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Four Warren County municipalities have contested races in New Jerseys 2022 primary election, according to the countys candidates list released last week.

In addition, one county-level race is contested with two Republican candidates vying for the nomination for sheriff.

Republican and Democratic voters go to the polls, or can vote by mail-in ballot, in the primary set for June 7 to lock in candidates for the Nov. 8 general election.

Some deadlines for voters to keep in mind are:

May 17: Voter registration deadline for primary election (21 days before election).

May 31: Deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot by mail for primary election (not less than 7 days prior to election).

June 3: Deadline for application to receive primary election mail-in ballots by electronic means for qualified overseas civilian and military voters (4th day before election).

June 6 (by 3 p.m.): Deadline for in-person mail-in ballot applications for primary election (up to 3 p.m. on the day before election).

June 7: Deadline for post office receipt of mail-in ballots from the primary election.

June 7: Deadline for in-person submission of primary election mail-in ballots to county boards of election (by 8 p.m. on the day of election).

In the contested primary races, according to the countys list:

For Warren County sheriff, incumbent James McDonald Sr. faces a Republican primary challenge from Todd Pantuso. No Democrats filed petitions to seek the office.

In Belvidere, three Republicans are vying for two nominations for Belvidere Town Council, with Frank Tootle challenging incumbents Glen Matlock and Don Mitchell. No Democrats filed.

In Blairstown Township, Republicans G. Eric Lohman and Karen Lance are vying for one nomination to succeed Committeewoman Giovanna Joanne Van Valkenburg, whose term expires at the end of this year. No Democrats filed.

In Hackettstown, vying for two Republican nominations for town council are incumbents Matt Engelau and Jim Lambo, plus challenger Gus Bordi. No Democrats filed.

Washington Borough has two contested races on the Republican side. Dale Parichuk and Councilman DeWayne Keith Norris are seeking the nomination to run against Democrat Ethel Conry, who is deputy mayor, for the vacant office of the mayor. For council, four seats are open with six Republicans seeking nominations: Joseph Kresefsky, Yael Kresefsky, Cassandra Gorshkov, Edward France, Sherri Musick and Jerry Brown; the Democratic primary is uncontested with incumbents Josephine Noone and Sonia Ron on the ballot along with Chris Bauknight and Scott McDonald.

Following is a table listing all of the Warren County candidates for municipal office in the 2022 primary election, according to the county elections office. Click here to view it, since it may not display on all platforms, or to view it fullscreen.

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Kurt Bresswein may be reached at kbresswein@lehighvalleylive.com.

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