at the Richard Rodda Center located at 250 Colonial Court.
  More information on voting in this year's election can be found at: www.bergencountyvotes.com
  The Bergen County Board of Elections is in need for Poll Workers for the 2025 Elections. Information on becoming a poll worker can be found at: https://nj.gov/state/elections/pollworker.shtml

 

                         (Candidates are listed in order as they appear on the County’s Website)
 
                                                    *Indicates an Incumbent Candidate       

 
Bogota Borough Council: two, three-year terms.
- For the Democratic party: Patrick McHale *, John Mitchell* 
- For the Republican party:  Jonathan Escalante, Tasneem B Salam
 
Bergen County Commissioners: three, three-year terms
- For the Democratic party:  Chris Chung, John Vitale, Dolores Witko, Thomas Sullivan*, Mary Amoroso*, Germaine Ortiz* 

- For the Republican party: Linda Barba, Armen Azarnia, Jeffrey Costa Jr. John Dinice, Andrea Slowikowski.
 
New Jersey General Assembly District 37: two, two-year terms
- For the Democratic party: Emil Stern, Rosemary Hernandez Carroll, Shama Haider*, Ellen Park, Tamar Warburg, Daniel Park 
- For the Republican party: Marco Navarro, Andrew Meehan

New Jersey Governor: one, four-year term
- For the Democratic party:  Josh Gottheimer, Ras Baraka, Steven Fulop, Mikie Sherrill, Sean Spiller, Steve Sweeney
- For the Republican party:  Jon Bramnick, Mario Kranjac, Bill Spanea, Justin Barbera, Jack Ciattarelli

 
The Primary Election will be on Tuesday-10-June-2025 with the polls opening at 6:00a and remaining open until 8:00p.
The Public schools of the Bogota Board of Education will be open for a half day to allow for voting. 
Officers will be assigned to prove security in buildings used as polling stations.
Polls are located at the at:
-- For Districts 1& 6 it is the Gym of Bogota High School at 2 Henry Luthin Pl.  please use the door towards the back of the building on the North side of the building. Due to the construction of a new Community Center.

Districts 1 & 6 is that part of the Borough located West of the Railroad tracks and between the borders of Ridgefield Park and Teaneck.

-- 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
 1 Bogota High School Gym - Two Henry Luthin Pl. (Left Rear of Bldg)
 2 Bogota High School Gym - Two Henry Luthin Pl. (Left Rear of Bldg)
 3 Bogota High School Gym - Two 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 High School Gym - Two Henry Luthin Pl. (Left Rear of Bldg)

 

           (Ballots are listed in order as they appear on the County’s Website)

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