Voters in every town will go to the polls.
A 'vote here' sign is seen in a file photograph. METUCHEN -- Middlesex County voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to pick their school board, local, county and state leaders.
To find your polling location, click here.
While this year's election has been relatively subdued, hotly contested races in Old Bridge, Sayreville and Edison could see photo finishes.
In Old Bridge, Democrats are looking to win in a town where Republicans took over only four years ago. Democrat Bill Cerra, a retired cop, will face Owen Henry, the incumbent Republican. For the council, Democrats Thomas Galante, Deborah Marquez and Jack Gillick will face Republicans Anita Greenberg-Belli, Debbie Walker and Brian Cahill. Walker and Cahill are incumbents. Kyler Dineen is running on the Lower Property Taxes line.
The Republicans are trying to overcome an acrimonious primary that also cast a harsh light on one of the Democratic candidates. Henry has argued that he's helped right the town with business savvy after years of mismanagement by his predecessors.
In Sayreville, Democratic council president David McGill is looking to unseat Republican Mayor Kennedy O'Brien. O'Brien has been mayor for 16 years, and his campaign recently released an emotional video of his son's endorsement. Patrick O'Brien is a filmmaker who has ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease.
The Democrats have assailed O'Brien for his new state job which will result in a big pension boost.
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And in Edison, the Republicans -- long a non-factor in local races -- are pinning their hopes on an incumbent councilman to lead their slate to victory. Councilman Wayne Mascola switched to the GOP earlier this year, giving Republicans a seat on the council for the first time in 20 years with the stroke of a pen.
Mascola and his ticket mates -- Ashok J. Nayee, Michael Orlowski and Gaetano Gaspari -- are facing incumbents Robert Karabinchak, Michael Lombardi, and newcomers Ajay Patil and Leonard Sendelsky on the Democratic line.
Also in Edison, this year is the first time voters will pick school board candidates in November after the election was moved from March. Nine candidates are running for three open seats.
A full list of sample ballots in every town -- including but not limited to school board candidates, freeholders, county clerk, and state legislative races -- can be found here.
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