New Jerseyans have cast 336,902 in advance of tomorrow’s primary election, with 75% coming from Democrats and 25% from Republicans, an analysis from Associated Press election researcher Ryan Dubicki shows.
A total of 55,181 in-person early votes were cast statewide between May 29 and June 2; 61.6% of those votes came from Democrats.
Election officials report that 693,486 vote-by-mail ballots were sent out and 281,721 have been returned. The return rate among Democrats statewide is 42%, it’s 37% for Republicans.
In the 3rd congressional district, one of two key Democratic House primaries in the state, 3,353 early votes were cast, along with 22,188 returned VBMs.
5,866 early votes were cast in the 8th district, with 43% of them coming from Brian J. Stack’s Union City. There were 8,876 vote-by-mail ballots returned.