Mercer is about 19% Hispanic and 12% Asian, yet a Hispanic or Asian candidate has never held countywide office. Thank you for reading. Also on the ballot are Blaize Ferguson of Peterstown, Phillip Hunt of Lindside, William E. (Bill) Miller of Peterstown and Terry A. Utterback of Peterstown. But its not clear if they will support a second candidate on the first ballot in a bid to help their candidate avoid a runoff. Incumbent Del. * Robin Bridges Johnson, a former Lawrence school board member worked for Secretary of State Regena Thomas and for the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority and the Department of Transportation. Kevin Glover of Gap Mills is the only candidate seeing the Democratic nomination. Voters can cast a ballot in New Jersey's primaries: vote-by-mail, in-person early voting and in-person voting on Primary Election day. Nicholas J. Ferrara, Bob Healey and Ian A. Smith are on the ballot for a Republican ticket. Candidates for the Democratic nomination for Mercer County Commissioner, left to right: Yan Mei Wang, Kevin Norris, John Durbin, Nina Melker, Cathleen Lewis, Robin Bridges Johnson, and Elvin Montero. Melker, a Hamilton Democrat, won a 2018 special election convention to fill the vacancy created after Anthony Verrelli (D-Hopewell) was elected to the State Assembly. Zane Lawhorn of Princeton has filed for the GOP nomination and Lacy Watson of Bluefield is the lone Democrat seeking the Democratic nomination. In the non-partisan Board of Education race, three seats are available and six candidates have filed. There are no local races in Lawrence Township and East Windsor. Proffitt of Paynesville, Larkin Rippeth of Bradshaw, Angela Robinette of Kimball, Mark Shelton of War, Kevin Wade of Wilcoe and Incumbent David Williams of Coalwood. Incumbents Everett Lee Fraley II of Gap Mills and Candy Sabol of Union have filed for reelection. Besides Miller and Lawhorn, the field of candidates for the GOP nod include Scott Fuller of Kenova, James Edwin Houser of Mount Nebo and Kent Stevens of Milton. Email sarah.salvadore@patch.com, Get breaking news alerts on your phone with our app. Skip Crane is the lone candidate seeking the Democratic nomination to run for the 37th District seat. In addition to Melker, the current chair of the Board of Commissioners, seeking support for county commissioner seats are: * Elvin Montero, the deputy executive director of the Chemical Council of New Jersey and a director of the Capital City Redevelopment Corporation. In McDowell County, two Democrats are seeking the nomination to run for County Clerk: incumbent Donald Hicks and Tammie G. Bailey. Burial will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery. Two Mercer County residents have filed to seek nominations to run for the First Congressional District seat in the May Primary. There was a problem saving your notification. An ally of Mayor Reed Gusciora, Montero ran for an at-large Trenton City Council seat in 2018 and finished 105 votes behind the winner of the third seat. This race will be decided on May 10, not in November. No Democrat filed to run in the primary for that seat. MERCER COUNTY, NJ New Jersey's primary elections are set for June 7. Mia Sacks and Michelle Piron Lambros have filed their papers. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. No Democrat filed. Shes now at the Department of Banking and Insurance. The race is uncontested. 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Incumbent Bill Archer is the only Republican to file and Jeff Disibbio, President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of the Two Virginias, the lone Democrat seeking the nomination. All 100 members now have a single district to represent. Board member Gene Bailey from District 3 did not file to run for reelection. That means the fourth place finisher would win or the next highest vote getter from another district. Some clouds. * Kevin Norris, a teacher and progressive activist. While the current board has two Black commissioners the Black population is about 21.5% Johnson would become the first Black woman to hold countywide office since now-State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Lawrence) left the Board of Freeholders in 1986. Sign up to get Patch emails so you don't miss out on local and statewide news. In the state Senate District 6 race, incumbent Republican Mark R. Maynard of Wayne is being challenged by Wesley Blankenship of Baisden and Sabrina Grace of Williamson for the GOP nomination. * Yan Mei Wang, a physicist and former West Windsor mayoral candidate who made it to the second ballot in the 2021 Democratic convention as a candidate for county commissioner. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. Winds light and variable.. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible early. Montero would become the first Latino to hold countywide office, and the first openly gay person. Hopewell Township Committeewoman and former mayor Kristin McLaughlin and political newcomer Terrance Stokes, a football coach from Ewing, defeated Ann Cannon, who had first won in 1994, on the third ballot at the party convention. Voters will be casting a ballot for their candidate in NJ's 3rd District, which includes Lawrence, East Windsor, Hightstown, Hamilton, and Robbinsville. Learn how to fill out a mail-in ballot here. Here are the early voting locations for the 2022 primary election: Mercer County voters will go back to the polls in November to vote for the election. Incumbent Del. You have permission to edit this article. West will have no opposition in the primary and face each other in November. Low 63F. * John Durbin, a former Princeton Democratic municipal chairman and Princeton Community Democratic Organization chairman who has the backing of State Sen. Andrew Zwicker and Princeton Mayor Mark Freda. Some clouds. Sea of Reeds Media.

Incumbent Del. The replacement of Koontz by Lewis, Johnson or Wang would mean a majority of county commissioner seats would be held by women. Both races are uncontested. While incumbent Samuel Frisby easily won the March convention for another term, the competition for the open seat led to the defeat of a nine-term incumbent who had not paid close attention to Democratic county committee members. Two candidates filed for their partys nomination to run for the Browns Creek seat on the McDowell County Commission. Ed Evans of McDowell County is the only Democrat to file for the 36th District House seat with two Republicans, Tom Acosta and Anita Hall, filing for the GOP nod to run for that seat. Seven Democratic candidates seek pair of Mercer County commissioner seats. Contact Charles Boothe at cboothe@bdtonline.com. In Monroe County, three Republicans have filed to run for the GOP nomination for County Clerk to replace Donnie Evans, who is retiring. In the 37th House District, which is the new district that covers the Bluefield area, incumbent Del. Jordan Maynor of Raleigh County is the only one seeking the GOP nod for that seat and no Democrat filed for the primary. In the Circuit Clerk race, two Democrats are seeking the nomination: Incumbent Clerk Leta Gullette-Comer of Lindside and Teresa Brooks of Greenville. No Democrats filed for the District 6 primary election. Fifteen candidates filed for three positions on the Mercer County County School Board non-partisan race on May 10. Incumbent Kevin Galford of Lindside has filed for the Republican nomination along with Clyde Gum Jr. of Gap Mills and Joey Hazewood of Lindside. Brandon Eggleston of Sweet Springs, Jeremy Meadows of Lindside and Angela Miller Taylor of Lindside are seeking the nomination. Marty Gearheart is the only candidate to file for the GOP nomination for that seat. Redistricting took place based on the 2020 Census. Mercer County Clerk Verlin Moye filed for the Republican nomination to run to retain his office, the only candidate for either party. Tina Russell, who ran in 2020 for one of the three Mercer County seats in the 27th District at the time, is the only candidate for the Democratic nomination to run for the 38th District seat. Three Republicans and one Democrat have filed for the nomination to run for the Monroe County Commission Eastern District seat. The vote comes one year after County Commissioner Ann Cannon, who had held the seat for 27 years, was rejected by Mercer Democrats in her bid for a 10th term. Voters who are registered but unaffiliated with any party can vote in the primary by declaring a party affiliation at the polls. Shes currently a program manager at the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.

Daniel Tickle of Peterstown is the only Republican to file for that partys nomination. But Lawhorn is facing several opponents for the GOP nod, including incumbent Rep. Carol Miller. Steven Ellison filed to run for the Republican nomination for Circuit Court Clerk and will be pitted against incumbent Julie Ball, also a Republican. Winds light and variable. Melker is avoiding some of the pitfalls that cost Cannon her seat last year, working Democratic groups in advance of the convention. Have a correction or news tip? Rep. Andy Kim, and Reuven Hendler have filed as Democrats. Seven Democrats had sought the seat. Eight candidates have filed to run for three seats in the non-partisan McDowell County Board of Education. Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Lake Shawnee attendance spikes in wake of Netflix show, Tractor trailers no longer can park on Frontage Road off Route 460 near Princeton, Mercer woman killed in Logan County crash, November trial date set in Micheal Pennington murder case, Love In Action WV free event coming to McDowell County July 30, Victims in fatal July 13 crash in Buchanan County Va. identified, McDowell County man to be featured on CNN show, Cold cases and homicides haunt landscape of southern West Virginia, 'On Patrol: Live' television show coming to West Virginia next week, County taxpayers 65 and older reminded that homestead exemption is available. PRINCETON Priscilla Margaret Schuler, 81, of Mockingbird Place, Princeton, formerly of London Ontario, Canada, died Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Princeton Community Hospital. Republicans have not won a countywide election in Mercer since 2000 and currently hold no partisan municipal offices. The contest hinges on a series of racial, geographic, political and gender issues in Mercer County. For NJ's 12th District, Re. The Mercer County Courthouse is seen in this file photo. The deadline to register to be eligible to vote in the primary is May 17. Incumbent Democrat Michael D. Brooks and Republican, and former sheriff, Martin B. District 2 Carl Calfee, Jennifer Moore, incumbent Gregory Prudich, incumbent Jacinda Santon Smith, Tara Lively Mitchell and Holly (Buckner) Parish.