2 candidates are tracked for Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jeffrey Dublin and Qamar Raza. Candidate information follows official Hudson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Democrat Jeffrey Dublin, seeking another five-year term, faces Republican Qamar Raza. Dublin won the June 2, 2026 Democratic primary with 25,703 votes to Melissa Alexander's 13,255; Raza won the Republican primary with 2,996 votes. Hudson and Essex are the only two New Jersey counties that still elect a county register, per the New Jersey Globe.
Register of deeds or recorder. The register of deeds records and preserves land records: deeds, mortgages, liens, plats and, in some counties, vital records. Anyone buying, selling or borrowing against property depends on those records being accurate and searchable. The office is administrative; it does not set fees or property values.
This race. Every voter in Hudson County votes on this seat. The sitting officeholder, Jeffrey Dublin, is on the ballot.
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Democratic Incumbent
Jeffrey Dublin is the incumbent Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages, elected to the office in 2021 after previously serving on the Hudson County Board of Freeholders from 2004 to 2014, per Our Campaigns and the New Jersey Globe. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jeffrey Dublin.
Republican
Qamar Raza is a professor at Hudson County Community College and the Republican nominee for Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages, per the New Jersey Globe. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Qamar Raza.
Who is running for Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jeffrey Dublin and Qamar Raza. Candidate information follows official Hudson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Hudson County Register of Deeds and Mortgages election in New Jersey?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for New Jersey are on the New Jersey election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Hudson County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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