2018 Primary: Freeholder & Surrogate Candidates

Ocean County Administration Building (Photo by Micromedia Publications)

OCEAN COUNTY – The 2018 Primary Election is coming up on June 5, 2018. Make sure you are registered to vote and get out to the polls.

This year, two candidates are running for Ocean County Surrogate, a 5-year term. “The Surrogate serves as Clerk of the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Probate Part as well as Judge of the Surrogate’s Court,” according to the county website.

There are four candidates running for Ocean County Freeholder, a 3-year term.

Ocean County Surrogate candidates:

  • Jeffrey W. Moran, Republican
  • Kieran E. Pillion, Jr., Democrat

Ocean County Freeholder candidates:

  • John C. Bartlett, Jr., Republican
  • Gerry P. Little, Republican (current Freeholder Director)
  • Teddy Price, Democrat
  • Vince Minichino, Democrat

You will be voting for only one Surrogate, but two Freeholders.

To find out if you are registered to vote, or to look up your voting district and polling place, visit voter.njsvrs.com/PublicAccess/.