The information below is based data obtained from the Morris County Board of Elections (6/13/2025)

54,703 ballots were cast across Morris County during the 2025 primaries. Republican votes held the greater share in Morris County (30,755 R v. 23,948 D).

Early Voting

Overall Turnout Rate: ~6% of the total turnout

Democratic ballots: 2,208

Republican ballots: 1,232

Democratic Gov:

• Mikie Sherrill: 1,540
• Ras Baraka: 555
• Josh Gottheimer: 308
• Sean Spiller: 145
• Steven Fulop: 123
• Steve Sweeney: 19
• Write-Ins: 2

Republican Gov.

• Jack Ciattarelli: 725
• Bill Spadea: 298
• Jon Bramnick: 96
• Mario Kranjac: 55
• Justin Barbera: 21
• Write-Ins: 2

Election Day Voting

The overwhelming majority of Morris voters cast ballots in person on Election Day with a total of 43,180 ballots recorded:

Democratic ballots: 16,151

Republican ballots: 27,029

Democratic Gov.:

• Mikie Sherrill: 4,222
• Ras Baraka: 1,259
• Josh Gottheimer: 787
• Sean Spiller: 550
• Steven Fulop: 713
• Steve Sweeney: 181
• Write-Ins: 12

Republican Gov.:

• Jack Ciattarelli: 7,446
• Bill Spadea: 2,604
• Jon Bramnick: 655
• Mario Kranjac: 347
• Justin Barbera: 149
• Write-Ins: 59

Vote by Mail

VBM brought in 8,083 ballots. Democrats far outpaced Republicans on VBM:

Democratic ballots: 5,589

Republican ballots: 2,494

Democratic Gov. (VBM):

• Mikie Sherrill: 862
• Ras Baraka: 258
• Josh Gottheimer: 306
• Sean Spiller: 225
• Steven Fulop: 200
• Steve Sweeney: 44
• Write-Ins: 15

Republican Gov. (VBM):

• • Jack Ciattarelli: 1,310
  • Bill Spadea: 759
  • Jon Bramnick: 167
  • Mario Kranjac: 63
  • Justin Barbera: 23
  • Write-Ins: 31

Assembly Results

In LD-24, Dawn Fantasia and Michael Inganamort each received ~ 1,800 votes.

Democrats Steve Barratt and Eugene Grinberg drew over 1,100 each.

In LD-25, Aura Dunn and Christian Barranco led Republicans with over 1,100 votes each. Democrats Steven Pylypchuk and Marisa Sweeney finished with fewer than 70 votes each.

In LD-26, Republican Jay Webber received 3,534 votes and Brian Bergen received 3,318 votes. Democrat Walter Mielarczyk received 1,331 votes and Michael Mancuso, 1,418 votes.

In LD-21 (Chatham and Long Hill), Republicans Nancy Munoz and Michele Matsikoudis dominated.

Municipal Notes

The Blue: Parsippany produced 4,002 Democratic votes, Morristown -2,014, Mount Olive -1,852, Roxbury -1,538, and Florham Park -1,186.

The Red: Parsippany is in the lead again with 5,755 Republican votes, followed by Roxbury – 2,242, Mount Olive -1,882, Denville, and Randolph.

Notes

Republicans were ahead on turnout across every voting method.

Sherrill and Ciattarelli had convincing leads in their respective primaries

Parsippany had the highest vote totals for both parties.

Voters in Morris County clearly favored in-person voting.

Republican stayed very strong in towns like Roxbury, Mount Olive, Jefferson, Randolph, and Denville.

Source Data

See Somerset County 2025 Primary Data

See Union County 2025 Primary Data

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