Bergen County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Tedesco has served as Bergen County Executive since first winning election in 2015 and is seeking a fourth term in 2026, per the county's official website. During his tenure the county launched its first countywide Emergency Medical Service and Bergen became the first county in the nation to end veteran homelessness, per the same source. He has been endorsed for re-election by more than 100 Bergen County Democratic elected officials and party leaders, per InsiderNJ. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for James J. Tedesco III.

Hennessey is retired from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and previously worked in Hudson County government, including as an executive assistant to the Jersey City mayor, per the Bergen County Republican Organization. He served on the Rutherford Planning Board for more than a decade and sits on the Rutherford Republican County Committee, per the same source. He emerged as the Republican nominee for county executive after the party initially struggled to recruit a challenger to Tedesco, per New Jersey Globe. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Todd H. Hennessey.

John S. Hogan is the sitting Democratic Bergen County Clerk seeking a fourth term in 2026, having first been elected in 2011, per New Jersey Globe and the Bergen County Clerk's office. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Timothy C. Walsh, a data analyst, is the Republican nominee for Bergen County Clerk, per New Jersey Globe. He previously ran for Bergen County commissioner in 2021. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Linda H. Schwager is a former three-term mayor of Oakland, New Jersey, and a former president of the Bergen County Bar Association, per the New Jersey Globe. She is listed as a court-approved mediator for family law economic matters, per the New Jersey Courts website. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Joan M. Voss is the sitting Chair Pro Tempore of the Bergen County Board of Commissioners, per Bergen County government. She retired after forty one years as a high school teacher and supervisor in Fort Lee, New Jersey, and previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly and on the Fort Lee Borough Council, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Rafael Marte is a sitting Bergen County Commissioner, per Bergen County government. He previously worked as a social worker for the Westchester Department of Social Services and served two terms as a Bergenfield Councilman, and founded the Dominican Cultural Association of New Jersey in 2019, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

John Dinice is the Republican candidate for Bergen County Commissioner, a longtime Mahwah resident who served 36 years as Compliance Manager at the Bergen County Utilities Authority, per the Bergen County Republican Organization. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from William Paterson University and served nine years as a Mahwah Board of Education trustee, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Maria Soledad Laman is the Republican candidate for Bergen County Commissioner and serves as Vice President of the Edgewater Board of Education, per the Bergen County Republican Organization. She has more than 20 years of corporate operations experience and is a small business owner, and holds bachelor's degrees in Business Administration and Economics from Universidad de Especialidades Espiritu Santo in Guayaquil, Ecuador, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.