Lakewood voters have finalized the field for this November’s Township Committee election, with both major parties selecting their nominees in Tuesday’s primary election.

On the Democratic side, incumbent Mayor Ray Coles and running mate Harriet Goldberg secured their party’s nominations and will advance to the general election. With no opposition in the Democratic primary, both candidates easily earned spots on the November ballot.

The Republican primary featured a three-way contest for two nominations. Fire Commissioner Moshe Raitzik emerged as the top vote-getter, followed by incumbent Committeewoman Deborah Fuentes. Aaron Hirsch, who mounted a campaign focused on road construction scheduling, education funding, and property taxes, finished third and was eliminated from contention.

The results set up a November contest between Coles and Goldberg on the Democratic ticket and Fuentes and Raitzik on the Republican ticket. Two Township Committee seats are up for election this year.

Several other notable races were decided across New Jersey on Tuesday.

In the race for U.S. Senate, Republican voters selected Justin Murphy as their nominee. Murphy will now face incumbent U.S. Senator Cory Booker in the November general election.

In New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District, Democrats nominated Rachel Peace to challenge longtime incumbent Congressman Chris Smith this fall. Smith also secured the Republican nomination and will seek another term representing the district in Washington.

Meanwhile, Ocean County Commissioner Frank Sadeghi won the Republican nomination for another term on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners and will advance to the general election.

With the primaries now concluded, local, county, congressional, and statewide candidates will turn their attention toward the November general election, where voters will make the final decisions on who will represent them at every level of government.