Bomb Threats Disrupt Voting in Seven Key New Jersey Counties
Given that Republicans typically vote in greater numbers on Election Day and Democrats lean toward early or mail-in ballots, any polling-place disruption tends to work to Democrats’ advantage.
Polling locations in seven New Jersey counties were targeted by bomb threats on Tuesday morning. Some sites have since been cleared to reopen, while others remain closed, with voters redirected to alternate venues.
The threats were made via email to polling locations across Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic counties.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin released a statement that read:
Voters should continue to have confidence that they can cast their ballot without fear of intimidation, and we will continue to work tirelessly to ensure a free, fair, and secure election. Make no mistake: We will not tolerate any attempts to interfere with our elections, and we will swiftly hold accountable anyone who seeks to interfere with the safety or security of our electoral process.
Earlier today, bomb threats were made to several polling sites. Law enforcement has determined there are no credible threats at this time.
We are doing everything in our power to protect voters and poll workers and encourage every eligible voter to exercise their right to vote. pic.twitter.com/hKpbxbLoc6— Lt Governor Tahesha Way (@LtGovWay) November 4, 2025
We will ensure all voters can exercise their right to vote today in a safe manner. We are monitoring with our state and local authorities. https://t.co/oxbkhUE4TY
— US Attorney Habba (@USAttyHabba) November 4, 2025
Officials noted that the threats made against the polling sites were not credible.
Credible or not, these threats interfere with the voting process. Given that Republicans typically vote in greater numbers on Election Day and Democrats lean toward early or mail-in ballots, any polling-place disruption tends to work to Democrats’ advantage.
The New York Post reported that nearly 300,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans have cast early ballots in New Jersey meaning that Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli must make up that deficit on Election Day or he will lose to his Democratic opponent Mikie Sherrill.
The Post is careful to note that this does not necessarily mean that Sherrill began the day with 300,000 more votes than Ciattarelli. We don’t know if all the Democrats who voted early cast a ballot for Sherrill. But it is still concerning.
Some Republicans believe the bomb threats could be an attempt by Democratic operatives to suppress Election Day turnout. While no evidence has yet surfaced to support the claim, many on the right argue the party’s record on integrity invites suspicion.
In particular, we recall the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial race between then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who ultimately won, and Republican candidate Kari Lake. Prior to the election, Lake called upon Hobbs repeatedly to recuse herself from overseeing the state’s election, which Hobbs refused to do.
On Election Day, numerous voting machines malfunctioned in the state’s most populous county. Although a subsequent investigation attributed the issues to “equipment failure,” many Republicans question the legitimacy of the results to this day.
Ciattarelli previously ran against current New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021. On the eve of that election, the RealClearPolitics polling average showed Murphy leading by 7.8 points, but he ultimately won by a much narrower margin of 2.8 points.
In the current race, the final RealClearPolitics average places Sherrill ahead of Ciattarelli by 3.3 points. An Atlas Intel poll released Friday shows an even tighter contest, with Sherrill leading by just one point.
Given that Murphy has done such a poor job as governor, it’s possible voters are ready for a change.
In 2020, former President Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in New Jersey by 16 points, which is not surprising in a blue state.
However, in 2024, former Vice President Kamala Harris beat Trump by just 6 points.
Ciattarelli just might be able to pull out a win.
New Jersey polls close at 8 p.m. tonight. Stay tuned.
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Federal government should get involved in tracing those bomb threats if they haven’t already.
The treats ought to be an election nullifier. Also, elections ought be 100% in person, or 100% by mail, not both because of the trend an ease of disrupting in person voting. It also irks me that the news of “BOMB THREATS” goes out on blast, while retractions are delivered with a whimper. The psy-0p of is as much an election interference as the reality of a bomb.
NOT by mail. No way to verify the voter, and no chain of custody of the ballot.
So, what do you do with service members who want to vote in elections but are not living in the state of their residence? Say “thanks for risking your life for your country but you don’t get to vote”?
Absentee voting by request with reason, medical, military etc as has been done in virtually all states for decades.
You set up a mechanism where they can vote absentee but you control the delivery of the ballots so you can attest to and confirm each chain in the delivery. This means no generic dump into the US mail.
No mail in
now we know what schmuer is doing with his down time
when hes not moles ting sheep
Election shenanigans in Chester County, PA, too! Independents were all removed from the rolls and given provisional ballots, which are running out and people are being turned away
actually voting is becoming over rated…sad to say
Ther is going to have to be a federal oversight on elections, every single State, from now on
And penalty of life in prison, no parole
Not sure of New Jersey state election law but does that mean the voters who were “redirected to alternate venues” not able to cast an official ballot but could only cast a “provisional ballot” due to the fact that they weren’t voting at their official designated voting precinct. And then election officials would have to ensure you didn’t vote at your official precinct before counting your provisional ballot. That’s what would happen in the state I live in. Wonder if its the same for New Jersey.
The leftists have lost on ideas. All they have remaining is intimidation and violence.
It is not rational in 2025 to have a scintilla of doubt the election is being intentionally sabotaged by Democrats.