Primary elections set for Tuesday

Check this Web site for results Tuesday night.

By: Dave Pescatore and Sarah Winkelman
   The state of New Jersey will hold its primary elections on Tuesday.
   Locally, there are two contested municipal primary races — three Hightstown Democrats are running for two open three-year terms on the Borough Council and two borough Democrats are vying for one unexpired term on the council.
   In the 12th Legislative District, the GOP State Senate race is contested as well as the Democratic General Assembly election.
East Windsor



   Little drama is expected in Tuesday’s primary election as both the Democrats and Republicans have uncontested races for their party’s nomination for a spot on the ballot in the Nov. 4 general election.
   Four of the seven seats on the Township Council will be up in November.
   The Democrats, who maintain a monopoly on the council, have four incumbents seeking re-election. Walter T. Daniels Jr., Marc Lippman, Janice S. Mironov and Marsha Weinstein will be seeking their third consecutive four-year terms in office. Mayor Mironov also served on council from 1990 through 1993, bringing her total time on the council to 12 years.
   The Republican candidates are Shari Benson, Nicholas DiDia, Michael Lev, and Elana Meiri.
   Polls will be open from 6 a.m. through 8 p.m. at the following locations:
   • Districts 1 and 5, Elks Club, Hickory Corner Road.
   • District 2, East Windsor PAL Building, 30 Airport Road.
   • District 3, Meadow Lakes, Meeting Room, Etra Road.
   • District 4, East Windsor Municipal Building, 16 Lanning Boulevard.
   • Districts 6, 7, 13, and 14, Melvin H. Kreps School, Kent Lane.
   • District 8, East Windsor Volunteer Rescue Squad District 1, One Mile Road.
   • District 9, St. James Village Community Room, 719 St. James Place.
   • Districts 10 and 11, Ethel McKnight School Gym, Twin Rivers Drive.
   • Districts 12, 15, and 16, Perry L. Drew School, Multipurpose Room, Twin Rivers Drive North.
Hightstown



   Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
   Locally, there are two contested races in the Democratic primary. Incumbents Lawrence D. Quattrone and Dave Schneider are running for two open seats on the council along with Councilman Eugene Sarafin. Democrats can choose two of the these three candidates.
   Democrats Walter Sikorski and Matthew Cuddy are vying to serve the remaining year of former Councilman Dan Buriak’s unexpired council seat, which is currently held by Mr. Sarafin. Mr. Buriak stepped down in November.
   For the GOP, Andrew Keller and Arthur Wilton are running for the council and Anne Blake is on the ballot for the unexpired council term. The polling places in Hightstown are as follows:
   • Districts 1 and 2, Hightstown Firehouse, North Main Street.
   • District 3, Walter C. Black School, Stockton Street.
   • District 4, Hightstown High School, Leshin Lane.
Mercer County



   Republican Catherine DiCostanzo and Democrat Brian M. Hughes are both running unopposed for their party’s nomination for the County Executive seat.
   For the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Republican candidates are running unopposed in the primary election. John Hulick, Robert Matuzsan and Robert Warney are on the ballot. Democrats Elizabeth Maher Muoio, Pat Colavita Jr. and Ann Cannon are unopposed as well.
12th Legislative District



   Incumbent John O. Bennett and Richard J. Pezzullo are vying for the Republican nomination for the Senate seat in the 12th District.
   Republicans Clare Farragher and Michael J. Arnone are running unopposed for the General Assembly.
   For the Democrats, there are two contested legislative races in the 12th District. Gordon Gemma and Ellen Karcher are each hoping to get the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat.
   In the General Assembly, Democrats Robert Morgan, Michael Panter and Amy A. Mallet are vying for their party’s nomination for the two available seats.