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Last Updated: 04/05/2022

2021 GENERAL ELECTION

New Jersey voters had three options to cast a vote in this election: vote by mail, in person early voting, and in person Election Day voting.

On November 30, 2021, the NJ Board of State Canvassers certified the results of the 2021 General Election for Governor, State Senate, General Assembly, and two Public Questions. The certified results are available here.

For full details on the general election process, visit Vote.NJ.Gov, contact local election officials, or call the Voter Information and Assistance Line at 1-877-NJ-Voter (1-877-658-6837).

Track your ballot using the Ballot Tracker tool at Vote.NJ.Gov.

2021 Primary Election

The June 8th Primary Election was primarily conducted in person. As always, voters had the ability to request a vote-by-mail ballot for any reason.

2020 General Election

On December 7, 2020, Secretary of State Tahesha Way certified New Jersey's general election results and Governor Phil Murphy signed the Certificate of Ascertainment.

With 4,635,000 votes cast and certified, New Jersey set a new state record for most ballots cast in an election.

The November 3rd General Election was primarily held through vote-by-mail. All active registered New Jersey voters automatically received a prepaid return-postage vote-by-mail ballot from their County Clerks.

Voters could choose to return their ballot:

  • by mail, postmarked on or before November 3 and received by your county's Board of Elections on or before November 10
  • through a secure drop box in your county by 8 pm on November 3
  • to your county's Board of Elections Office by 8 pm on November 3
  • at your polling place by 8 pm on November 3

Voters could also vote in-person at a polling location on November 3, but only by paper provisional ballot.

For more information, visit the New Jersey Division of Elections.

Source: https://nj.gov/state/elections/candidate-information.shtml; Executive Order No. 193; Executive Order No. 216