It is important for voters to be knowledgeable about the candidates. The New Jersey Student Mock Election is providing this partial guide to make it easier for teachers and students to find information about the candidates in their district.

The League of Women Voters offers VOTE411. Enter your address for your school’s address tofind information about the candidates in your district. The League of Women Voters asked candidates to answer a series of questions, but not all candidates responded, something students may want to take into consideration as they evaluate the candidates.
Ballotpedia offers a similar site. Again, enter your school’s address for candidate information andpossible web sites, however the links are often more available for incumbents. Some of the links are campaign sites, and students are cautioned that they are therefore partisan and they should exercise good media literacy skills. In addition, political campaigns often ask for donations. Students are NOT to donate to campaigns, but simply use the sites for research.
A third possible option is the non-partisan, mostly volunteer site The Voter’s Self Defense System -Vote Smart

The New Jersey Center for Civic Education offers teachers the following presentation from their Media Literacy workshop to inform their classroom instruction. Media literacy has become essential for informed voting, and teachers are encouraged to reinforce these skills with their students.

A copy of the official list of candidates from the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections is provided below. The candidates for each district are listed in the order they appear on the official New Jersey ballot. A (*) indicates the candidate is an incumbent.

Governor

New Jersey Division of Elections Official Candidates List - Governor

Gubernatorial Candidate Statements

The New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act, N.J.S.A. 19:44A-37, allows candidates for the office of Governor to provide a statement, not exceeding 500 words, to assist the voters of this State in making their determination among the candidates. The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), through a contractor, is providing the following translated statements to assist you in reading its websites in languages other than English. Any translation is provided for convenience only and is not an official ELEC document. Neither ELEC nor its contractor make any promises, assurances, or guarantees about the accuracy of the translations or their reliability, availability, or ability to meet your specific language needs. If you rely on translated information obtained from this website, you are doing so at your own risk.

ELEC employees, agents, and contractors shall not be liable for damages or losses of any kind arising out of, or in connection with, your use of the translated statements, including, but not limited to, damages or losses caused by your reliance upon the accuracy of a translation, or damages incurred from the viewing, distributing, or copying of a translation.

Gubernatorial Candidate Statements - English

Gubernatorial Candidate Statements - Espanol

Gubernatorial Candidate Statements - Arabic

Gubernatorial Candidate Statements - Brazilian Portuguese

Gubernatorial Candidate Statements - European Portuguese

Gubernatorial Candidate Statements - Gujarati

Gubernatorial Candidate Statements - Haitian Creole

Gubernatorial Candidate Statements - Hindi

Gubernatorial Candidate Statements - Korean

Gubernatorial Candidate Statements - Punjabi

Gubernatorial Candidate Statements - Simplified Chinese

Gubernatorial Candidate Statements - Traditional Chinese

Candidate Campaign Sites: These sites often ask for donations. Students are not to contribute, but are to only access the sites under teacher guidance to research a candidate’s position on the issues. Therefore, the links will go to the candidate’s Issues page rather than the home page.

Jack Ciattarelli for Governor/Issues

Mikie Sherrill for Governor/Issues

Vic Kaplan for Governor/Platform

Joanne S. Kuniansky (from NJ Election Law Enforcement Commision [.gov])