General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

What’s on Hillsborough’s ballot

Two Township Committee seats, three Board of Education seats, a fire commissioner, two County Commissioners, and U.S. Senate and House. Below are the names exactly as the Somerset County Clerk printed them, how and when to vote, and where. This page does not endorse or rank anyone.

How this page works

Everything here comes from the County Clerk’s official sample ballot, the county’s candidate lists, the state’s election timeline and the township’s voting page. Contests, columns and names follow the printed ballot. The Clerk’s August 10, 2026 drawing put the Democratic column first and the Republican column second for every office. We do not quote candidates, mark incumbents or link to campaigns.

Hillsborough has two ballot styles, “CD 7” and “CD 12”, because the township is split between two congressional districts. They differ only in the House race. The official sources we read do not say which voting districts are in which; your mailed sample ballot shows yours, or check the township’s district map. There are no public questions on either Hillsborough ballot.

The ballot

Hillsborough Township Committee · Vote for no more than two

Two full-term seats. The official lists say “Full Term” but do not state its length.

  • Column 1 Samantha Hand Democratic
  • Column 1 Meghann Valeo Democratic
  • Column 2 Rob Movshin Republican
  • Column 2 Catherine Payne Republican

Hillsborough Board of Education · Vote for no more than three

Three full three-year seats. School board races are non-partisan; candidates appear under “Nomination by Petition” in the order drawn on August 10, 2026, with a slogan only where one was filed.

  • Column A Paul David Marini
  • Column B James Soi Mwanza Student. Families. Future.
  • Column C Cynthia “Cindy” DeCavalcante Nurse Putting Education First
  • Column D Joseph A. Petrosino Listen, Learn, Lead!
  • Column E Diane Braungard-Galayda
  • Column F Daniel Sexton Cut Taxes Now!

Fire District, Member of the Board · Vote for no more than one

  • Column 1 John Lazorchak Nomination by Petition

Somerset County Commissioner · Vote for no more than two

  • Column 1 Paul Drake Democratic
  • Column 1 Elizabeth Graner Democratic
  • Column 2 Dan Gallic Republican
  • Column 2 Rakesh “Rocky” Ganta Republican

U.S. Senator · Vote for no more than one

  • Column 1 Cory Booker Democratic
  • Column 2 Justin Murphy Republican
  • Column 3 Joanne Kuniansky Socialist Workers Party
  • Column 4 Veronica Fernandez End the Corruption!

U.S. Representative, 7th District · Vote for no more than one

Only on ballots labelled “CD 7”.

  • Column 1 Rebecca Bennett Democratic
  • Column 2 Thomas H. Kean, Jr. Republican
  • Column 5 Seamus Patrick O’Toole Stop Israel’s Genocide

U.S. Representative, 12th District · Vote for no more than one

Only on ballots labelled “CD 12”.

  • Column 1 Adam Hamawy Democratic
  • Column 2 Gregg Mele Republican
  • Column 5 Andres Jinete Green Party
  • Column 6 Winston Jordan Get Money Out

How and when to vote

  1. Tuesday, October 13

    Voter registration closed (21 days before the election). Check your registration (opens in a new tab)

  2. Tuesday, October 27

    Mail-in ballot applications by mail closed. State election timeline (opens in a new tab)

  3. Saturday, October 24 – Sunday, November 1

    Early in-person voting, no appointment needed: Monday–Saturday 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Any Somerset County voter can use any of the six sites. There is no voting on Monday, November 2. Township voting page (opens in a new tab)

  4. Thu Oct 29, Fri Oct 30, Mon Nov 2

    Mail-in ballots can no longer be mailed out, but can be picked up in person at the County Clerk’s office: 8:15 a.m.–4 p.m. on October 29 and 30, and 8:15 a.m.–3 p.m. on November 2. County Clerk, Election Division (opens in a new tab)

  5. Tuesday, November 3

    Election Day. Polls are open 6 a.m.–8 p.m. at your assigned polling place. Drop boxes and the County Board of Elections office take mail-in ballots until 8 p.m. Mailed ballots count if postmarked by November 3 and received by November 9; ballots without a postmark must arrive by November 5. Find your polling place (opens in a new tab)

Early-voting sites

  • Hillsborough: Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Road
  • Bernards: Community Center, 289 South Maple Avenue
  • Bridgewater: Municipal Court, 100 Commons Way
  • Franklin: Community Center, 505 DeMott Lane
  • Montgomery: Municipal Building, 100 Community Drive
  • North Plainfield: Community Center, 614 Greenbrook Road

Ballot drop box

Hillsborough’s drop box is at the Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Road. Drop boxes are open 24 hours a day until 8 p.m. on November 3. All county drop boxes (opens in a new tab)

Already sent a mail-in ballot? Track it (opens in a new tab). If you received a mail-in ballot but want to vote in person, you vote by provisional ballot.

Election Day polling places

As listed on the township’s voting page. Your voting district and polling place are printed on your sample ballot, or look them up with the state’s polling-place search.

Location Voting districts
Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Road 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 21, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34
Auten Road Intermediate School, 281 Auten Road 2, 13, 14, 16, 19, 33
Hillsborough High School Library (side entrance), 466 Raider Blvd. 4, 18, 22, 23, 31
Hillsborough Middle School, 260 Triangle Road 5, 6, 7, 12, 17, 35
Woods Road Firehouse, 324 Woods Road 9, 11, 20, 25, 27

Results: unofficial results are posted by the county after 8 p.m. on November 3; the County Clerk says final certification will take place on November 18. Questions: County Clerk 908-231-7013; Board of Elections 908-231-7084; NJ Division of Elections 1-877-658-6837.

Sources

Hillsborough’s issues The full timeline